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Article | 6/12/2011 Google plans to seek Books lawsuit dismissal
After a so-far fruitless three-year effort to settle the case, Google and the plaintiffs suing it for alleged book-related copyright infringement appa...
Article | 3/12/2011 Lawmakers propose alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act
A group of U.S. lawmakers has proposed an alternative to the controversial copyright enforcement legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act, with the dra...
Article | 2/12/2011 Australian court extends Apple ban on Samsung tablet sales
An Australian court has extended the sales ban on Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1 until December 9, giving Apple more time to come up with reason...
Article | 30/11/2011 Apple seeks to block sale of modified Samsung Galaxy tablet in Germany
Apple is seeking to stop Samsung Electronics selling the modified Galaxy Tab 10.1 that it released in Germany in an effort to dodge an earlier injunct...
Article | 30/11/2011 Programming languages cannot be copyrighted, says senior EU court adviser
The functionalities of a computer program and programming languages cannot be protected by copyright. according to the European Court of Justice's sen...
Article | 29/11/2011 US agencies seize 150 sites accused of selling counterfeit goods
The U.S. Department of Justice and US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement have seized the domain names of 150 websites accused of selling counterfeit...
Article | 25/11/2011 ISPs can't be forced to monitor traffic for copyright infringement, ECJ rules
In what some consider to be a landmark decision, the European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that forcing Internet service providers (ISPs) to monito...
Article | 23/11/2011 Senator threatens filibuster of Protect IP Act as vote nears
The Protect IP Act, which would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to seek court orders focused on shutting down websites accused of copyright infri...
Article | 23/11/2011 Net neutrality is too regulatory, but Stop Online Piracy isn't?
Several Republicans in the U.S. Congress who voted this year to overturn net neutrality rules -- with most opponents arguing the rules would create th...
Article | 22/11/2011 Business Software Alliance withdraws support for Stop Online Piracy Act
The U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which would allow U.S. authorities to seize the domain names of copyright-infringing websites, has taken anoth...
Article | 22/11/2011 China vows government offices will use legal software
China is introducing programs to ensure the country's local governments, from provincial down to county and municipal levels, are all using legal soft...
Article | 17/11/2011 The US Stop Online Piracy Act: A primer
The Stop Online Piracy Act, the subject of a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Wednesday, has generated heated deba...
Article | 17/11/2011 Stop Online Piracy sponsors defend the copyright bill
Sponsors of the controversial U.S. Stop Online Piracy Act defended the legislation Wednesday, saying the proposal is needed to shut down websites traf...
Article | 16/11/2011 Lawmakers seek alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act
U.S. lawmakers opposed to a controversial copyright enforcement bill scheduled for a hearing Wednesday are working on alternative legislation that wou...
Article | 12/11/2011 House hearing on Stop Online Piracy Act scheduled
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will conduct a hearing on the controversial copyright enforcement bill, the Stop Online Piracy A...