UK Officials Granted New Anti-Piracy Powers
The UK’s Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (1988) has recently been updated allowing trade standard officials the power to seize pirated brands like fake handbags, clothing, and shoes but, until now, the legislation did not apply to physical copies of copyrighted works such as music and movies. New powers go into effect for the first time on April 6th. The move had been recommended by the 2006 Gowers Review, an independent...
Hop-On Holding Mobile Industry Hostage With New MP3 Phone Patent
Litigation Terrorists Hop-On Newest Member Of The Axis Of Evil Hop-On, a manufacturer of wireless phones and accessories, as well as wireless surveillance systems, announced that it has received a design patent for “MP3 phones.” According to reports, the US patent is described by Hop-On has being for “a MP3 phone with speakers on the side, in addition to front and side buttons to activate its camera/video...






