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Point, Veoh. Court Upholds DMCA Protections In Suit Brought Against It By UMG.Open in New Window
"For those Web companies that comply by it, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is turning out to be their best friend. Last week, Universal Music Group (UMG) was denied a summary judgment by a Lo read more »
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EFF wins request for reexamination of ringtone patentOpen in New Window
Synthesized controversyThe US Patent and Trademark Office has granted a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation to reexamine a controversial patent that covers the distribution of certain types read more »
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Open Document Format Has Been Accepted By 16 GovernmentsOpen in New Window
Charles Babcock writes "The Open Document Format continues to gain ground with governments as the format in which they wish to create important documents, despite Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s Office fo read more »
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Dell Reorganizes Into Three Global UnitsOpen in New Window
"Dell Inc., which has seen PC sales slow in the economic downturn, announced on Wednesday a massive reorganization that establishes three separate global units for selling to businesses and governme read more »
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UK Government To Outsource Big Brother Internet Monitoring. I’m moving to China.Open in New Window
"It will cost $17.5 billion, be run by private companies and track every move we make on the internet, every call, text message and every transaction. Yes, this is the UK government proposal to mana read more »
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BroadSoft acquires Sylantro as VoIP market consolidatesOpen in New Window
"BroadSoft, a provider of VoIP applications to telecom service providers, this week said it acquired competitor Sylantro Systems for an undisclosed sum." read more »
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Government pipedreams on internet ratings doomed to failOpen in New Window
"Proposals by UK Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, to introduce cinema-style ratings for websites across the globe might benefit from a little more..." read more »
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RIM Takes Motorola To Court Over JobsOpen in New Window
"Motorola is trying to keep the BlackBerry maker from hiring fired or soon-to-be fired employees, RIM said in a lawsuit." read more »
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