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Research and Markets: Internet and Online Law - The Most Comprehensive Book in the
CNBC - 120 Minutes ago
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Dublin - Research and Markets () has announced the addition of the "Internet and Online Law." subscription to their offering.Internet and Online Law, by an all-star team of legal experts,
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We have to be better than piracy: Spotify
CNET.com.au - 12 Hours ago
Spotify launches today in Australia and New Zealand, delivering 16 million songs to its members. To succeed, the company believes it has to be better and not just better than its direct competitors. "When
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Digital Theft of Intangible Property: Go GreenGo Free?
Law.com - 14 Hours ago
Joseph V. DeMarco, a partner at DeVore & DeMarco, writes that a recent Second Circuit decision, which wrestled with questions about the intangibility of code and whether internal business software can
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BitTorrent Inc. Sues Germanyâ??s BitTorrent Co. for Infringement
Wired News - 14 Hours ago
BitTorrent Inc. of San Francisco, the developer of the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol, claims in a federal lawsuit that a German company is ripping off its intellectual property. San Francisco-based
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New French government wants to change piracy law this year
Telecompaper - 6 Hours ago
France's new culture and communication minister, Aurelie Filippetti, has announced that the Hollande government will hold a dialogue with representatives of the cultural industries and internet users
'New French government wants to change piracy law this year' Individual.com
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EU cookie law is a â??restraint to trade onlineâ?, says online retailer
Computing.co.uk - 8 Hours ago
The EU cookie law will restrict businesses from operating in the EU, according to founder of online retailer Figleaves.com, Michael Ross. The law is enforceable in the UK from this Saturday and is part
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FAST: Battle Against Software Piracy Far From Over
ITProPortal.com - 4 Hours ago
VPNs and futile legislation keeping pirates ahead of the game. The (FAST) fears the battle against online piracy is in danger of flagging, with legislation falling behind technology. Its concerns come
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BitTorrent Inc Takes Legal Action Against Download Scammers
Mad Shrimps - 7 Hours ago
While I can see how something like this would piss off the people at BitTorrent, you have to admit this whole thing is hilarious on multiple levels. "Accordingly, Plaintiff is informed and believes, and
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John Travolta Accusers' Former Lawyer Sues Gloria Allred - E! Online
Zimbio - 13 Hours ago
E! OnlineE! OnlineKaty Perry: You Goth, Girl! Plus, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift and more. Rate all the highs and lows! Okorie Okorocha, the attorney who originally filed suit against John Travolta
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BitTorrent Inc. Sues Germany's BitTorrent Co. for Infringement
Goldstein Report - 13 Hours ago
Posted in: Legal, Privacy & Security at 22/05/2012 00:05 BitTorrent Inc. of San Francisco, the developer of the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol, claims in a federal lawsuit that a German company is ripping
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Cerf Fears Government Cyber, Anti-Piracy Laws
Goldstein Report - 13 Hours ago
Governments around the world are using cybersecurity and other fears to "cloak" efforts to crack down on political speech, Vint Cerf, known as one of the fathers of the Internet, said on Monday. The tendency
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Online petition seeks Tahiti law to disclose GM food imports.
Radio New Zealand International - 14 Hours ago
An online petition has been launched in French Polynesia seeking to label imports of genetically modified foods. The petition says regulations pertaining genetically modified organisms are a matter for
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Spotify Australia: â??We Absolutely Want Piracy To Decreaseâ??
Gizmodo Australia - 14 Hours ago
You can try out Spotify for yourself, but just how broad is its local catalogue? And how many of its customers does it expect to pay up? To get some answers, Lifehacker chatted with Spotify Australiaâ??s
Spotify Australia: ?We Absolutely Want Piracy To Decrease? Lifehacker Australia
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CU law schoolâ??s Ohm to help FTC monitor online privacy
Denver Business Journal - 15 Hours ago
Paul Ohm, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Law School, has been appointed to the Ohm is regarded as an authority in online privacy matters and formerly was a federal prosecutor with
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MPAA finally admits piracy is not the same as stealing, kinda
AfterDawn.com - 11 Hours ago
The MPAA's CEO Chris Dodd has finally admitted that the group's tactics of comparing piracy to stealing is a bad choice. Over the last decade (or longer), the media industry has used the word "theft"
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Illegal file downloading: What to know
NBC 2 - 12 Hours ago
FORT MYERS - A precedent set today could end up costing you thousands someday. A former Boston University student was ordered to pay $675,000 for illegally downloading 30 songs. Michael Green says he
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No Supreme Court Relief for Joel Tenenbaumâ??s $675K Piracy Fine
Time - 16 Hours ago
RIAA The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear the case of Joel Tenenbaum, who illegally downloaded music during college and now faces a $675,000 fine. Tenenbaumâ??s been battling the music industry
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Watch: Dharun Ravi Sentenced to 30-Day Jail Term; Student Fined for Illegal Downloads
ABC News - 20 Hours ago
The latest headlines from ABCNews.com.
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Music Industry's Crackdown on Illegal Downloaders Gets a Boost From Supreme Court
MSN Entertainment - 22 Hours ago
� The music industry's attack on illegal music downloaders just got a big boost from the Supreme Court. The court on Monday declined to review a $675,000 jury award against Boston University student
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If You're In Silicon Valley, Come Talk With Rep. Jason Chaffetz About How We Prevent
Techdirt - 16 Hours ago
As many of you remember from the SOPA debates in Congress, one of the loudest voices speaking out against the bill was Rep. Jason Chaffetz. His repeated admonition in the House Judiciary Committee concerning
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Majority of APAC computer users admit to participating in software piracy
Tech Republic - 5/21/2012
Takeaway: Sixty-three percent of computer users in Asia Pacific admit to software piracy, above the global average of 57 percent. Software piracy in the Asia-Pacific region has risen to a record high
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Apple rumors and patent power, Windows Phone, and Amazon Wireless (MobileTechRoundup
ZDNet - 5/20/2012
Listen here (MP3, 53.8 MB, 66 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) Apple was in the mobile news this week, both due to new iPhone speculation and impact on HTCâ??s new products, as we talked
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Activist cleared of being part of illegal assembly The High Court on Monday cleared
Straits Times - 15 Hours ago
The High Court on Monday cleared a political activist known online as 'Uncle Yap' of being part of an illegal National Day assembly at Toa Payoh in 2008. Giving his verdict on Monday, Justice Quentin
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Chinese public demanding law on cyber security: survey
Goldstein Report - 15 Hours ago
Posted in: Legal, Privacy & Security at 22/05/2012 00:04 The public in China are crying out for improved legislation on Internet security, as 70 percent of them have had their personal information leaked
Public demanding law on cyber security: survey China Military Online
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MPAA Head Thinks Piracy Shouldnâ??t Be Called â??Theftâ?? After All
Gizmodo Australia - 17 Hours ago
MPAA head Chris Dodd backtracked on the associationâ??s stance on piracy in comments made to Variety over the weekend: â??Weâ??re in a transformative period with an explosion of technology thatâ??s going
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