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Spyware and the law
News The information in this Update is for general interest only and readers should seek appropriate and specific legal advice before taking or refraining from any action. Now the problem is so widespread that there is a growing call for governments to...
[November 4, 2004, 16:08]
ASA rules against Internet directory
News The watchdog will take no further action at present, but if GC Logic continues to offend it could refer the company to the Office of Fair Trading which has the power to take legal action. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on Wednesday...
[September 9, 2004, 17:20]
Opponents attack SCO's GPL 'nonsense'
News Heise's remarks echo the comments of SCO chief executive Darl McBride during a recent teleconference, in which he announced a set of licence fees that companies using Linux could pay if they wanted to avoid legal action by SCO.
[August 19, 2003, 12:25]
Zero-knowledge adds privacy tool
News You're stating various policies, and if you don't get it right, then you're opening yourself up to legal action. Privacy experts say that by compressing crucial information such as company standards into a compact file, much is at risk, including...
[March 6, 2002, 9:00]
Palm pours cold water on fan-site row
News Palm has never taken legal action against such sites, but has asked for voluntary compliance with Palm's trademark guidelines," the company said. Many Webmasters found Palm's legal tactics heavy-handed, treating them like potential criminals rather...
[September 28, 2001, 17:12]
TalkTalk and Virgin Media still evaluating Phorm
Blog Add in potential legal issues surrounding behavioural ad-serving technology, especially with the EC taking legal action against the UK government for failing to act over BT trials of the tech in 2006 and 2007, and you have a whole can of worms.
[July 6, 2009, 17:36]
Analysis: The price of ignoring software piracy
News She claimed not, but when questioned about the possibility of legal action in future, she changed her mind. I can't speak on behalf of Adobe," Edmonds-Smith was keen to stress, before discussing the legal implications of piracy.
[January 29, 1999, 12:23]
US Report: Judge halts Diamond's MP3 player
News While we are gratified by the courts action today, it is unfortunate that we had to resort to legal action on this issue," said the organisation's president and CEO Hilary Rosen, in a statement. Kohn appeared at the hearing on Friday to speak...
[October 19, 1998, 9:41]
UK launches 'Euro-DMCA' debate
News The history of legal action against technology such as video tape recorders suggests that the judges will be aware of the potential overreach of any sections enacted to give effect to Article 6 and read them restrictively, Olswang added.
[August 12, 2002, 11:29]
Gates vs Noorda: Here we go again?
News Merkey said he received a note threatening Timpanogas with legal action, signed by Microsoft Windows licensing chieftain Dan Neault. Timpanogas Research Group may not be itching for a fight, but it could land in the middle of a legal battle...
[September 27, 2000, 13:55]
US employers face porn spam minefield
News Companies face a legal duty to take action as a result of federal civil rights laws dealing with sexual discrimination. Lewd email promoting pornography may soon pose more than just a technical challenge in the ongoing fight against spam -- experts...
[April 7, 2003, 12:28]
Investigation launched into e-voting machines
News The company has been pursuing legal action against two Swarthmore students, among other people, who have posted to the Web the company's internal email correspondence, which also calls into question the quality of the company's product.
[November 5, 2003, 11:25]
ISPs buckle under copyright cases
News But removing content -- whether because it is said to infringe copyright, defame somebody, be criminally racist or break laws such as the Obscene Publications Act, is not a simple process and can lay ISPs open to legal action.
[December 10, 2002, 10:37]
BayStar wants management changes at SCO
News It's also trying to sell intellectual property licenses to Linux users such as the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Centre, threatening legal action if they don't buy the license. But to make that case stick, SCO needs to change its...
[April 22, 2004, 12:45]
Web war rages over DVD-cracking site
News But some critics of the law say it stacks the deck in favour of copyright holders, giving Web site operators little chance to challenge or appeal takedown orders without undertaking expensive legal action, which can be prohibitive for small...
[January 25, 2001, 9:03]
HP backs down on DMCA warning
News Fink, HP's Linux manager, said on Thursday that he could not discuss whether his employer would pursue other legal action against SnoSoft that did not rely on DMCA. Hewlett-Packard has backed away from legal threats it made against security...
[August 2, 2002, 7:45]
Spyware kingpin hammered for $4m
News Since then, the FTC has taken legal action against about six other alleged purveyors of spyware. Despite the legal gains, consumers should be aware that spyware remains a major problem, Quarefima said.
[May 5, 2006, 10:50]
Music execs put pressure on Pirate Bay owner
News We need to warn you that if GGF takes responsibility for the Pirate Bay service in its current form, or if GGF operates the Pirate Bay in any way in violation of applicable copyright law, we will be forced to take legal action.
[August 7, 2009, 16:53]
Microsoft, Linux Foundation unite against proposal
News The company eventually settled with TomTom, but the move has created uncertainty over whether Microsoft intends to take legal action against Linux vendors that refuse to take a licence to Microsoft's patents.
[May 19, 2009, 9:01]
Cisco reaches deal with flaw researcher
News After the talk, Lynn retained attorney Jennifer Granick in the face of legal action by his former employer ISS and Cisco. The dispute over a presentation on hacking Cisco Systems' router software at the Black Hat security conference culminated in a...
[July 29, 2005, 7:40]
