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Two More Politicians Claim Video Games Are The Real ‘Problem’

It's only been slightly over a week since the administration announced its plan to have the Center for Disease Control conduct a study on the link between video games and so-called “gun violence” and it's already looking as though the study won… Continue reading

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And… Yet Another Regulator Flips Out About Uber, Tries To Kill It

Here we go again. Yet another local transportation regulator who either doesn’t understand Uber or (perhaps more likely) understands it all too well has decided to give Uber all the free Streisand Effect publicity it needs to build its reputation in t… Continue reading

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Former RIAA VP Named 2nd In Command Of Copyright Office

We’ve talked in the past about how unfortunate it is that the US Copyright Office seems almost entirely beholden to the legacy copyright players, rather than to the stated purpose of copyright law. That is, instead of looking at how copyright can lead… Continue reading

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Russian Ministry Of Culture Publishes Draft Anti-Piracy Law; Requires Takedowns Within 24 Hours

Presumably as part of the overall agreement for Russia to be allowed to join the WTO, the Ministry of Culture there has published a draft of its anti-piracy law (via @PostActa). Here’s the google translation of a story on the roem.ru site:

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What is the AntiForgeryToken and why do I need it? – ASP.NET MVC 101 series

This article is from our ASP.NET MVC 101 Tutorial Series

When we get started with projects, often our core focus is Domain and Business logic. We often slack up on the nitty gritty of securing our web input and sometimes it continues till a disaster strikes and at that point, it becomes a major PR as well as legal headache.

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VLC Multimedia Player Shows Changing Open Source License Is Hard, But Possible

Licenses lie at the heart of open source — and many other kinds of “open” too. That’s because they are used to define the rights of users, and to ensure those rights are passed on — that the intellectual commons is not enclosed. Their central impor… Continue reading

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On To The Appeal… As Judge Basically Keeps Everything As Is In Apple/Samsung Patent Dispute

This probably isn’t a huge surprise, but Judge Lucy Koh has basically decided not to do anything at all about the various attempts by both Samsung and Apple to change the overall impact of the initial jury ruling. That is, she rejected Samsung’s call … Continue reading

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DailyDirt: Amusing Hypothetical Battles

The internet is filled with strange memes, but a recurring theme seems to be asking a simple question about “who would win in a fight?” given various outrageous scenarios. Here are just a few amusing examples.

President Obama was asked a question … Continue reading

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TuneCore Fires Last Remaining Founder, Gets Into Ridiculously Petty Fight With Jeff Price

Last summer, we wrote about some of the bizarre happenings at TuneCore, a very cool and useful service that has helped more musicians actually make money than probably any other service out there, ever. It basically became the de facto standard for mu… Continue reading

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Ericsson Sells 2,185 Mobile Tech Patents To Newly Minted Troll, Unwired Planet

Well, if it wasn't clear before, it's certainly official now. Unwired Planet (formerly Openwave), a former innovator in the WAP browser field, decided back in April that it was no longer interested in competing in the marketplace. Instead, it s… Continue reading

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