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RIAA appeal in Jammie Thomas case refusedOpen in New Window
"The judge overseeing the RIAA case against Jammie Thomas has refused to allow the music industry to appeal his order; the RIAA will instead need to go through a complete new trial before an appeal read more »
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FISA amendment forces appeals court to punt on wiretap caseOpen in New Window
"EFF's long-languishing warrantless wiretap suit booted back to district court for new proceedings under recent immunity law." read more »
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Awaiting decision on new trial in Thomas caseOpen in New Window
Richard Koman summarizes the latest developments in the RIAA's case against Jammie Thomas, which resulted in the widely publicized $220,000 judgment against her. Koman notes a retrial is likely. read more »
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Investigator controversy surfaces over Pirate Bay caseOpen in New Window
Jacqui Cheng reports on the news that Jim Keyzer, a Swedish police officer involved in the Pirate Bay case, was working for Warner Bros. at the same time as he was investigating Pirate, raising serious concerns of a conflict of interest. read more »
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Europe's highest court to weigh in on Google AdWords caseOpen in New Window
"Fashion design house Louis Vuitton isn't happy with Google's willingness to sell AdWords to knockoff retailers using their brand name, and the French courts have sided along with him..." read more »
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Microsoft gets mixed ruling in latest Alcatel-Lucent caseOpen in New Window
"Microsoft received a mixed ruling in the latest round of lawsuits between it and Alcatel-Lucent. This time, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California found that Microsoft did not..." read more »
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The new case for open source data protectionOpen in New Window
"Open source tools, utilities, and products have been available for many years. While these alternatives tend to offer low acquisition costs, companies have been hesitant to adopt..." read more »
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Syncing vs. saving, and the case for a home storage cloudOpen in New Window
"On a technical level, to "sync" a file and to "save" it are the same thing. But in terms of user experience, there's a world of difference between the two actions. So here's why I'd rather save to..." read more »
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