Cease And Desist

LucasFilm Retracts Cease-And-Desist Against Lightsabre-Like Lasers For Obvious Reasons

9:02AM August 5, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

A while back, LucasFilm sent a cease-and-desist letter to the makers of the crazy-powerful Spyder III Arctic laser because they felt that it resembled lightsabres too much. They have retracted that letter in an amusing way. More »


Software

Google Threatens Cyanogen Android Hacker With Cease-And-Desist

2:30PM September 25, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

This is a weird one: Google has just slapped Cyanogen, maker of the biggest and most successful Android ROM mod around, with a cease-and-desist letter. But Google’s reasoning doesn’t make any sense, and we’re wondering what their game is. More »