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Article | 11/11/2011 Piracy legislation needed to battle huge problem, experts say
Legislation in the U.S. Congress that would allow federal law enforcement officials to block websites accused of copyright piracy is necessary because...
Article | 5/11/2011 Debate on new copyright enforcement bill heats up
Supporters of a controversial copyright protection bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives are firing back after several digital...
Article | 4/11/2011 Another Ninjavideo.net founder pleads guilty
A co-founder of NinjaVideo.net has pleaded guilty to a copyright infringement charge, joining two other founders who pled guilty to charges in Septemb...
Article | 27/10/2011 New bill would target websites enabling copyright infringement
A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow law enforcement officials to shut down websites that enable or facilitate copyr...
Article | 26/10/2011 NinjaVideo.net admins plead guilty to copyright-related charges
Two administrators of the defunct movie-download site NinjaVideo.net have pleaded guilty to charges related to copyright infringement, the U.S. Depart...
Article | 26/10/2011 Group: New version of PROTECT IP may target legal sites
An upcoming version of U.S. legislation designed to combat copyright infringement on the Web may include provisions that hold online services such as ...
Article | 22/10/2011 EU data watchdog slams planned database of alleged IP infringers
The European Union's data watchdog has attacked plans for a new Europe-wide database of alleged intellectual property infringers.
Article | 21/10/2011 Judge refuses to exclude troublesome Google email
Google has lost its appeal to keep a potentially damaging email away from the jury in the company's legal fight with Oracle over Java.
Article | 20/10/2011 Oracle, Google trial postponed
The dispute between Oracle and Google won't go to trial on Oct. 31 as initially scheduled, according to the judge overseeing the case.
Article | 18/10/2011 Sun was close to licensing Java patents to Google for $28M
Google and Sun Microsystems' discussions to co-develop Android ultimately broke down because of disagreements over control of the platform, Google wro...
Article | 6/10/2011 Oracle, Google suit likely postponed
The battle between Oracle and Google over Android is unlikely to go to trial later this month as initially planned.
Article | 5/10/2011 Legal expert says anti-counterfeit deal should be scrapped
A leading data protection expert said Tuesday that the international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) is "badly-drafted, breaches many funda...
Article | 4/10/2011 Groups praise US, seven other countries for signing ACTA
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) both applauded the signing of the controversial Anti-Counter...
Article | 30/09/2011 NinjaVideo founders plead guilty to copyright infringement
Two founders of movie download site NinjaVideo.net have pleaded guilty to charges related to copyright infringement, the U.S. Department of Justice sa...
Article | 28/09/2011 ACTA will be signed Saturday, US and Japan say
A controversial trade agreement targeting counterfeiters and copyright infringers is scheduled to be signed this Saturday in Tokyo, the Office of the ...