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ReDigi fights for right to sell used digital music

Record companies seek to kill the golden goose

Law 5 Oct 22:14

Oracle, Google limber up for round two in their Android Java bout

Put your dukes up, and let's do this all over again

Law 5 Oct 17:02

Google-Moto slips out of Microsoft's grapple in German court wrestle

Legal baby oil beats Redmond belly slam

Law 5 Oct 15:29

Facebook IPOcalypse cases: One lawsuit to end them All

Plucky Zucky aims to dump them into NY legal Mount Doom

Law 5 Oct 14:58

New questions raised over Kim Dotcom snooping

Reports ‘ping’ Kiwi spy agency for spying on Dotcom's Modern Warfare sessions

Law 5 Oct 01:03

Samsung claims Apple jury foreman LIED to get REVENGE

Wants a whole new trial

Law 4 Oct 21:29

Google settles epic US book-scanning battle with 5 publishers

Digitised deal agreed with big name book-pushers

Law 4 Oct 15:33

STILL TRUE: Facebook and co to handle taxpayers' ID

Comment And the entire system will STILL NEED primary legislation, too

Government 4 Oct 10:27

UK.gov to spunk £2m a year policing global cyber-security

BCC New centre to advise countries on beefing up defences

Government 4 Oct 08:00

Privacy guardian wants one EU rulebook on ID databases

'Keeping citizens' privates protected must be in law'

Law 4 Oct 07:26

Global action takes down tech support scam

Canadian, Australian and US authorities claim victory over crims

Law 4 Oct 04:11

Assange movie portrays leaker as teen rebel

Review Telemovie says hacker martyr's infant escape from cult sparked activism

Government 4 Oct 00:53

Oz gov to test ‘all renewable’ options

Releases base data for public scrutiny

Policy 3 Oct 23:41

John Key accused of Dotcom ‘brain fade’

February briefing hinted at illegal wiretaps

Policy 3 Oct 22:30

Hey, Third World! We know what you need: Mmm, patent wars

UK IPO signs education deal, jumps on next flight

Government 3 Oct 13:31

Turkish officials reach for YouTube's joystick

Vids posted in Google's vault now tightly curbed by Ankara laws

Government 3 Oct 13:01

HMRC: Moving our data to the cloud will make it MORE secure

Skyscape deal will net £1m savings, claims UK taxman

Government 3 Oct 07:32

Pirate Party outlines Lego manifesto

Transparent parliament, plod on the pavement, for Australian Capital Territory

Policy 2 Oct 23:30

Samsung adds iPhone 5 to patent battle v Apple

No, not that battle, this battle

Law 2 Oct 17:57

US court lifts ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Sammy gets (a small) one in Apple's eye

Law 2 Oct 13:37

Op Tuleta officers cuff 2 more computer hacking suspects

Scotland Yard sweeps homes of suspects

Law 2 Oct 11:14

EU, US edge closer to mega-transatlantic patent system

Turns out Apple holds a patent on the idea

Law 2 Oct 08:39

UK brings in small-claims court for intellectual property

Can't afford a lawyer? Accept this much smaller payout

Law 2 Oct 08:01

Conroy wants telcos to wear undies on heads

And make them red, says Conroy as he brags of “unfettered power”

Government 2 Oct 05:15

Apple slapped with patent lawsuit over iOS 6 Passbook app

Poker-playing, restaurant-managing software dev seeks treble damages

Law 2 Oct 00:36

Facebook digs in over Jill Meagher page

Australian Police worry comments could spoil murder trial

Law 2 Oct 00:30

NBN Co nests satellites in WA

Three groundstations for regional networks

Government 1 Oct 21:50

Japan enacts two-year jail terms for illegal downloading

Draconian laws mean 10 years for uploaders

Policy 1 Oct 19:39

Iran: Sorry for the Gmail blockade – we were trying to block YouTube

G+ flooded with relieved Iranians after week-long blackout

Government 1 Oct 15:30

Motorola's Germany Xbox sales ban castrated by US judges

Appeal court puts a stop to ban on Microsoft boxen

Law 1 Oct 14:25

Bloke jailed for being unable to use BlackBerry Messenger freed

Appeal court told swim coach sent saucy text to EVERY contact

Law 1 Oct 13:42

Pair face £250k fines for spamming mobes with millions of texts

ICO gives duo a month to come up with a good excuse

Law 1 Oct 12:38

US said to designate Assange 'enemy' of the state

Military who 'communicate' with WikiLeaks could face death penalty

Law 28 Sep 17:37

HMRC becomes first gov tentacle to buy cloud through G-Cloud

Your taxes at work, collecting your taxes

Government 28 Sep 10:46

Google's disco-dancing uncle Schmidt trashes Apple's patent war

Video From billion-dollar lawsuits to busting Gangnam Style moves

Law 28 Sep 09:37

Draft UK libel law forces websites to axe mudslinging comments

Can't always be sued for defamatory posts, but can't keep them online either

Law 28 Sep 08:37

ICO: Data blunders by your cloud provider still YOUR fault

Not always though, read on to cover your arse

Government 28 Sep 08:19

ASIC chimes in on data retention, seeks more intercept powers

Carriers fight rearguard action on cost

Policy 27 Sep 23:30

Portugal’s prosecutor punts P2P case

Personal sharing legal

Law 27 Sep 22:20

New Zealand Prime Minister apologizes for Dotcom spying

Dotcom says police missed explosive clues

Government 27 Sep 20:03

Euro watchdog to charge Microsoft on web browser choice boob

Fines of up to $7bn loom for breaking promise

Government 27 Sep 10:31

Aga-saga doyenne ponders how to put ebooks in public libraries

Like vicars'-wives-and-their-problems stories? Got slab?

Government 27 Sep 08:41

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