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The Pirate Bay Retrial – Episode 2

In it for the money, says prosecution in the second day of the retrial which mostly reiterated the District Court hearings The second day of the appeal was dominated by the prosecution’s efforts...

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Friday, October 1st, 2010 Net News No Comments

Judge puts hammer down on Hurt Locker P2P subpoena

A federal judge in South Dakota this week quashed a US Copyright Group subpoena targeting an ISP in his state. Why? Jurisdiction, and a fax machine.

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Friday, September 24th, 2010 Net News No Comments

UMG loses Eminem royalties battle

2pnet view Music:- “The case has vastly important implications for artists seeking royalties from music companies as commerce from places like iTunes has supplanted traditional music sales.” But, “it should be noted that...

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Monday, September 6th, 2010 Net News No Comments

Stem cell research at risk in wake of federal court ruling

In a ruling few people saw coming, a US District Court has ruled that President Obama's stem cell research policy likely violates federal law, and issued an injunction that effectively blocks the National...

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Thursday, August 26th, 2010 Net News No Comments

Oracle sues Google over use of Java in Android

In a tersely worded press release, Oracle announced that it was suing Google for patent and copyright infringement over its use of the Java programming language for Android development. Neither the press release...

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Friday, August 13th, 2010 Net News No Comments