Policy & Law Archive

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  Facebook agrees to let users control whether Likes turn into Sponsored Stories

  By Ellis Hamburger on June 21, 2012 02:44 pm + 4 comments

  If you're annoyed that your Likes frequently get turned into Sponsored Story ads your friends see in Continue reading…

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  Amended Japanese copyright law to make illegal downloads a criminal offense

  By Andrew Webster on June 21, 2012 01:31 pm + 16 comments

  Japan's parliament has approved a measure to amend its copyright law so that illegally downloading Continue reading…

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  Supreme Court strikes down current FCC penalties for cursing and nudity on TV

  By T.C. Sottek on June 21, 2012 11:19 am + 65 comments

  The US Supreme Court has prohibited the FCC from imposing fines and sanctions for fleeting Continue reading…

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  Google Analytics blocked in Cuba because of US sanctions

  By Kimber Streams on June 21, 2012 10:44 am + 10 comments

  Google Analytics has been blocked in Cuba to comply with US sanctions against the country that date Continue reading…

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  Tim Wu on why 'free speech for computers' is dangerous

  By Adi Robertson on June 21, 2012 08:53 am + 11 comments

  We're a long ways from humanoid computers, but companies like Google have argued that their web Continue reading…

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  ACTA fails to gain ITC approval, MEPs vote to reject controversial piracy treaty

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 21, 2012 06:39 am + 6 comments

  The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has been rejected by the International Continue reading…

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  Denmark reportedly abandoning 'three strikes' piracy law in favor of education and site blocking

  By Adi Robertson on June 21, 2012 01:44 am + 4 comments

  Denmark is reportedly set to unveil a new anti-piracy strategy that will focus on education and Continue reading…

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  Canadian safety minister orders stop to airport recording pending 'privacy impact assessment'

  By Andrew Webster on June 20, 2012 11:58 pm + 4 comments

  The Canadian government may be moving away from a proposed plan to use video and audio equipment to Continue reading…

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  Oracle declines copyright infringement damages from Google in anticipation of appeal

  By Bryan Bishop on June 20, 2012 10:57 pm + 23 comments

  Today Oracle's legal team decided to forego any statutory damages in connection with its Continue reading…

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  Motorola offers to settle with Microsoft over patent infringements

  By Sam Byford on June 20, 2012 10:00 pm + 51 comments

  In the face of a possible import ban from the ITC, Motorola Mobility is seeking to end its patent Continue reading…