Academics and union activists have been carefully researching how companies can get around new rules imposed last week by the U.S Government which public companies to show how much more their top executives earn than […]
Tag: Law
Big Media Companies Sued For Using YouTube Clip Without Permission
CNN and Canada’s CBC and will face legal action after the two media houses allegedly took a 31 second video clip from YouTube and utilized it in their news broadcasts without permission. Besides allegations of […]
Uber Drivers In Canada’s Biggest City Facing 198 Charges
The city of Toronto in Canada has now legally charged over 99 UberX drivers in a stiff battle pitting city officials against the popular taxi hailing company. As the battle rages on, UberX could find […]
World’s Biggest Law Firm Hires Computer As New Associate
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has partnered with Ross Intelligence Inc. with the hopes of creating a user friendly legal research application unlike anything the legal profession has seen before. The Ross application is […]
Google’s New Parent Company Already Facing Multiple Trademark Issues
In announcing the newly created parent company that will encompass Google’s cash cow search business and several other Google holdings, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin may have stepped into a trademark infringement situation. […]
Kansas City Fed Denies Marijuana Credit Union License To Operate
A credit union designed to service the needs of Colorado’s marijuana industry has hit another roadblock on its path to legitimacy. The Federal Reserve again moved to deny the Fourth Corner Credit Union (FCCU) a […]
Kentucky Man Arrested For Shooting Down Drone Highlights Gaps In Legal System
A Hillview, Kentucky resident has been arrested for shooting down a drone that was hovering over his home – and he’s not going to apologize for it. The case raises fresh legal and ethical issues […]
Copyright Troll Illegally Extorts $2 Million Per Year From Those Singing ‘Happy Birthday’
Groundbreaking evidence has emerged that shows the song “Happy Birthday To You” was indeed in the public domain years before Warner /Chappell claimed copyright for it. The new evidence tips the scale in favor of […]
10,000 Mile Chase Ends In Sinking Of World’s Most Notorious Poaching Vessel
At the end of a seemingly made-for-Hollywood drama, the Thunder, a ship considered the world’s most notorious illegal fish poacher, began to sink into the ocean a couple hundred miles off the coast of Nigeria. […]
Six Years And Millions Of Miles Later, Google’s Self Driving Cars Finally Involved In Injury Causing Accident
After six years of testing and millions of miles travelled, one of Google Inc.’s self-driving prototype cars was finally involved in its first accidents with injury on Thursday in Mountain View, California. Google, better known […]
Uber Hit With $7.3 Million Fine For Passenger Safety Violations
Popular transport networking company Uber has been slapped with a hefty $7.3 million fine for not disclosing essential information to ensure the safety of their taxi users. The car transportation company, which has seen protests […]
Canadian Court Challenge Seeks To Clarify Right To Be Cryogenically Frozen After Death
In British Columbia, a unique law is being challenged that prohibits sale services that use use ultra-low temperatures to preserve human bodies after clinical death in a process known as cryonics. In short, the Canadian […]
Canadian Harassment Case Has Vast Implications For Online Freedom Of Speech
Canada and the rest of the world are awaiting the ruling on what is believed to be Canada’s first case of alleged criminal harassment, via Twitter. As serious as the ramifications of the ruling could […]
California Eyes Tough New Laws For Unsafe Drone Operation
A California lawmaker has decided enough is enough with drone traffic after a recent interference impacted firefighting efforts in San Bernardino County, California. A drone flying over a wildfire caused firefighting efforts to be cancelled […]
Around The Nation Advanced New Software Is Beginning To Replace Lawyers, Courts
Advanced online software that eliminates the need for lawyers and courts to resolve cases is the next wave of technology, according to law experts who are already seeing the systems being used around the country. […]
Google Launches Uber Rival RideWith
Google’s complicated relationship with taxi-hailing app Uber got even more complex over the weekend as it emerged the Mountain View based search giant will launch a pilot project of its carpooling app RideWith, which allows […]
Wikipedia Fighting European Push To Ban The Free Use Of Photos Of Public Spaces
Under European copyright law a well constructed exception allows people to create and make use of photographs of public places with very little restriction. The ‘Freedom of Panorama’ provision allows organizations, such as Wikipedia, to […]
European Net Neutrality Law Found Riddled With Loopholes And Vague Language
Digital rights activists are calling proposed European Union (EU) rules on net neutrality seriously flawed after they were made public on Tuesday. The groups take issue with vagueness of the language used and the presence […]
Physically Healthy Young Belgian Gets Court Permission To Die
A 24 year old physically healthy Belgian has been given permission to legally commit suicide because she claims to have had suicidal thoughts right from childhood. She has no life threatening diseases but has been […]
Law and No Pulley Stops Critics From Lowering Confederate Flag In South Carolina
Even though criticism continues to rage that the Confederate Flag in the grounds of South Carolina’s State House was not hung at half mast in respect to the nine people allegedly slaughtered by gunman and […]
Boeing Feels Tensions With Russia As State Carrier Cuts Plane Order
Russian national airline Aeroflot, in a politically charged move, announced on Thursday that it has cancelled its order for 22 Boeing 787 airliners. The message was delivered by the carrier’s deputy general director for strategy […]
FTC Starts Regulating The Murky World Of Failed Crowdfunding Projects
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week finally got involved in the wonderful, and sometimes scammy, world of crowdfunding. The agency went after Portland-based The Forking Path, Co., run by Erik Chevalier, who promised to […]
Two Days After Launch Apple Music Is Under Investigation For Antitrust Violations
Apple’s splashy launch of its Apple Music service wasn’t just being watched by loyal fans and iPhone users looking for great tunes – attorney generals from around the country were also watching. Closely. Just two […]
World Celebrates As Nigeria Becomes First African Country To Ban Female Genital Multilation
Nigeria continues to lead the way in Africa, a continent with so much promise yet so little fulfillment, this time making African history by becoming the first country to outlaw female genital mutilation. The ban […]
Two Escaped Murders Leave Taunting Note After Brazen Jail Break
“Have a Nice Day!” read a yellow sticky note attached to a pipe, the only trace of Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, two convicted murderers. The two killers who cut their way out […]
Silk Road Trial Leads To Emoji Becoming Evidence In Court
The trial and sentencing of the worlds’ safest drug dealer is now over and the sentence isn’t the only questionable outcome of the trial. One of the key points of contention in the trial, which […]
America’s ‘Toughest Sheriff’ Wants You To Pay For His Crimes
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio isn’t known for his strict regard for the law. The loudmouth sheriff’s flagrant disregard for the law is finally catching up to him, but he now feels that the public […]
Supreme Court Rules Felons Can Transfer Or Sell Their Guns
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in Henderson v. United States that felons may transfer firearms to independent third parties or have them sold. The move is a strong support of property rights as prior […]
Virginia Sued Over Illegal Use Of License Plate Readers
The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) and its chief of police have been sued by a Virginia man for the unlawful collection of information about his license plate. The state’s own attorney general has previously […]
Court Rules Cellphone Tracking Doesn’t Require A Warrant
The latest blow to your privacy comes courtesy of the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court ruled that investigators do not need a search warrant to obtain cellphone tower location records in […]