Category Archives: Legal Issues Online

Legal Issues, specifically surrounding the internet – let’s review.

SOPA Blackout Day – January 18

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Lonny Paul

LonnyPaul.com will go on strike on January 18 from 8am to 8pm EST in support of the SOPA BLACKOUT. I am personally happy to support this effort – it is not in the public interest – only that of the RIAA and MPAA.
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Using your phone as a hard drive – PATENTED by Apple?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Lonny Paul

Patents are a disaster in the United States – and around the world as we exert our influence for international patent registrations. Continue reading →

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Pattern Matching is Patented – Well Kinda

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Lonny Paul

Clicking on data elements which are easily identifiable by pattern analysis and taking the appropriate action, like tracking a package, mapping an address, or dialing a phone ## is covered under an Apple ‘Data Detectors’ patent, and causing HTC some issues, but it is an issued patent? Really? Continue reading →

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Automated Emails Run Amuck at Amazon

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Lonny Paul

As an internet marketer, I cast a keen eye on each and every marketing email that drops into my in-box daily – and I get quite a few.  As an avid Amazon customer, I’m also the recipient of generally sensible … Continue reading →

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Amazon Cloud Player: It’s Online Storage not Streaming

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Lonny Paul

Amazon has been keeping the music industry busy this week after the launch of the Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player.  Shortly after the release, beating Yahoo, Google and others to the punch, the music industry started saying, WTF?  Amazon … Continue reading →

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App Store: Trademark or Common Term?

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Lonny Paul

Apple’s recent suit against Amazon for their use of the term ‘App Store,’ as well as several other websites, continues to frustrate me.  You see, I am involved with the filing of  trademarks in the company I work for, and … Continue reading →

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Jailbreak your iPhone 4 through JailBreakMe.com

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Lonny Paul

Not that long ago, it took a little prowess to jailbreak, or unlock from Apple’s grip, an iPhone.  But over time, it became more and more easy, now, all you have to do to jailbreak the iPhone 4 – just … Continue reading →

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US Copyright ruling says Jailbreaking your iPhone is OK

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Lonny Paul

While Apple thought they would lobby to ensure that ‘jailbreaking’ (or placing your phone under your own control instead of that of Steve Jobs) violates copyright, since the process purportedly requires they use parts of the Apple bootloader in order … Continue reading →

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