Earlier today, a California judge overturned Prop 8, a referendum banning same sex marriage, deeming it unconstitutional. Great news! Here’s a quick rundown of the tech companies that contributed to bringing about this historic ruling.
If you’ve got a business trip to Dubai planned any time after October 11, you might want to start making alternative mobile arrangements. The UAE has confirmed that their BlackBerry ban applies to foreigners as well.
Have BlackBerry, will travel? Sure, go to town, vagabonds, just don’t attempt to do so in the UAE come this October. The telecommunications regulatory body there has banned all BlackBerrys and BlackBerry services. Updated.
The federal government rarely hands fair use proponents cheerful news – usually it’s quite the opposite. But a judge of the 5th Circuit Appeals Court has ruled that circumventing DRM for non-infringing purposes isn’t illegal, contrary to years of precedent.
Remember the woman who was arrested for recording two minutes of Twilight in a movie theatre? Turns out that after spending two days in jail, she decided to sue the cinema in which she was caught.
Broadband should be a god-given right in every country, but today Finland becomes the first country to make it a legal right for each and every citizen. It’s only a 1Mbps connection for now, but by 2015 they’re promised 100Mbps.
