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FunnyJunk’s lawyer gave money to The Oatmeal’s fundraiser

The Inman comic that really set Carreon off. The Oatmeal/Matthew Inman FunnyJunk v. The Oatmeal The Internet's most hated man Doubling down: FunnyJunk lawyer to subpoena Ars, Twitter Angry "Internet lawyer" sues The...

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Monday, June 18th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Retired Judge Joins Fight Against DOJ’s ‘Outrageous’ Seizures in Megaupload Case

Abraham David Sofaer. Photo: Sofaer Abraham David Sofaer, a former New York federal judge, recently was presenting a paper at the National Academy of Sciences about deterring cyberattacks when he learned the feds...

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Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Congress Looking Happy to Reauthorize Broad, Secret Spying Powers

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisconsin) said the spy package was necessary. "Foreign terrorists remain committed to the destruction of our country." Photo: Wikimedia Commons House lawmakers of both stripes in a Thursday hearing seemed...

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Thursday, May 31st, 2012 Net News No Comments

House members hear why ITU can’t be trusted with Internet regulation

Skeptical Vint Cerf is skeptical Joi Ito On Thursday morning, Vint Cerf , the most famous member of the “fathers of the Internet” club (whose secret greeting is the TCP 3-Way handshake)  testified...

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Thursday, May 31st, 2012 Net News No Comments

French court gives YouTube a victory in copyright infringement case

A French superior court ruled in favor of YouTube on Tuesday, saying that the Google-owned video sharing platform did not infringe upon TF1, one of the biggest national TV channels in the country....

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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 Net News No Comments

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