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Euro Parliament threatens court action over ACTA secrecy
Demands to be kept in the loop The European Parliament has threatened to take the European Commission to the EU’s highest court if it does not disclose the details of a secret international copyright treaty.…
Continue reading »Cable and Wireless borrows big to finance split
Bye then Cable and Wireless has today settled on the details of its long-planned split, which has been delayed by the recession.…
Continue reading »Alleged Pirate Walks Free Under New Anti-Piracy Law
The first court case testing the new IPRED anti-piracy legislation has proven the law is not the silver bullet the anti-piracy lobby hoped it would be. The law is intended to make it easier for copyright holders to obtain the personal details of alleged file-sharers from ISPs, but the ISPs are not handing information over without a fight. This April, five book publishers handed a request to a local court for information on the owner of an FTP-server that allegedly stored more than 2000 audio books.
Continue reading »Psystar owes Apple $75,000 while Apple moves to lift stay (Updated)
Psystar has filed updated forms related to its bankruptcy in Florida district court. In the filing, Apple is now listed as an unsecured, non-priority creditor to the tune of $75,000, though what that money is for remains a mystery. However, Psystar may have more to worry about than what is owed, as Apple has filed a motion to lift the automatic stay in its litigation against Psystar over its sale of unauthorized Mac clones.
Continue reading »Apple Bans BitTorrent Software
Drivetrain is an iPhone application to remotely control the multi-platform Transmission BitTorrent client via the Internet. According to developer, Maza Digital, Drivetrain “provides all the details of the web interface in a native iPhone app that’s easy to use.” Maza Digital submitted Drivetrain to Apple for approval and according to iLounge , received an email in return saying that the review would take longer than expected. This was followed up by a second email in which Apple rejected the application for inclusion in the App Store, telling Maza Digital; This category of applications is often used for the purpose of infringing third party rights.
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