- Jailbreaking and unlocking might be restricted in treaty pushed by Obama—"International ban could make it difficult to change US law for the better."
- Want 'free trade'? Open the medical and drug industry to competition—"Agreements like the Trans-Pacific Partnership distribute wealth upward. Real 'free trade' can lower medical costs for everyone."
- For Free Trade's Sake, Get IP Out of the TPP
- Australia: Outrage after TPP leak reveals piracy criminalisation
- Civil Society Groups Demand Transparency and User Protections in TPP
- Why pressing 'upload' means losing your rights—"If you store your precious photos and documents online, then you may be disturbed to discover the rights you give away, says Tom Chatfield."
- Photojournalist gets $1.2 million in damages for images cribbed from Twitter—"Jury maxed out statutory damage awards for eight photos."
- Automattic files two lawsuits and strikes back at fraudulent DMCA takedown notices on WordPress.com
- Software patent reform just died in the House, thanks to IBM and Microsoft
- Judge rejects patent troll's request for no-media "gag order"—"FindTheBest has the right to tell others about a $50,000 patent demand."
- Newegg on trial: Mystery company TQP rewrites the history of encryption—"Once-secret details of a mass-lawsuit operation are revealed in Texas courtroom."
- Jury: Newegg infringes Spangenberg patent, must pay $2.3 million—"Determined lawyers—and the father of modern crypto—couldn't stop TQP patent."
- FindTheBest destroys "matchmaking" patent, pushes RICO case against troll—"The patent is found abstract, six months and $200,000 after the suit was filed."
- We're About to Lose Net Neutrality — And the Internet as We Know It
- How Verizon's Lawsuit Could Kill Netflix, YouTube
- Netflix, YouTube gobble up half of Internet traffic in North America
- Looks like Comcast is quietly pushing a 300 GB cap and overage charges
- Big Cable may have felled Seattle's mayor, but it couldn't stop this Colo. project WaPo
- Comcast seeks advice on possible Time Warner Cable bid: Sources
- Verizon Hit By Too Much LTE Demand, Pushing Some Customers Down To 3G
- Fed up with slow and pricey Internet, cities start demanding gigabit fiber—"Google Fiber can't do it all, so city governments start taking charge."
- Bill would make it illegal for ISPs to slow down online video services—"Data caps and deceptive pricing would also be regulated by proposed law."
- Time Warner doesn't want you to know you can get HBO without cable
- Netflix is killing television to keep it alive
- Charter CEO 'Surprised' More Users Want Broadband With No TV
- Cord-cutting: Pay-TV companies lose 113,000 customers in quarter
- TV market continues worldwide decline in 2013
- TV Is Dying, And Here Are The Stats That Prove It
- This politician wants to blow up the cable industry's stranglehold on what you can watch
- Wikipedia names Texas PR firm over false manipulation of site entries
- Model sues Match.com for $1.5B over fake profiles
- FBI: Be wary of Cyber Monday scams
- LG Admits Its Smart TVs Collected Info, Promises Fix So Customers Can Actually Opt Out—Future customers should opt out form buying LG.
- How far the once mighty SourceForge has fallen…—The new owners foisting adware-infested installers on unsuspecting users.
- The Dirty Secret Behind the Salesforce $1M Hackathon
- Fined For Posting A Negative Review Online
- So much for my Yelp revenge—"When I posted a negative review, the shop owner threatened to smear me — but that was only the beginning." Salon
- Nasty online reviews can lead to lawsuits: Roseman—"If a company gives bad service, you might write an online review telling others to stay away. Make sure your comments are factual first."
- Why Did 9,000 Porny Spambots Descend on This San Diego High Schooler?—"A voyage into the strange underworld of spambots, shady marketing, and non-human intelligence."
- Firm That Sent 42 Million Texts Settles in Spam Case—"Rentbro and its principals, Daniel Pessin and Jacob Engel, agreed to turn over all remaining assets and to repay up to $377,321." NYT
- Ban on most robocalls and text message spam gets stronger
- Obamacare Cutbacks Shut Hospitals Where Medicaid Went Unexpanded
- Reich: How the Republican Tempest Over the Affordable Care Act Diverts Attention from Three Large Truths
- Ted Cruz Bristles At CNN Anchor's Obamacare Questions
- In rural Kentucky, health-care debate takes back seat as the long-uninsured line up WaPo
- Seven reasons Obamacare isn't facing a "death spiral" WaPo
