Judge throws out cybersquatting claims for 16 year old domain
By John Biggs From Techcrunch In what has to be one of the best court transcripts about a domain name I’ve read, Judge Lewis Kaplan essentially eviscerated the attorney for Office Space Solutions, a company that was attempting to sue…
Cayman Islands: Couple celebrates 30th anniversary with Caribbean surgery
CAYMAN ISLANDS (July 23)—For many married couples, a wedding anniversary is an opportunity to enjoy a special luxury or a romantic getaway to a destination far away from the realities of everyday life. Not so for Janice and Kelly Renegar,…
NASA’s Kepler mission discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth
NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate planets mark another milestone in the journey to finding another…
Apple Daily: Apple’s Q3 Earnings Report; Beats 1 Traffic affects Apple services
By Leif Johnson from MacLife The numbers are in for the iPhone, iPad, the Mac, and yes, the Apple Watch from Apple’s quarterly earnings call, and while those numbers are impressive, Wall Street doesn’t seem too happy. In other news,…
Gyrocopter pilot wants to hire first amendment lawyer
By Zoe Tillman From Legal Times Douglas Hughes, the gyrocopter pilot who landed his aircraft on the U.S. Capitol lawn in April to advocate for campaign finance reform, wants to add veteran First Amendment lawyer Mark Goldstone to his criminal…
Gadget of the week
Jawbone’s new $200 UP4 doubles as an American Express Card By Greg Kumparak From techcrunch After a few delays, Jawbone’s UP3 fitness tracker is finally set to hit the delivery trucks early next week. And yet… it already has a…
Creepy or cool? Your phone knows when you’re depressed
By Dr Siri From The Daily Beast A new study from Northwestern used an individual’s smartphone habits to predict whether or not the individual was depressed. Smartphones can feel your pain—literally. A new study from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of…
Embryo case could break new ground
By Marisa Kendall, from The Recorder With her eyes scrunched closed, her voice so shaky that the judge at times checked the transcript to make sure the pivotal testimony was being recorded, Dr. Mimi Lee told the story of the…
[US] Stalking law does not cover email addresses, Judge says
By Joel Stashenko, from New York Law Journal A woman’s work email address does not equate to a “place of employment or business,” and thus her ex-girlfriend could not have stalked her by sending unwanted messages to the account, a…
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Community Events Meeting Requests with Family Support Unit at RCIPS The Family Support Unit (FSU) at the RCIPS has temporarily relocated to Elizabethan Square due to damage to the Smith Road office where it was situated. The FSU would like…