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Re:Reddit just passed Facebook as #3 most popular website in US on Thursday May 31, 2018 @03:58AM (#17194723)

Check out Sync for reddit for Android [0] and iOS (Beta) [1]

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Holy Conflict of Interest

Posted by lightspot on Wednesday July 18, 2012 @10:26PM
from the holyconflictofinterest.com dept.

http://www.holyconflictofinterest.com/

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Apple Must Publish Notice Samsung Didn’t Copy IPad In U.K.

Posted by lightspot on Wednesday July 18, 2012 @02:21PM
from the bloomberg.com dept.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-18/apple-must-publish-notice-samsung-didn-t-copy-ipad-judge-says.html

( Read More... | 136 comments | 124 points | on HN )

Court May Order Google to Censor ‘Torrent,’ ‘RapidShare’ and ‘Megaupload’

Posted by lightspot on Wednesday July 18, 2012 @11:42AM
from the torrentfreak.com dept.

http://torrentfreak.com/court-may-order-google-to-censor-torrent-rapidshare-and-megaupload-120718/

( Read More... | 12 comments | 10 points | on HN )

Google's Turn - Files JMOL Motion re rangeCheck function

Posted by lightspot on Wednesday July 18, 2012 @11:37AM
from the groklaw.net dept.

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120718084449568

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Rights Group Fined For Not Paying Artist For Anti-Piracy Ad

Posted by lightspot on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @05:36PM
from the torrentfreak.com dept.

http://torrentfreak.com/rights-group-fined-for-not-paying-artist-for-anti-piracy-ad-120717/

( Read More... | 1 comment | 6 points | on HN )

Copyright Holders Punish Themselves With Crazy DMCA Takedowns

Posted by lightspot on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @05:32PM
from the torrentfreak.com dept.

http://torrentfreak.com/copyright-holders-punish-themselves-with-crazy-dmca-takedowns-120525/

( Read More... | 16 comments | 72 points | on HN )

Google Builds Largest Database of Links to Pirated Media

Posted by lightspot on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @05:32PM
from the torrentfreak.com dept.

http://torrentfreak.com/google-builds-largest-database-of-links-to-pirated-media-120717/

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US Presidential Campaign Hit by DMCA Troll

Posted by lightspot on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @02:35PM
from the torrentfreak.com dept.

http://torrentfreak.com/us-presidential-campaign-hit-by-dmca-troll-120717

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Court rules firm must process payments to WikiLeaks

Posted by lightspot on Sunday July 15, 2012 @04:21AM
from the arstechnica.com dept.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/court-rules-firm-must-process-payments-to-wikileaks

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Artists Score Victory in Mass-Piracy Lawsuit Against CBS, CNET

Posted by lightspot on Saturday July 14, 2012 @02:13PM
from the torrentfreak.com dept.

http://torrentfreak.com/artists-score-victory-in-mass-piracy-lawsuit-against-cbs-cnet-120714

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Patent Trolls - A New Study and a Survey

Posted by lightspot on Saturday July 14, 2012 @06:36AM
from the groklaw.net dept.

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120712151437524

( Read More... | 13 comments | 52 points | on HN )

Judge Denies Oracle's Renewed Motion for JMOL or for a New Trial

Posted by lightspot on Saturday July 14, 2012 @06:35AM
from the groklaw.net dept.

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120713124912289

( Read More... | 2 comments | 32 points | on HN )

Could Louis C.K. Make His TV Show Using The Direct-To-Fan Model?

Posted by lightspot on Saturday July 07, 2012 @08:42AM
from the techdirt.com dept.

http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20120706/14054419608/could-louis-ck-make-his-tv-show-using-direct-to-fan-model.shtml

( Read More... | 9 comments | 34 points | on HN )

Apple's Siri hit with infringement lawsuit in China

Posted by lightspot on Saturday July 07, 2012 @02:20AM
from the news.cnet.com dept.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57466917-37/apples-siri-hit-with-infringement-lawsuit-in-china/

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Cisco’s cloud vision: Mandatory, monetized, and killed at their discretion

Posted by lightspot on Saturday July 07, 2012 @12:33AM
from the extremetech.com dept.

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/132142-ciscos-cloud-vision-mandatory-monetized-and-killed-at-their-discretion/2?print

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Google Files Bill of Costs for Oracle to Pay - $4,030,669

Posted by lightspot on Friday July 06, 2012 @11:49PM
from the groklaw.net dept.

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120706111715256

( Read More... | 67 comments | 102 points | on HN )

PayPal Bans BitTorrent Friendly VPN Provider

Posted by lightspot on Friday June 22, 2012 @05:09PM
from the torrentfreak.com dept.

https://torrentfreak.com/paypal-bans-bittorrent-friendly-vpn-provider-120622/

( Read More... | no comments | 2 points | on HN )

Comcast Wins Protest Against “Shake Down” of BitTorrent Pirates

Posted by lightspot on Friday June 22, 2012 @08:36AM
from the torrentfreak.com dept.

http://torrentfreak.com/comcast-wins-protest-against-shake-down-of-alleged-bittorrent-pirates-120622

( Read More... | 18 comments | 88 points | on HN )

U.S. Govt: Megaupload Users Should Sue Megaupload

Posted by lightspot on Monday June 11, 2012 @12:46PM
from the torrentfreak.com dept.

http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-govt-megaupload-users-should-sue-megaupload-120611

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Re:Ask HN: Best way to learn Ruby on Rails? on Sunday June 10, 2012 @04:21PM (#4092079)

http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ is a good place to start

Anti-Piracy Patent Aims to Stop Students from Sharing Textbooks

Posted by lightspot on Sunday June 10, 2012 @03:27PM
from the torrentfreak.com dept.

http://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-patent-prevents-students-from-sharing-books-120610

( Read More... | 112 comments | 123 points | on HN )