Legal threats were made last week against Time Warner after the company began to stream TV channels to iPad owners. Typically Viacom and Scripps Networks get paid for companies to have the right to stream TV channels to televisions–the question here is should they get paid more for devices like tablets.

Time Warner launched a campaign that promoted “more freedom to watch on more screens.” The debate is very akin to the book publishing world, which grew contentious around the subject of the iPad. It seems to be shaking up traditional media and publishing.

One immediate concern for the TV networks is that the additional screens will quite possibly lead to increased, overall usage–and to offer the service without paying an additional fee to the networks is a contract violation. Additionally, the networks may be concerned that users may also gain access to premium content without paying an equitable portion for that content.

Google decided to purchase 76 Ninth Ave in New York City for $1.9 billion. Currently, Google occupies a couple floors of the building through a lease (approximately 500,000 sqft). The building is one of the largest buildings in NYC. This move reflects Google’s larger ambitions to expand operations within NYC… Googleplex East, Google’s New York City Headquarters may expand upon the 500+ Google engineers, salespeople, and support staff that currently work in the building.

A federal jury in the United States District Court in Oakland, California awarded $1.3 billion to Oracle in the largest case ever for copyright violation. SAP was found guilty of stealing software from Oracle to pull customers from the tech titan. Ultimately, the dispute, in this case, was not over whether the executives and their staff did the wrongdoings–as they admitted their guilt in the matter. The dispute, however, centered around how much money should be awarded. This was a landmark victory for both Oracle and for copyright protections.

The super-log off technique is a great way to maintain privacy control over your Facebook profile, but still keep a profile.

The technique is simple: Rather than simply turn-off or close your computer when you are finished with Facebook and hit the log-off button, the super log-off technique involves deactivating your account when you are finished. This won’t delete your account. You can always re-activate your account when you need to use Facebook again. However, this allows all your information to be protected until your are ready to use Facebook again.