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WANTED: Prior Art to Prevent Apple Monopoly on Solar Electronics

Posted on March 24, 2014 by kitwalsh

How cool would it be to charge your phone just by leaving it in a sunny spot by the window or for your e-reader to run on power from the sun? Based on this patent application by Apple, solar power … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts High Court Requires Warrant for Cell Phone Tracking

Posted on February 19, 2014 by kitwalsh

On Tuesday, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued its ruling in Commonwealth v. Augustine (available here). The Court ruled that police officers need to obtain a warrant before they obtain information about your location from a cell phone service … Continue reading →

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Fifth Amendment Prevents Compelled Decryption

Posted on October 31, 2013 by kitwalsh

On Monday, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Judicial Court on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Massachusetts, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in the case of … Continue reading →

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EFF Argues for Warrant Requirement to Obtain Cell Phone Location Data

Posted on September 23, 2013 by kitwalsh

Today, the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief (pdf) on behalf of the Electronic Frontier Foundation in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. The case is Commonwealth v. Augustine, and the issue is whether law enforcement officers can obtain someone’s … Continue reading →

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Presub Guide Preview: Only You Can Prevent Overbroad Patents

Posted on August 26, 2013 by kitwalsh

The Cyberlaw Clinic has been working with the Electronic Frontier Foundation to make use of the “Third-Party Pre-Issuance Submission” process to file what we call “presubs.” This process was introduced in 2012 to allow the public to help patent examiners … Continue reading →

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Cyberlaw Clinic Defends Free Speech at Federal Appeals Court

Posted on July 8, 2013 by kitwalsh

Today the Cyberlaw Clinic filed an amicus brief in the case of U.S. v. Auernheimer on behalf of the Digital Media Law Project (DMLP), arguing that the First Amendment prohibits the government from punishing Auernheimer’s disclosure of true, newsworthy information, … Continue reading →

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