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MPAA's Chris Dodd: equating file sharing with thievery puts us 'on the wrong track'

By Adi Robertson on May 21, 2012 02:57 pm + 34 comments

Chris Dodd, the former US Senator and current head of the MPAA, is all too aware of how his agency Continue reading…
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EU finds four potential antitrust offenses in Google search, prefers to resolve them amicably

By Vlad Savov on May 21, 2012 08:09 am + 112 comments

After 18 months of investigation into Google's search practices, the European Commission has found Continue reading…
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Oregon law offers generous tax breaks to data centers

By Amar Toor on May 20, 2012 10:59 pm + 14 comments

A new Oregon law that goes into effect on June 4th is set to provide handsome tax breaks to data Continue reading…
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Samsung and Apple CEOs to meet Monday for mediation, patent cross-licensing an option

By Dante D'Orazio on May 20, 2012 06:16 pm + 90 comments

Samsung and Apple are all set to meet up for mediation tomorrow and Tuesday at a San Fransisco Continue reading…
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Twitter blocked by Pakistani government (update)

By Dante D'Orazio on May 20, 2012 11:43 am + 131 comments

Reports came in this morning that Twitter has been blocked in Pakistan due to tweets regarding a Continue reading…
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Google will keep Android free and open for at least five years

By Nathan Ingraham on May 19, 2012 05:00 pm + 209 comments

According to the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and the Associated Press, Google had to agree to keep Continue reading…
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Google's Motorola buyout approved by China, expected to close next week (update)

By Nathan Ingraham on May 19, 2012 02:14 pm + 82 comments

Google's purchase of Motorola has been a long time in the making, but it looks like the last hurdle Continue reading…
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Microsoft wins ban on Motorola Android devices from the ITC

By Matt Macari on May 19, 2012 01:43 pm + 139 comments

We saw this week just how powerful an import ban can be as US Customs officials enforced an ITC Continue reading…
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ePub standards body proposes new 'lightweight' DRM for ebook platform interoperability

By Bryan Bishop on May 19, 2012 06:57 am + 15 comments

Tor and several other related imprints may be going DRM-free in July, but that doesn't mean the rest Continue reading…
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UK man receives one year sentence for hacking Facebook account

By Andrew Webster on May 18, 2012 10:21 am + 19 comments

A UK man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for hacking a Facebook account. 21-year-old Continue reading…