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Chicago options market goes nuclear, files $525 million patent suit

flickr / yuan2003 There was a time, not long ago, when the titans of the US financial world ran away from patents. During the Bilski case, big banks filed an amicus brief (PDF)...

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Thursday, November 15th, 2012 Net News No Comments

RIAA Failed To Disclose Expert’s Lobbying History to “Six-Strikes” Partners

Starting next month the MPAA, RIAA and five major Internet providers in the United States will start punishing persistent BitTorrent pirates, The scheme is being coordinated by the Center for Copyright Information (CCI) who...

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Friday, October 26th, 2012 Net News No Comments

“Gang War” Trial Bias Court Ruling Gives Pirate Bay Fresh Hope Of Re-Trial

At a cost of around 200 million kronor, the Södertälje case is believed to be one of Sweden’s largest and most expensive criminal prosecutions ever. It involved the “Södertälje Network”, a criminal gang of...

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Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Image-Sharing App PicPlz to Shut Down

Image-Sharing app PicPlz admits defeat, telling users to export all data by 3rd July. The developers of image-sharing app PicPlz have announced that the service will shut down on July 3rd. Users of...

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Sunday, June 10th, 2012 Net News No Comments

7 Alternative iPad Social Apps

Have Facebook and Twitter become too traditional for you? Here's list of alternative iPad apps that offer a social media fix with a twist. The iTunes store hosts a multitude of Facebook and...

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Friday, June 1st, 2012 Net News No Comments