Blog Focus on Tech Lawsuits Aplenty
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Despite most Internet users' desire to have the ability to smite trolls a la Judge Dredd, no one gets to be the law quite like Sly Stallone. (Then again, trolls usually have more emotional range.)
However, that hasn't stopped certain actors on the tech scene to attempt to litigate their way to success recently. Blogs noticed and reviewed their actions. The verdict: while mixed, recent lawsuits are more "Oscar" than Oscar-worthy.
• Crave — Don Reisinger notes the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Syracuse University have rejected Kindle adoption for all students due to lack of comprehensive accessibility for the blind. This comes after a lawsuit against Arizona State University over the same issue.
• Boing Boing — A small town in Ohio lost its public WiFi after one person downloaded a movie illegally. The MPAA's legal team moved in and invoked the genie-stuffing clause of the U.S. Constitution, apparently.
• The Next Web — Alex Wilhelm passes along a Flash security flaw that could open your computer up to attack if you use a Web site that allows you to upload content via Flash. Adobe has no plans to act and attempts to put the onus on Flash developers and system administrators. Lawyers, start your engines!
• Technology & Marketing Law Blog — Eric Goldman spots a legal technique now being used by lawyers to circumvent safeguards and force content to be removed from Web sites. You know, like Stallone will do for that "Oscar" cheap shot if he's smart.
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