In a ruling released yesterday, Justice Helen Winkelmann of the High Court of New Zealand has ordered the FBI to begin copying over 150TB of data from the computers seized from Kim Dotcom earlier this year as evidence for the DOJ's case against Megaupload. The ruling comes as a preemptive...
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According to reports, the Ethiopian government has increased its restrictions on internet use in the country, which now make accessing voice over IP tools like Skype a crime. The law was reportedly ratified last month, on May 24th, and according...
A $1.056 billion agreement that transfers about three-quarters of AOL's patent portfolio to Microsoft has been completed, the companies announced today. Over 800 of AOL's 1,100 patents now belong to Microsoft, and Microsoft has a non-exclusive license to the remainder. AOL will also retain a license to what it's sold. Microsoft will be using its new intellectual property in a deal with Facebook,...
Comcast has signalled that it's tired of being asked to give up names when users are accused of copyright infringement. In a recent case, the US ISP was asked to provide subscriber information for IP addresses by four adult video companies; it's now asking an Illinois District Court to throw out the subpoenas. In a statement to the court, Comcast argued that "plaintiffs should not be allowed to profit from unfair litigation tactics whereby they use the offices of the Court as an inexpensive means to gain Doe defendants’ personal information and coerce 'settlements' from them." Because the inquiries are overbroad and the John Does accused of copyright infringement can't fight back in local court, Comcast says, the companies should not be able to require information from it.
Comcast also raised a point that's long been considered...
"It is evident in these cases... that plaintiffs have no interest in actually litigating their claims." Comcast
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For just about as long as mobile phones have been available, there has been talk potential long-term side effects that might come from holding a small radio-emitting piece of technology next to your brain. While most consumers don't give it a second thought these days, the FCC is reportedly...
In a blog post from this morning, Cory Doctorow — a technology writer who has given a number of speeches on copyright — explains why ebooks that are available in some countries aren't available in others. Doctorow picks apart the motivations...
When Comcast announced that its Xfinity app for Xbox 360 wouldn't count against its internet subscriber's data caps, it got an earful from net neutrality advocates, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, and Senator Al Franken. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Department...
