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Restrictions lifted on NY Times hacker
News A federal judge on Friday said Adrian Lamo, the so-called homeless hacker, could go free on bail with only limited restrictions on his computer use until his next court date in October. US Magistrate Judge Debra Freeman kept Lamo's bail at the...
[September 15, 2003, 11:10]
MS: No breakup - restrictions maybe
News Microsoft told lawmakers that any breakup of the software concern would amount to a "regulatory death sentence", but signalled that it would accept some "common-sense" restrictions on its conduct to settle the government's antitrust claims.
[February 16, 2000, 12:59]
Microsoft relaxes restrictions on virtualisation
News This easing of licensing restrictions is an important phase in the development of virtualisation, "which will lead to a much, much broader adoption of virtualisation", said Microsoft's virtual product manager in the UK, Neil Sanderson.
[August 19, 2008, 17:07]
Europe to remove encryption restrictions, US to follow
News The European Union is expected to dramatically reduce restrictions on the export of encryption between member nations this coming Monday -- a move which experts believe will force the US to take similar steps.
[May 26, 2000, 8:04]
GPL's DRM restrictions are revised
News The second draft makes clear "our goal is to protect our way of making software, not to ensure that movies or music or textual works are free of digital restrictions," Moglen said. In the licence's preamble, the first draft's had this to say about...
[July 28, 2006, 9:15]
US officials order e-ticketing restrictions
News Also under the new restrictions, passengers will be required to show proof of a valid ticket to get past security checkpoints. Federal authorities have implemented new regulations for electronic airline tickets as part of tighter security at US...
[September 14, 2001, 9:43]
Russia faces increased Internet restrictions
News On Friday a Russian pro-democracy campaigner denounced attempts by Vladimir Putin's government to infringe on the Internet privacy of citizens and to control the content of independent Web sites. At a conference organised by Privacy International...
[September 26, 2000, 10:10]
BBC World Service hit by Olympic restrictions
News The worldwide ban on streaming Olympic audio and video coverage over the Internet has forced the BBC World Service to stop broadcasting news and sports programmes over the Web. To avoid infringing copyright, nothing which might accidentally refer...
[September 14, 2000, 16:18]
Printer makers rapped over refill restrictions
News A law approved this week by the European Parliament is aiming to make it easier for consumers to refill pricey ink cartridges and reduce the amount of "electroscrap" generated by the PC and electronics industries.
[December 20, 2002, 12:29]
UK to take tougher line on Ultrawideband
News Ultrawideband services are likely to be legalised soon in the UK, but with tighter restrictions than in the US. Most power is concentrated in the central part of the graph - the inband portion - with much stricter restrictions on radiation in the...
[November 8, 2004, 11:28]
US to ease encryption rules
News The Clinton administration plans to announce that it will relax restrictions on exports of encryption software and hardware products, a major shift in a longstanding policy and a victory for technology companies.
[September 16, 1999, 16:49]
Lone file-swapper takes on recording industry
Talkback Provide a legal and viable format for obtaining music digitally, without restrictions to its use. These new services with all the restrictions to what you can do with your music once you puchase it make the assumption that we are criminals.
[October 3, 2003, 16:39]
Evaluation of Three Approaches for CORBA Firewall/NAT Traversal
White Papers Applications that use CORBA as communication layer often have some restrictions for multi-domain deployment. Furthermore, nowadays there isn't a well-accepted unique or standardized solution adopted by all ORBs, compelling applications using this...
[May 31, 2008, 1:01]
Magic Kingdom Mini Guide
Downloads With Magic Kingdom Mini Guide ride restrictions before walking across the park. The pocket guide has brief descriptions of attractions, identifies fast pass attractions and includes details on restrictions for rides.
[September 18, 2009, 7:05]
AOL readies streaming-video IM for launch
News America Online is quietly testing streaming video for its instant-messaging products now that the government has lifted restrictions against launching such a feature. AOL's IM tests come months after the Federal Communications Commission lifted...
[November 7, 2003, 15:00]
Russia gets ready to gag online dissent
News Russia's parliament may give final approval this week to sweeping restrictions on using the Internet to oppose the government. At the request of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Duma voted 272 to 126 last week in favor of the offline and...
[June 25, 2002, 9:29]
Mystery surrounds Microsoft's virtualisation U-turn
News For months, the industry has been calling on Microsoft to ease restrictions forcing customers to use only the priciest versions of Windows Vista for desktop virtualisation. When Vista debuted in January, Parallels posted a blog highlighting the...
[June 21, 2007, 9:45]
Government attacked over mobile mast rules
News The UK government has been accused of giving in to the mobile phone companies after warning local councils against imposing restrictions on the siting of new phone masts. Opposition MPs said the restrictions were wrong, and suggested that pressure...
[August 24, 2001, 13:35]
Apple, EMI strip DRM from music — for a price
News EMI will soon sell digital music with better sound quality and no digital rights management restrictions through Apple's iTunes Store. In February, Jobs released an open letter to record companies, encouraging them to abandon DRM restrictions and...
[April 2, 2007, 15:26]
Too little, too late from EU?
News As the European Union considers restrictions aimed at preventing Microsoft from unfairly using its dominance in PC operating systems to gain control of the market for multimedia software, some say the war has already moved on.
[March 8, 2004, 13:30]
