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Aftermath: Will Microsoft fight or fold?

"The only card they have now is delay, and it's a real card" Read more

9 November, 1999 by ZDNet

US presses ahead with patent reforms

...of our industries," chairman Patrick Leahy, who co-sponsored the bill with Senator Orrin Hatch, said in a statement after the vote. The Senate action... Read more

23 July, 2007 by Anne Broache

Venture-capital firms oppose US patent changes

The US Congress and large IT companies say patent reform is necessary in the US, but some start-ups beg to differ Read more

2 April, 2007 by Anne Broache

US tech firms lock horns over patent law

Larger technology companies and smaller venture capital firms are disputing the necessity of changes to US patent law Read more

30 March, 2007 by Anne Broache

How the Democrats' win affects tech

...to let copyright holders disable PCs used for illicit file trading. And Senator Orrin Hatch, a Republican, once called for remotely destroying pirates' computers. The... Read more

10 November, 2006 by Anne Broache and Declan McCullagh

Domain name price hikes attacked

US politicians are furious that ICANN has allowed Verisign to profit from its monopoly position with annual price hikes, which may harm small businesses Read more

8 June, 2006 by Anne Broache and Declan McCullagh

Windows piracy must not harm Linux

...to the manufacturers of processors. Those in favour of Induce -- such as Senator Orrin Hatch, father of the Act -- would do well to take a... Read more

30 September, 2004 by Leader

Justice Dept cools on suing swappers

...continuing civil enforcement actions might be needed to generate the necessary deterrence," Senator Orrin Hatch said when announcing his support for the Pirate Act. "I... Read more

24 August, 2004 by Declan McCullagh

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Fees

...the licence conditions and will hinder the development of books for everyone -- Senator Orrin Hatch would like to include lasers in the book binding to... Read more

25 June, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins

FBI to hunt Internet pirates

...massive quantities of copyrighted music online." The bill comes just days after senator Orrin Hatch raised alarm by suggesting that copyright holders should be allowed... Read more

23 June, 2003 by David Becker

Senator suggests destroying song-swappers' PCs

US Senator Orrin Hatch on Wednesday backpedaled slightly from his suggestion a day earlier... Read more

19 June, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

SCO wants another $2bn from IBM

...of the law firm Hatch, James & Dodge. Hatch is the son of Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a representative for SCO confirmed Monday. The suit... Read more

17 June, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Microsoft under pressure on Windows XP

Senator asks US federal and state authorities to delay release of Microsoft's new operating system, calling for an investigation into XP Read more

25 July, 2001 by Joe Wilcox

Napster leads march on Washington

...will be held in the Senate Judiciary Committee. That committee's chairman, Senator Orrin Hatch has been one of the most outspoken legislative critics of... Read more

27 March, 2001 by John Borland

Don't shed tears for Napster

...I'm sure as heck not concerned, as are the likes of Senator Orrin Hatch, that the recent decision by the San Francisco Ninth Circuit... Read more

21 February, 2001 by Lisa Vaas

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yeah! all we want free software

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Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

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