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Is Streaming Speech?

On March 3, 2015 By Chastity Bobo

Pandora had long thought it could use pre-1972 recordings free of charge, but the rock band The Turtles are trying to prove them wrong. Last week, Judge Philip S. Gutierrez denied Pandora’s motion to dismiss.  This is not the first time the signers from the Turtles, suing as Flo & Eddie, Inc., have been successful against [...]

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Qualcomm Settlement May Reconfigure the Smartphone Market in China

On February 25, 2015 By Peiyuan Guo

China’s anti-trust investigation of the American chip maker Qualcomm came to an end when the chip giant agreed to pay a record fine of about $975 million last Monday. According to the decision issued by China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the royalties Qualcomm collected from Chinese smartphone manufactures were “unfair” and “excessively [...]

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Monday Morning JetLawg

On July 26, 2009 By JETLaw

In the news . . .

Former Miss California, Carrie Prejean, signs book deal highlighting legal and political tribulations.

Another sports star (and boxer no less) falls victim to senseless murder.

Google debuts Latitude, allowing you to share [...]

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Monday Morning JetLawg

On July 20, 2009 By JETLaw

In the news…

In the face of congressional scrutiny, Verizon scales back its exclusivity deals.

The Pirate Bay looks to go legit with royalty fees and a user-powered/subsidized business model.

A battle heats up between Microsoft and Google over web-based document apps. Will they be the tools [...]

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