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Vonage struggling after losing a patent infringement lawsuit

 http://news.com.com/Vonage+tells+SEC+bankruptcy+is+possible/2100-7352_3-6177045.html?tag=news.1
Bankruptcy might be an option for Vonage after being hit with the loss of a patent infringement lawsuit from Verizon.
Vonage was sued by Verizon for 5 accounts of patent infringment. The court ruled last month that Vonage violated only 3 of the infringements and Vonage has to pay 58 million dollars to Verizon for the offenses.. Futhermore, […]

Internet Betrayal

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72972-0.html?
Yu Ling is suing internet giant Yahoo for betraying her husband. Yu Ling’s husband, Wang Xiaoning, wrote about politics, anonymously emailing his e-journals to a group of Yahoo users. Wang is now serving a 10-year sentence for his pro-democratic writings. Yu is suing Yahoo for leaking information about Wang to the Chinese authorities. Legal experts are […]

Is SnoopStick a good idea for parents or not?

http://mkgold.net/sp2007/com110/laumar/2007/03/03/is-big-brother-watching/
 Interesting as it can get. With all the controversy going on with children accessing the internet unmonitored and parents worried about their children’s safety regarding their online activity, should Snoopstick be a solution for parents to “spy” on their kids?
The pros of this would be that parents would be at ease that their child is […]