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Local elite rule over small villages in Indonesia
Jul 03, 2008 |
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Dutch-sponsored researcher Y. Argo Twikromo has investigated how the local ruling elite have retained their political control over the local population. He has tried to understand and analyse the dynamic processes of state ...
Microsoft to appeal Word patent ruling
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Microsoft said Wednesday it plans to appeal a ruling by a Texas judge that would ban the US software giant from selling its popular Word program in the United States.
Court: Microsoft OK to sell Word during appeal
Sep 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit says Microsoft Corp. can keep selling its Word desktop software as it appeals an unfavorable patent ruling.
Court: Yahoo's LAUNCHcast not 'interactive'
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal appeals court in New York says Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service is not "interactive" enough to require separate licensing deals with recording labels.
Swedish court overturns landmark file sharing ruling
Oct 13, 2009 |
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A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark file sharing ruling that forced an Internet service provider to reveal an Internet user's identity to five publishers.
EU ruling opens door for online betting crackdown
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Online bookmakers such as the one behind the multi-million sponsorship of Real Madrid can be banned by individual EU states, Europe's top court said Tuesday in a landmark ruling set to hit the industry.
Dutch court: Web site must remove copyright works
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A civil court on Wednesday ordered Dutch Web site Mininova to remove within three months all files on its servers that point to copyrighted works or face a fine of up to euro5 million ($7.16 million).
Bill would counter Supreme Court age bias ruling
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Oct 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Democrats in Congress are trying to counter another Supreme Court decision on employment discrimination, this time taking aim at a ruling that makes it harder for older workers to prove age bias.
Dish prevails over TiVo in initial patent ruling
Aug 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Dish Network Corp. said Tuesday that it has received an initial favorable ruling related to its patent fight with TiVo Inc.
Court says no exclusive cable rights in apartments
May 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cable companies cannot have exclusive rights to provide service in apartment buildings that they wire, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Fed judge says grizzlies still threatened
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal judge in Montana restored protections Monday for an estimated 600 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park, citing in part a decline in their food supply caused by climate change.
Ruling delayed again by judge in cyber-bullying case
May 19, 2009 |
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A federal judge in Los Angeles has once again delayed a ruling in the criminal case against Lori Drew in a St. Louis-area cyber-bullying linked to the suicide of teenager Megan Meier.
China to appeal WTO ruling on book, movie imports
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- China will appeal a World Trade Organization ruling that ordered it to ease restrictions on imports of movies, music and books in a case brought by Washington, a Commerce Ministry spokesman said Monday.
Seriously ill Briton wins landmark ruling on assisted suicide
Jul 30, 2009 |
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A British multiple sclerosis sufferer won a landmark victory Thursday in her long-running legal battle to clarify the law on assisted suicide.
Court rejects cap on cable market share -- again
Aug 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An appeals court overturned a rule that said a cable TV company could not serve more than 30 percent of the nation's subscribers. The verdict Friday was a victory for the largest cable company, Comcast Corp., which ...
