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Article | 7/03/2007 RIAA opposes new fair use bill
A new bill in the U.S. Congress aimed at protecting the fair use rights for consumers of copyright material would "legalize hacking," the Recording In...
Article | 2/03/2007 Berners-Lee: Congress should consider net neutrality
Timothy Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, advocated that the U.S. Congress protect net neutrality and questioned the value of digital r...
Article | 7/02/2007 Google CEO: Internet's role in freedom still expanding
The Internet has an ever-growing role to play in allowing free expression across the globe, but only if attempts to reign it in are unsuccessful, Goog...
Article | 31/01/2007 Spam may have been sleazy but it sure wasn't cheap
An Internet-based provider of sexually explicit entertainment has agreed to pay a US$465,000 civil penalty for sending unwanted e-mail, the U.S. Feder...
Article | 19/01/2007 Groups criticize music DRM legislation
Consumer rights groups have voiced opposition to legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress last week that would require Internet broadcasters to dep...
Article | 15/01/2007 Group nets US$1 million in piracy settlements in December
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) received more than US$1 million for software piracy settlements in December, the group announce...
Article | 12/01/2007 Intel files countersuit in Transmeta patent case
Intel has filed a countersuit against Transmeta in an ongoing patent infringement disagreement between the two companies.
Article | 5/01/2007 US House member outlines agenda in Second Life
Sometimes, virtual life still takes a back seat to real life -- a briefing from U.S. Representative George Miller in the virtual world Second Life was...
Article | 4/01/2007 Kodak, Sony end patent dispute
Eastman Kodak and Sony have ended a 3-year-old patent dispute and entered into a cross-licensing agreement, the two companies announced Wednesday.
Article | 21/12/2006 Poll: Next Bill Gates coming from outside US
Just 21 percent of U.S. residents believe the next Bill Gates will come from their country, according to a new survey on Internet attitudes released W...
Article | 1/12/2006 Commerce Department extends .com contract with VeriSign
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has approved an agreement for VeriSign to continue to operate the .com domain for six more years, despite object...
Article | 29/11/2006 SimCity goes mobile in the US
Electronic Arts (EA) has released a version of its addictive city simulation game for mobile phones, the company announced Tuesday.
Article | 17/11/2006 Former Elpida exec pleads guilty to DRAM price fixing
A former executive at Elpida Memory will serve time in prison and pay a US$250,000 fine for participating in a global conspiracy to fix DRAM (dynamic ...
Article | 16/11/2006 NY authorities charge 30 with illegal online gambling
Twenty-seven people and three corporations face charges related to operating an illegal online gambling operation in indictments announced Wednesday b...
Article | 9/11/2006 Experts debate: Is DRM good or bad for consumers?
DRM (digital rights management) technology may actually be good for consumers because it could give them more choices for downloading or buying copyri...

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