Waterloo-based Desire2Learn has succeeded in getting a preliminary rejection of all 57 claims in a software patent that Blackboard used to sue it for infringement. I wrote about the original case here.
News
A Googlized Torrent Search Engine
Mashable points to the creation of a customized Google torrent search page. The site was not created by Google (a user did it) and the same functionality has long existed within Google. Yet the site obviously highlights some of the challenges of distinguishing between sites that offer the ability to […]
The U.S. Copyright Agenda and Chinese Freedom of Speech
Julian Ho of the IP Osgoode blog has an interesting post on how U.S. pressure on China to reform its copyright laws may have an adverse effect on freedom of speech.
Slate on the Perfect Online Movie Service
Farhad Manjoo of Slate on why the perfect online movie service is at least a decade away.
Hundreds Protest Against Pirate Bay Decision
The Associated Press reports that hundreds of people turned out in multiple cities in Sweden to protest against the Pirate Bay decision.
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