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British hacker takes appeal to Law Lords
Gary McKinnon is looking to avoid extradition to the US where he faces 45 years in prison on charges of hacking military and NASA systems.
Parliament moves to prevent teenage kicks online
A new survey validates today's legal moves to tackle the lack of age verification online.
Software police clamp down on UK firms
The global anti-software piracy body has announced the results legal action against UK companies found to be using illegal software.
Microsoft pulls Word-related versions of Office from sale
Microsoft is forced to temporarily withdraw its software after missing a deadline to purge all versions of Word of an offending piece of XML editing.
Facebook users can 'opt out' of Beacon settlement
Facebook users have until February to 'opt out' of the settlement, which sees the site shut down Beacon and start a privacy foundation.
Italy seeks jail time for Google execs
Italian prosecutors argue that Google didn't take an offensive video down quickly enough.
eBay and Skype founders settle lawsuit
eBay and an investment group have settled a lawsuit regarding Skype, which had been holding up plans to sell off the VoIP firm.
Alan Johnson to be questioned by MPs over McKinnon
A cross-party committee wants to know why hacker Gary McKinnon faces extradition.
Web forces libel law update
The government is looking for feedback on how libel laws should be updated to be more inclusive of web publishing.
Microsoft slams Google digital book settlement
Microsoft has called the settlement an 'unprecedented misuse of the judicial system'.
Confusing Wi-Fi laws could cause mobile broadband trouble
A UK researcher believes Wi-Fi regulation needs clearing up.
Hackers: Crimes and punishments
Many feel Gary McKinnon’s possible extradition to the US is harsh punishment. We look at ten other hackers from around the world to see how their...
Civil cases after EU fine for Intel?
Analysts suggest the EU case against Intel opens the firm up to civil lawsuits – AMD is already lined up for next year.
Pirate Bay judge accused of bias
The judge who found Pirate Bay guilty in its copyright case apparently sits on the board of a copyright protection group.
Microsoft owes $388 million after losing patent case
Microsoft plans to appeal the case, filed by Uniloc over anti-piracy systems.
How poor web security nearly lead to a jail term
The Julie Amero trial highlights the importance of security and making courts understand how the internet works.
Oracle appeals liability limits in TomorrowNow suit
The latest twist in the ongoing battle of the enterprise application giants over TomorrowNow‘s “inappropriate downloads” sees Oracle...
Microsoft accused of monopoly abuse over IE
The European Commission has accused Microsoft of abusing its dominant market position to push its Internet Explorer browser.
SAP asks for TomorrowNow lawsuit limits
The German software maker seeks damage limitation, claiming Oracle has made copyright lawsuit too complex in an attempt to bog down proceedings.
TomorrowNow lawsuit mediation fails
The Oracle lawsuit against defunct SAP subsidiary, TomorrowNow is set to continue to court, as mediation efforts fail to reach any agreement.
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