As 2011 winds to a close and 2012 begins, we do a little bit of Fast Company drumbeating. We predict a lot of stuff around here. Sometimes we're wrong. But we also nailed a few things this year. Back in March we clocked that Samsung's new Galaxy tablet was just a leetle too Apple-like...READ»
President Obama is expected, without delay, to sign into law the first large-scale reform to U.S. patent laws in 60 years. It brings U.S. law into line with most international practices, and is designed to quash patent trolling, cut red tape, and spur innovation.READ»
The European Commission has landed six LCD panel makers with a collective fine of over $800 million for a price-fixing cartel that operated between 2001 and 2006. Samsung, for ratting out its fellow fixers, had its fine nixed.READ»
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is facing arrest for violating a Swedish law about sex without condoms, rather than a mainstream interpretation of "rape." Yet that's the charge reports often levy against him. Behold the smear campaign.READ»
We've been waiting for this, given some teasing leaks earlier this week, but now it's here: The FCC, via its chairman Julius Genachowsky, has officially staked its claim on the future of the Webs. Net Neutrality all the way. READ»
A new online service expedites the process of finding attorneys and legal advice. Here's why it could upend the most basic practices of an entire profession.READ»
Analyzing the day one Supreme Court discussions about banning sales of violent video games reveals one thing: The philosophy of it all is very tricky. READ»
A judge has awarded Disney and Warner Bros damages from a web advertiser that "helped fund" piracy by supplying ads for pirate websites. Google ads are on those sites, too. READ»
San Mateo County Judge Clifford Cretan today granted an application for the search warrant used to seize Gizmodo blogger Jason Chen's belongings to be withdrawn, and all his belongings returned.READ»
German authorities have launched a legal case against Facebook for violation of the nation's strict user privacy laws. The case hinges on Facebook's retention of data on people who hadn't signed up to Facebook themselves. The ...READ»
The hot news doctrine, created a century ago to prevent telegraphy from spoiling the prospects of East Coast newspapers, is having a resurgence in the digital era. It's just been used to squash publications by financial news ...READ»
Of America’s classic authors, the most influential on my life has been
Ernest Hemingway. Characterized by understatement and direct, honest
prose, Hemingway forged a unique place among American novelists. The
peak of his ...READ»
I am proud to reside in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the most
history-rich cities in the United States. The State of Pennsylvania
dates back to 1681 when Charles II of England granted a charter for the
Pennsylvania colony ...READ»
Yelp has found a work-around for those wicked extortion rumors (and that pesky lawsuit). In a blog
post with the no-nonsense headline "We're Increasing Transparency
and Eliminating 'Favorite Review'," Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman ...READ»
Foursquare is really on the ascendant as location-based gaming/social networking blossoms among smartphone users. But there's a novel side-effect happening...users are indulging in "virtual graffiti" on places and people, too. It's ...READ»
I am a member of the Sedona Conference, a forum for lawyers, jurists,
academics, and other specialists who are interested in issues
surrounding antitrust law, complex litigation, and intellectual property
rights. Through ...READ»
Facebook's no stranger to digital privacy controversies, and for that matter neither is Google--but it now seems that both companies may be facing a new legal challenge in the E.U. over user-sharing of data about people without their ...READ»
