Legal News

Micro-blogging for law libraries
There’s a cool experiment happening over at law.librarians. Using the Prologue template on Wordpress, law.librarians is a collaborative micro-blog that allows contributors to publish short entries - in this case for sharing resources, posting news, asking questions, and generally chatting about issues relevant to the law library community...

Trend Micro Alleges Patent Infringement Against Barracuda Over Open Source Anti-Virus Software ClamAV
Trend Micro is suing its rival over Barracuda Networks’s use of ClamAV, a product maintained by US open source company Sourcefire, on the grounds that Barracuda Network’s use of the software in some of its own products infringes a patent held by Trend Micro on applying AV via gateway proxy servers...

Barracuda Networks Countersues Trend Micro
There's some news on the Trend Micro v.Barracuda Networks case. That is the one where Trend Micro sued Barracuda over ClamAV and brought a complaint to the International Trade Commission...

Micro-brews and Micro-markets -- Developing a Global Brand Portfolio
Sorry I'm late with a new post. Any baseball fans will appreciate the fact that I've been busy reveling in the monumental feat the Colorado Rockies have pulled off over the past 2 weeks, coming from nowhere to climb over...

US Patent 7463116 - Complementary MEMS resonators
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7463116.htmlThis patent from Sony teaches a microresonator array configured to balance oscillation forces leading to more stable operation. Claim 1 reads:1...

Microblogging
Library Clips has an excellent post on microblogging. If you have trouble undertsanding Twitter, Pownce and their ilk, this is a great primer. How I use the various micro-blogging services Stephen

Siemans
Agrees $1.3 Billion Settlement for International Bribery Charges

Hewlett-Packard and Staples
allegedly violated antitrust laws in collaborating on the sale of replacement ink jet printer cartridges.

US Federal Government
allegedly violated the niversal Declaration of Human Rights by deporting undocumented parents of US born children.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement
alleging government agencies and officials violated immigrant workers' constitutional rights.

ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.

UAB Health System and Franklin Collection Service
allegedly violated the RICO Act in collection practices on delinquent patient accounts.