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Court rules against Universal Music in Veoh case

Technology / Internet

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled against Universal Music Group in a copyright suit against online video site operator Veoh Networks Inc.


Does anti-piracy software on video games open security risks on users' computers?

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientist Alex Halderman wants to know if antipiracy software built into Spore and other video games makes computers more vulnerable to hackers. To find out, he might have to break the law.


Hollywood, RealNetworks square off on DVD copying (AP)

Hollywood, RealNetworks square off on DVD copying

Technology / Business

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 5

(AP) -- Hollywood calls it "rent, rip and return" and contends it's one of the biggest technological threats to the movie industry's annual $20 billion DVD market - software that allows you to copy a film ...





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Briefs: Digital copyright law stifling innovation

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created Mar 21, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Digital copyright laws are hampering innovation, a Cato Institute paper found Tuesday.


In Brief: Five arrested on copyright infringement

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created Apr 27, 2006 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Five people were arrested for copyright infringement as the federal crackdown against online piracy groups continues.


Why did the London Millennium Bridge 'wobble'?

Why did the London Millennium Bridge 'wobble'?

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created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (21) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- On its opening day, the London Millennium Bridge experienced unexpected swaying due to the large number of people crossing it. A new study finally explains the Millennium Bridge 'wobble' ...


German firms join for solar-thermal push in the U.S.

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created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

German firms Solar Millennium AG and MAN Ferrostaal AG on Monday said they formed a joint venture to build up to three utility-scale plants in Southern California at a cost about $1 billion each.


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Google willing to share digital books with rivals

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created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Google will let other online companies sell its digital copies of out-of-print books if a class-action settlement with U.S. authors and publishers wins court approval.


HP, Amazon to sell paperback versions of e-books

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Some of technology's best-known companies are betting there's pent-up demand for on-demand books.


Google to draw up new privacy policy for books

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created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Google has agreed to draw up a separate privacy policy for its digital library in response to a request from the Federal Trade Commission.


Delegates to the summit will be looking to hammer out a united approach to illegal downloading

Digital piracy looms over World Copyright Summit

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created Jun 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Movie directors, composers, authors, legal experts, policy-makers and others are meeting here this week to discuss the "threats and opportunities" the Internet poses to copyright in the digital age.


Deadline arrives in Google book-scan deal (AP)

Deadline in Google book deal extended to Friday

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Google says it needs until Friday to come up with a new proposal that would give it the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.


Studios Face Tough Battle Protecting Hi-Def DVDs

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created May 05, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Hollywood studios may find it impossible to squash a Web-based movement to facilitate the illegal copying of high-definition DVDs, even though the law is on their side, because the information has already been distributed ...



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