The US military is due to pull most combat troops out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014. But after that, an armed American presence could remain over Afghan skies, depending on what agreement for continuing operations is reached between the US and Afghanistan. Air Force Major General H.D....
Staying put in the sky
On March 14th, online security journalist Brian Krebs was cleaning his Virginia home in preparation for a small dinner party when he noticed some plastic tape stuck under his front door, left over from when he’d had to secure an extension cord....
A court ruling in Manhattan today represents one more incremental step in the drawn-out battle between transit regulators, established interests, and companies that hope to change the way the taxi industry works. Technically, it was the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) that won today. But it's also a triumph for Uber, Hailo, and similar startups that hope to bring...
CBS indicated today in a heated Twitter post from one of the company's public relations executives that the media giant intends to file another copyright complaint against Aereo — this time in Boston. Aereo uses the internet to connect TV viewers to tiny antennas housed at the company's facilities and enables them to watch over-the-air broadcasts on web-connected devices. The company is accused in lawsuits filed by CBS and many of the nation's other top broadcasters of stealing their over-the-air programming.
Dana McClintock, executive vice president of communications for CBS, made the comments during a Twitter exchange with Rich Greenfield, an analyst with BTIG Research and Ben Popper, a Verge editor. Greenfield had noted that Aereo announced that it plans to launch operations in Boston on May 15th and asked whether CBS plans to...
"We will sue." CBS spokesman
| Subject | Posted By | Latest Reply | Comments |
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| Copyright Law is Unenforceable Online 2 days ago | Emerson | Modred189 | 1 |
| The Aereo Victory and the End of Broadcast Television 19 days ago | Lu Nunez | Confirmation Bias | 4 |
| Bigger and more important than Hollinsworth etc ... FTC v. Actavis is where... 27 days ago | Modred189 | smurphy2013 | 5 |
| Lost all respect for GoPro about 1 month ago | guy2000 | 1 | |
| Soundcloud Royalty Free? about 1 month ago | ibejack96 | KeithZG | 7 |
| An unconstitutional attack on privacy has been smacked in the kneecaps about 1 month ago | andrew.ford.lyons | 0 |
Bitcoin has had a wild ride these past few months. The stateless digital currency’s price has soared to new heights only to plunge back down to earth at less than half its previous value. As the price of gold takes a nose dive of its own, some serious economists have risen to Bitcoin’s...
The recent recreational marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington illustrates just how mainstream cannabis consumption has become, but despite an unprecedented demand, industrial grow operations are having a hard time turning a profit. The...
Thursday was meant to be the day that the TSA started allowing passengers to bring small knives on board airplanes, but the controversial policy has suffered a setback. Today the agency said that it is delaying the introduction of the rules in order to assess feedback from the...
