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Spread Spectrum Embedding of Colluder Traceable Codeword in Multimedia

Spread Spectrum Embedding of Colluder Traceable Codeword in Multimedia

With digital multimedia distribution, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are at a more risk than ever, due to the... Read more

1 January, 2011

ACTA: Facts, misconceptions and questions

It's good to see that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, otherwise known as ACTA, is at last getting the attention... Read more

29 January, 2012

UK signs ACTA as activists urge resistance

...in September. Although ACTA is primarily concerned with the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR), its designation as a trade treaty meant it could be... Read more

26 January, 2012 by David Meyer
Net neutrality ignores business users

Net neutrality ignores business users

...rights — between the intellectual property rights of content owners and the user access rights of those connected... Read more

7 January, 2011 by Nick White

Czechs, Slovaks join Poland in pausing ACTA process

...is meant to be about better enforcement of existing copyright and intellectual property rights through international cooperation. ACTA should not change existing European law in... Read more

8 February, 2012

Reuse of public data to get easier under new EU rules

Most public bodies will be compelled to make almost all their data available for reuse under new proposals from the European Commission, which says resulting apps and services could lead to a £34bn boost for the EU's economy Read more

12 December, 2011 by David Meyer

EC approves Western Digital's Hitachi storage takeover

...inch HDD production plant, while also transferring or licensing the necessary intellectual property rights to the buyer. Staff and HDD component supply will also be... Read more

25 November, 2011

US judge says Samsung's tablets infringe Apple patents

...judge's decision, and Samsung will continue to actively defend its intellectual property rights," a Samsung spokesman told ZDNet UK's sister site CNET News... Read more

14 October, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Raytheon UK targeted in cloud-based attack

...really like that, so they got very interested in our IPR [intellectual property rights]. We've had to very, very rapidly catch up with our... Read more

12 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Google-funded company sues Motorola over patents

...responsibility to our current customers and our investors to defend our intellectual property rights against companies such as Motorola Mobility who use them without a... Read more

7 October, 2011

Samsung tries to ban iPhone 4S sales in Italy, France

...Wednesday, according to Reuters. "Apple has continued to flagrantly violate our intellectual property rights and free-ride on our technology," Reuters quoted Samsung as saying... Read more

5 October, 2011

T-Mobile USA sides with Samsung in Apple battle

...such a move in the past week. "While T-Mobile respects intellectual property rights and believes that owners of intellectual property deserve the right to... Read more

29 September, 2011 by Roger Cheng

Raytheon seeks £500m e-Borders payoff

...for the termination of the contract and any possible infringement of intellectual property rights.e-Borders project On Monday, Green said the first phase of... Read more

26 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Dutch court blocks Galaxy phones in parts of Europe

...that meet and exceed consumer expectations. And we will defend our intellectual property rights through the ongoing legal proceedings around the world." Samsung and Apple... Read more

24 August, 2011

Apple injunction blocks iPad rival's sales: Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 withdrawn from UK

...court rulingPhoto: Samsung "We intend to act immediately to defend our intellectual property rights through the ongoing legal proceedings in Germany and will continue to... Read more

10 August, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

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