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David Topples Goliath: Microsoft Loses Supreme Court Patent Battle

The small Canadian firm i4i has its patent infringement charge upheld in a unanimous verdict. What does this mean for the future of innovation?READ»

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iFive: Senate To Quiz Apple/Google, Microsoft Buying Nokia?, Facebook Places Bigger, Winklevoss' Supreme Court Plan, Nook Apps

The weather outside is frightful (well, depending on where you are, anyway), yet our summary of the early news is so delightful:READ»

Supreme Court's First Argument of the Season

Swatch wants to clean Costco's clock over U.S. copyright infringement. Medical schools want the IRS to categorize residents as students to skirt Social Security and Medicare taxes. In other words: business as usual for this year's ...READ»

Voices From E3: A Look at the Financial Future of Gaming

Besides rough economic times, the spread of piracy, used games sales, and possible government regulation contribute to game industry's financial challenges. We asked some of gaming's biggest players which of these are the biggest threat to the industry's future.READ»

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Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Police Chief's Right to Search Employee's Text Messages

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a California police chief's actions in searching and reading private (in this case, sexually explicit) texts from an employee is justified and reasonable.READ»

Supreme Court That Misunderstood Texts, Email to Take on Video Game Debate

The U.S. Supreme Court is taking on the constitutionality of a proposed California law to ban the sale of video games to minors. The same Supreme Court where Chief Justice John Roberts asked the difference between email and a ...READ»

The Supreme Court Doesn't Understand Globalization

Today the Supreme Court made it clear that they don't understand technology or globalization. Here's why that matters.READ»

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Breaking: Supreme Court Blocks Gay Marriage Trial YouTube Broadcast

We reported today's proposed YouTube broadcast of the Proposition 8-challenging gay marriage trial with enthusiasm: It was going to be groundbreaking and seemed an excellent idea. But the Supreme Court just shut it down. The ...READ»

Dog Fight Case Could Urge Supreme Court Crackdown on Creativity

As the Supreme Court goes back to work this week it once again will determine just how far the First Amendment stretches. But rather than the usual "prayer in school" or "mandatory pledge of allegiance" cases that generally clog the ...READ»

The Supreme Court's Web Site Is Due for a Redesign

Have you ever visited the Supreme Court's Web site? Sure, it's simple enough, but the thing looks like it was last touched in 1995, by a Web designer working for Prodigy (remember them?). And the Supreme Court's staffers know ...READ»