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Almunia: Final Google Antitrust Decision Coming Soon
The European Commission will decide within weeks whether to accept Google's latest antitrust settlement terms
Judge Shows Leniency In Apple Ebook Conspiracy Ruling
A judge granted the US government oversight of Apple's content-distribution deals, also placing restrictions on Apple's agreements with publishers
British Citizen Arrested In China, Accused Of Selling Personal Data
Risk consultant Peter Humphrey has admitted using “illegal means” to obtain information
Apple Wins US Import Ban On Older Samsung Products
ITC says Samsung devices infringe two Apple patents, but says they do not copy Apple's design
US Federal Judge Rules Bitcoins Are “A Form Of Money”, Can Be Regulated
Securities and Exchange Commission gets a green light to investigate Bitcoin companies
Latvian Government Votes To Extradite Suspected Creator Of Gozi Trojan
Deniss Calovskis claims he is innocent, will appeal the decision with European Court of Human Rights
Tor Websites Down As Alleged Freedom Hosting Admin Arrested For Child Porn Distribution
Evidence suggests hackers employed by the FBI managed to track some Tor users
1,700 Websites In Russia Go Dark In A SOPA-Style Protest
Popular websites stop their services for a day to highlight the possible effects of a new anti-piracy law
France’s Own ‘PRISM’ Spies On Email And Phone Calls, Says Le Monde
French spies are storing hoards of citizens' communications data and they might be breaking the law
Google Accused Of Monetising “Dangerous” Videos
US politicians demand more information on YouTube advertising placed around videos that promote "dangerous or illegal activities"
Microsoft To Appeal SkyDrive Brand Ruling
Microsoft has said it will appeal a UK court decision that could force it to rebrand its SkyDrive cloud storage service across the EU
Government Promises Digital Courtrooms By 2016
Courtrooms will become 'fully digital' by 2016 as the government seeks to end 'outdated' reliance on paper
Electronic Frontier Foundation Sues The FBI
The non-profit organisation demands information about FBI’s Next Generation Identification biometrics database
Samsung Attempts To Settle EU Patent Case
Sources say Samsung would rather settle and play fair than risk paying several billion in fines
Google Forced To Give Up Wikileaks Volunteer Data To US Court
“Because I talked to Julian Assange, all information held by Google relating to my user account with them can be handed over to US prosecutors,” says Herbert Snorrason
Pirate Bay Co-Founder ‘Anakata’ Wanted By Danish Police
Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is accused of yet another cybercrime, this time in Denmark
Eminem Suing Facebook For Copyright Infringement
Facebook’s latest advert features music that sounds suspiciously similar to Eminem’s ‘Under the Influence’
Google Could Be Hit By A New Antitrust Investigation
Reports say Google has been accused of foul play in the US advertising market
Brocade And A10 Networks Settle Long-Running Patent Dispute
Bitter rivals become friends an hour before the trial
Federal Agents Seize A Portion Of MtGox Bitcoin Exchange Funds
US department of Homeland Security says Tokyo-based MtGox broke US laws
CoinLab Sues Mt.Gox Bitcoin Exchange For $75 Million
Mt Gox was due to transfer ownership of US and Canada assets in March. Well, it didn’t.
Google Loses RAND Royalty Fight Against Microsoft
The software giant will have to pay around $1.8 million in licensing fees, instead of over $4 billion
Pirate Bay Co-Founder “Anakata” Faces New Charges
Swedish authorities intend to keep Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in prison
Streetmap Sues Google For Stealing Its Customers
UK-based company claims Google used underhanded tactics to dominate the online map market
Why Rackspace Stood Up To Software Patent Trolls
Alan Schoenbaum, leader of the legal team at Rackspace, explains what makes software patent trolls ‘tick’
Google Joins Consortium To Combat Patent Litigation
Unified Patents, backed by Google and NetApp, aims to help organisations pool their resources to dissuade attacks by patent litigators
Rackspace: This Time, The Patent Troll Should Pay Us
Rakspace wants trolls at IP Nav to get a taste of their own medicine
Aaron Swartz Prosecution Team Threatened And Harassed
US court filing reveals impact Swartz’s suicide had on prosecution
EC Takes Interest in Apple Antitrust Claims
Operators raise concerns about strict iPhone contracts, but no formal investigation launched