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The net neutrality debate shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The FCC may soon toss mobile broadband back into the conversation. -Amir Kadri

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As of today, United Way Worldwide accepts *bitcoin* through a new partnership with Coinbase. In terms of donations received, the United Way Worldwide is the largest privately held nonprofit organization, raising over $5 billion per year. "The bitcoin system allows the United Way a new “micro-donation” channel, > allowing the organization to accept donations of $1. Using the current > system, micro-donations are often discouraged because the price of > processing the payments is often larger than the donation amount." - JB

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Here is an article that I find interesting - Thanks! Dariya Golubkova

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Very interesting for Crim Law. Where's the legality? Possibly first article for me??? Dane Fioravante

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First Post!

Excited to start writing! -Katherine Stewart

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Deadmau5, the EDM DJ, tweeted, "Lawyer up Mickey.” Things are clearly heating up in the mouse-ears trademark battle between Disney and Deadmau5. -Courtney Hargrove

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Software patents are crumbling, thanks to the Supreme Court

Vox posted a very interesting article on the “crumbling of software patents”

"The Supreme Court’s June ruling on the patentability of software its first in 33 years — raised as many questions as it answered. One specific software patent went down in flames in the case of Alice v. CLS Bank, but the abstract reasoning of the decision didn’t provide much clarity on which other patents might be in danger."

http://www.vox.com/2014/9/12/6138483/software-patents-are-crumbling-thanks-to-the-supreme-court

In addition:

Vox created this really cool data visualization called “Everything you need to know about patents”

http://www.vox.com/cards/patent-reform/whats-a-patent

What do y’all think?

- Dan Chertok

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First BLS Advocate Meeting

Looking forward to being part of the Inner Circle!!! - Lauren Johnson

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The whole article is different links to brooklyn based headlines. mind blown. brooklyn is so over.

- Dan Chertok

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YO! did you see this article Erwin Chemerinsky wrote last week in the NYTimes? Check it out.

- Dan Chertok

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