A new law in Florida restricts local access to state beaches — but some say it infringes on their rights

Michael Spooneybarger/Reuters A new law passed in March in Florida curbs public access to private beaches. This has angered Floridians and certain members of the local government, many of whom believe that access to the beaches should be sacrosanct. Local officials are taking action to preserve public access before the Real Property Act — which […]

Pepe’s creator sues Infowars, claiming new poster infringes copyright

(credit: Furie v. Infowars) Matt Furie, the creator of the Pepe the Frog cartoon character, has now sued Infowars, alleging that a poster for sale on the conspiracy-minded website infringes his copyright. The poster contains the frog’s likeness alongside President Donald Trump and other conservative political allies, including Infowars’ founder, Alex Jones. The lawsuit, which was filed […]

Jury finds Nintendo Wii infringes Dallas inventor’s patent, awards $10M

Enlarge / The Nintendo Wii U Remote Plus is displayed in a showroom in Tokyo. (credit: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images) A jury has ruled that Nintendo must pay $ 10.1 million because its Wii and Wii U systems infringe a patent belonging to a Dallas medical motion-detection company. iLife sued Nintendo (PDF) in 2013 after filing […]

Company: Apple TV’s “what did she say” feature infringes our patent

Enlarge / The fourth-gen Apple TV. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) It’s a problem everyone has had: you’re watching a movie and don’t catch a key bit of dialogue. In September 2015, Apple unveiled a new feature for Apple TV that solves the problem. Users can ask “what did she say?” and Siri will skip back 15 seconds and temporarily enable captions. […]

Today’s Poland unworthy of EU, as it infringes on rule of law – Luxembourg FM

Published time: 26 Feb, 2017 08:02Edited time: 26 Feb, 2017 08:20 The current Polish state would not have been accepted into the EU, as it fails to meet the bloc’s key criteria, such as being a democratic and a lawful state, Luxembourg’s foreign minister said, accusing Poland’s authorities of restricting the rule of law. Read […]