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You’re Not As Anonymous As You Think You Are: TOR Can Now Be Broken Down by Courts and Investigators with New Tool

On November 3, 2018 By naplemons

No one ever said that you had to attach your identity to your online postings. In fact, many websites function based on the assumption that users have a right to speak anonymously. For example, Reddit, Twitter, and WordPress are often used by anonymous speakers based on this very assumption. Many of these topics benefit from—or [...]

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Anonymous Yelp-ers Face a New Challenge

On January 20, 2014 By Torrey Samson

Since Yelp launched in 2004, thousands of unhappy customers have aired their grievances there anonymously. However, Hadeed Carpet Cleaning of Alexandria, Virginia pushed back, bringing a defamation suit against several of its negative reviewers and claiming that their Yelp submissions were completely fabricated. The company is arguing the reviewers were not actual customers, and has [...]

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Monday Morning JETLawg

On January 13, 2014 By Bradlee Edmondson

Welcome to another semester at the JETLaw blog! Our patent eligibility symposium is coming up on Jan. 24, and we are soliciting questions for the panel moderators to consider.

The Supreme Court grants cert in the Aereo case, which pits the over-the-air TV streaming upstart against the big broadcasting [...]

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Bernard Berrian Will Sue Your Puppy

On November 12, 2011 By Shane Valenzi

Bernard Berrian has had a rough month.

In early October, the much-maligned NFL receiver was forced to apologize after telling a double-amputee Iraq war veteran (who also happened to be a state congressman) who criticized him on Twitter to “sit down n shut up!!”  Recognizing a situation that was ripe for comedy, sports [...]

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