[Link] Jury Correctly Recognizes That Print-On-Demand Website Isn't A 'Counterfeiting' Business Engaged In Infringement

Read: 21/11/2021 www.techdirt.com

Phew.

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[Link] The Sincerest Form Of Flattery: Cloning Open-Source Hardware

Read: 31/10/2021 hackaday.com

We’re great proponents (and beneficiaries) of open-source hardware here at Hackaday. It’s impossible to overstate the impact that the free sharing of ideas has had on the hacker hardware scene.

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[Link] Mac Miller’s Drug Supplier Admits to Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills

Read: 27/10/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Stephen Andrew Walter—one of three men charged in connection with Miller’s death—agreed to a plea deal Monday, according to court documents filed in federal court in the Central District of California.

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[Link] Cloudflare doesn’t have to cut off copyright-infringing websites, judge rules

Read: 9/10/2021 arstechnica.com

Cloudflare is not liable for the copyright infringement of websites that use its content-delivery and security services, a federal judge ruled yesterday.

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[Link] Inside the Wild $500 Billion World of Counterfeit Goods

Read: 5/8/2021 www.vice.com

When faced with two seemingly identical products, most people would be tempted to buy the cheaper option. After all, who doesn’t love a bargain? The world of counterfeit goods is both much larger and more dangerous than you probably realize.

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