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Article | 31/10/2012 DOJ: Hearing on Megaupload stored data should be limited
A U.S. judge should limit the scope of a proposed court hearing examining whether a former Megaupload user can recover files that were on the website ...
Article | 30/10/2012 France could start taxing Google for republishing news snippets, president warns
France may introduce a law to make Google pay to republish news snippets if it doesn't strike a deal with French news publishers before the end of the...
Article | 29/10/2012 Lawyer: Buyers have the right to resell copyright-protected works
U.S. residents who buy products protected by copyright shouldn't have to worry about where those products were manufactured before reselling them, a l...
Article | 26/10/2012 DOJ: Dotcom could face new charges if he launches new service
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom could violate the terms of his bail, or face new criminal charges, if he launches a new file-sharing and storage service...
Article | 26/10/2012 iPhone jailbreaking still legal in US, but don't meddle with an iPad
Modifying Apple's iPhone software to install applications not approved by Apple will still be legal under new exemptions to take effect on Sunday in t...
Article | 25/10/2012 New levies on smartphones and tablets must compensate for Dutch home copying
Buyers of smartphones, tablets and MP3 players must pay a levy of up to €5 (US$6.5) in the Netherlands as of January 2013 to compensate for loss of in...
Article | 24/12/2011 GoDaddy pulls its support from SOPA
Giant domain name registrar GoDaddy.com has pulled its support from the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act after owners of several websites announce...
Article | 21/12/2011 SOPA hearing delayed, likely until early next year
A hearing to debate and amend the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House of Representatives has been delayed, likely until earl...
Article | 17/12/2011 House committee postpones action on SOPA
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee has postponed further debate on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) until after Cong...
Article | 16/12/2011 House committee appears headed toward approving SOPA
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee slowly moved toward approval of the controversial copyright enforcement bill Stop Online Piracy ...
Article | 15/12/2011 Former congressional staffers lobby for copyright bills
Eight former staff members of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee are now lobbying on behalf of companies or groups supporting contr...
Article | 14/12/2011 Groups still oppose SOPA after proposed amendment
A proposed amendment to the controversial copyright enforcement bill, the Stop Online Piracy Act, has not swayed many opponents to the legislation.
Article | 13/12/2011 House panel to move forward on Stop Online Piracy Act
A U.S. House of Representatives committee has scheduled a debate and vote on controversial copyright legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act, with the...
Article | 9/12/2011 Lawmakers release draft alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act
Two U.S. lawmakers have released an alternative proposal to two controversial bills intended to crack down on online copyright infringement, and they'...
Article | 7/12/2011 Court restrains RIM from using BBX mark at Asia event
A court in the U.S. has barred Research In Motion from using the BBX name at the company's Asian DevCon conference this week in Singapore, after a sof...