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Stories by Paul Meller

Article | 4/04/2001 EU on course to rule in Microsoft probe

The European Commission has given its strongest indication yet that it plans to punish Microsoft for abusing its dominant position in the operating sy...

Article | 5/02/2001 EU cracks down on spammers

The direct marketing industry has hit back at attempts by European legislators to ban marketing by e-mail.

Article | 4/12/2000 European justices pass stiff e-commerce law

In an attempt to deal with consumers' cross-border complaints, European justice ministers on Thursday passed a law that will force traders to abide by...

Article | 24/11/2000 Council of Europe to discuss cyber crime treaty

Forty-one countries stretching from Iceland to the former Soviet republic of Georgia could be close to approving a treaty that would fight cyber crime...

Article | 23/11/2000 EU e-commerce regulation expected soon

The development of electronic commerce in Europe is being jeopardised by a new law set to take effect at the end of this month, industry groups said i...

Article | 12/10/2000 EC Gives AOL-Time Warner Merger Go-Ahead

The European Commission said Wednesday it has given its conditional approval to the merger of America Online with Time Warner, after a four month in-d...

Article | 10/10/2000 EU Says Yes to DVD Manufacturers' Patent Pool

The European Commission has approved an agreement by some of the developers of DVD (digital versatile disc) technology to pool their patents, it said ...