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Article | 24/05/2013 US ITC refuses to ban Microsoft's Xbox at Google's request
The U.S. International Trade Commission has turned down a request for a ban on Microsoft's Xbox after finding that the gaming device did not infringe ...
Article | 23/05/2013 Penguin settles with US states in e-book price-fixing lawsuit
Penguin has settled with U.S. states in an e-book price-fixing lawsuit, leaving only Apple now in the fray.
Article | 22/05/2013 IP theft commission: US needs to take strong action
The U.S. government should bar foreign companies that repeatedly steal or use stolen U.S. intellectual property from selling their products in the cou...
Article | 22/05/2013 Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 patents, Apple says
Samsung's Galaxy S4 infringes on 5 Apple patents, according to a court filing by Apple.
Article | 21/05/2013 WikiLeaks' donations barely enough to keep the servers running
Donations to WikiLeaks since January have only been enough to cover expenditures in essential infrastructure, such as servers, according to a transpar...
Article | 20/05/2013 Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are secret backers behind European Privacy Association
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have been confirmed as the secret backers behind the European Privacy Association (EPA) which was accused of a lack of tra...
Article | 19/05/2013 Bitcoiners rally to enlighten Washington
Washington's biggest problem when it comes to Bitcoin may just be that policymakers on the Hill don't know enough about it, yet.
Article | 17/05/2013 Alleged tech support scammers settle FTC charges
Operators of two alleged tech support scams that charged consumers hundreds of dollars to supposedly fix their computers have settled charges from the...
Article | 17/05/2013 Police arrest Anonymous suspects in Italy
Italian police arrested four suspected hackers Friday, accusing them of having taken control of the Italian branch of the Anonymous network.
Article | 17/05/2013 Banking privacy prevails over copyright enforcement, Dutch court rules
Privacy laws protecting bank account holders are more important than providing information to aid in copyright enforcement, according to a Dutch court...
Article | 17/05/2013 Yahoo wins appeal of $2.7 billion suit in Mexican court
An appeals court in Mexico has overturned an approximately US$2.7 billion judgment against Yahoo and Yahoo Mexico in a breach-of-contract suit concern...
Article | 16/05/2013 Lawmakers press Google on Glass privacy
Members of a U.S. congressional group on privacy wrote Thursday to Google CEO Larry Page requesting information on how the futuristic device handles p...
Article | 16/05/2013 Advocates call for legal protections for copyright consumers
The U.S. Congress should consider a "safe harbor" from legal action for consumers using works protected by copyright as it launches a long-term effort...
Article | 16/05/2013 Four former LulzSec members sentenced to prison in the UK
Four British men associated with the LulzSec hacker collective received prison sentences Thursday for their roles in cyberattacks launched by the grou...
Article | 16/05/2013 German case on embedding YouTube videos referred to EU court
Embedded YouTube videos don't infringe copyright under current German law, but they could violate European rules, the German Federal Court of Justice ...