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Google infringed on Oracle copyright, jury finds

...Google infringed on Oracle's copyright in its code for 37 Java API packages, but the question of... Read more

8 May, 2012 by David Meyer

The Pirate Bay infringes copyright, High Court decides

...The Pirate Bay and its users are copyright infringers, the High Court has established in a judgment that will probably... Read more

21 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Microsoft tops Google Search takedown list

...Microsoft software was behind almost half the search links Google removed on copyright grounds in April, new data has shown. Of a total of 1... Read more

25 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Oracle may only get $150,000 in damages from Google

...the trial in which the jury found Google's conceded use was copyright infringement.For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Oracle might... Read more

11 May, 2012 by Rachel King

Programming languages can't be copyrighted: EU court

...SAS Language. Although existing UK case law said it was not a copyright infringement to create such an emulator, SAS took its case to the... Read more

4 May, 2012 by Rachel King

Ransomware locks up PCs in fake anti-piracy campaign

British computer users are being targeted by fraudsters who use the Blackhold exploit kit to infect a PC, then accuse the victim of piracy, lock the computer and demand payment as compensation Read more

8 May, 2012 by Lance Whitney

Police threaten RnBXclusive music downloaders with jail

...Agency has arrested a proprietor of RnBXclusive, a website that allegedly provided copyright-infringing music downloads, and has threatened anyone who downloaded music from the... Read more

15 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Android doesn't violate Oracle's Java patents, jury decides

...part of. Alsup also noted that he will be deciding a related copyright issue within the case that remains unresolved. In the copyright phase of... Read more

24 May, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

Ofcom set to lay out anti-piracy rules for ISPs

...within weeks what they will be required to do to help combat copyright infringement, as the government pushes ahead with implementing the Digital Economy Act... Read more

16 May, 2012 by Ben Woods
DEA anti-piracy measures delayed until 2014

DEA anti-piracy measures delayed until 2014

...letters and the threat of disconnection to internet users deemed to infringe copyright or other intellectual property laws through file-sharing, cannot be brought into... Read more

26 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

SOCA: Police can monitor file download histories

...Police officers have been tracking when downloaders of copyright-infringing files have deleted their download histories, according to the Serious Organised... Read more

16 February, 2012 by David Meyer

UK signs ACTA as activists urge resistance

...known as ACTA. The countries signed the treaty, which aims to harmonise copyright enforcement across much of the world, in Tokyo on Thursday. However, the... Read more

26 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Oracle loses bid to throw out Google's 'fair use' defence

The judge in the Oracle-Google trial has rejected a motion by Oracle to throw out Google's 'fair use' defence, but a number of key questions remain Read more

10 May, 2012 by Rachel King

Industry sparks inquiry into UK copyright reform

...industry pressure, MPs have begun an inquiry into the Hargreaves review of copyright laws and the government's plan to put its recommendations into force... Read more

17 August, 2011 by David Meyer

Megaupload takedown shows need for fresh debate

...gutting of SOPA have made for a dramatic week in the great copyright-versus-technology debate, but they may also mark a good time for... Read more

21 January, 2012 by David Meyer

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