REDMOND, WA – Microsoft Corp. has announced the launch of an “enforcement campaign” designed to take down a number of alleged cybersquatters and typosquatters for violations of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA).In a press release issued Tuesday, Microsoft...

BOSTON, MA — Still reeling from a series of expensive and high publicity sex scandals involving Catholic clergy and non-consenting underage children, Boston is doing everything it can to improve its image — including installing Catholic priests in strip clubs,...

LONDON — A strong and memorable trademark can mean the difference between success and failure for a business — and Jeberaj Kenneth was sure he’d come up with a name that would capture the imaginations of his European customers-to-be. The Office of Harmonisation...

CULVER CITY, CA – According to a press release from California-based technology company Audible Magic Corp (AMC), the “first Los Angeles-area municipality to offer the public a free all-access wireless Internet system” is now filtering that access to strain out “illegal and...

ST. LOUIS, MO – In a ruling filed Monday August 21st, a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit found that a Missouri law regulating advertising by sexually oriented businesses unconstitutionally restricts commercial speech.The panel’s ruling overturns...

INDIA — It’s the stuff of sexual fantasies — but for a 24-year-old Indian businessman, it’s a living nightmare. The unnamed man was born with two penises and he wants one of them gone.Unlike most men born with what is called penile duplication or...

CYBERSPACE — Although companies including Netgear are releasing wireless LAN equipment in anticipation of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) draft 802.11n specifications — buyers may want to hold off on making any infrastructure...

BURLINGTON, VT – If you’ve attended legal seminars at the Florida edition of Internet Expo in years past, then you’ve likely seen and heard attorney/author Frederick Lane in person.This Wednesday night, the world will see Lane in a somewhat more “high profile” arena;...

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Officials from Swedish public television station SVT say they are “shocked and upset” over the accidental airing of hardcore pornography during Saturday night’s broadcast of the news program Rapport.During an hourly news update at midnight local time, viewers...

CHINA — History, they say, is written by the victors. It may also be written by whoever decides which historic buildings deserve to be preserved.Hongtaifang was established in 1733 and its ancient walls are crumbling. However, Chinese officials are faced with conflicting...