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The Lincoln Project may be the internet’s biggest tweet thief

Is nothing sacred?

On Aug 17, 2020 by Claire Goforth

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Taylor Swift wants to trademark ‘Swiftmas’ and ‘1989’

Now we've got problems and I don't think we can solve 'em (without help from the U.S Patent and Trademark Office).

On Dec 13, 2015 by Aaron Sankin

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U.S. congressman says China’s days of stealing U.S. trade secrets are likely over

Rep. Ted Lieu, a leading tech-focused lawmaker, said he was impressed by China's commitment to the issue.

On Nov 23, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Why Ashley Madison will win in court

A 'read the fine print' argument will trump common sense.

On Nov 5, 2015 by Derrick Clifton

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The controversial TPP trade deal, explained

And what's up with that 'fast track' gizmo?

On Oct 5, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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Patent trolls get their comeuppance in this crowdfunded comedy

Filmmaker Lex Lybrand is trolling the trolls with a movie called 'Trolls.'

On Jun 30, 2015 by Dylan Love

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U.K. court rules copying music files—even for private use—is illegal

Another hearing will take place in July to iron out the details.

On Jun 19, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Did this artist steal your Instagram post and sell it for a fortune?

Richard Prince is one of the art world's biggest trolls—and that's saying something.

On May 22, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Copyright infringement has never looked as blatant as it does in this Chinese game

Think of how many lawsuits could come out of this.

On Apr 28, 2015 by Dennis Scimeca

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You can buy this artist’s unused ideas on eBay

Matthew Britton just wants to share his mental wealth.

On Mar 30, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Iceland’s most popular party wants to give Edward Snowden citizenship

Will this affect politics in the country?

On Mar 19, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Greek court says service providers don’t have to block torrent sites

Score one for torrent services.

On Jan 22, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Daniel Tosh yells at ESPN for doing its own viral segment

It might be intellectual property theft, but there's nothing smart about it.

On Nov 12, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Did Spirit Halloween rip off this Etsy dress design?

Busted.

On Oct 29, 2014 by Miles Klee

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How remix culture lives and dies on SoundCloud

Bootleg remixes infringe copyright—so why are so many of them never taken down?

On Aug 28, 2014 by Andy Hermann