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Anti-Piracy Chief Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

For years LANVA has fought legal battles against BitTorrent sites and their users, but now the head of the organization has found himself caught up in a criminal court case of his own. Vytas...

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Sunday, April 21st, 2013 Net News No Comments

Divided Supreme Court Hinders Cops’ Use of Drug-Sniffing Dogs

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday gave notice to the nation's law enforcement officials that they generally need search warrants to employ drug-sniffing dogs outside a home to detect whether drugs are inside.

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Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Canadian Supreme Court Invalidates Viagra Patent

Photo: Simon Willison/Flickr The Supreme Court of Canada is invalidating Pfizer’s patent on the popular erectile-dysfunction drug Viagra for failing to openly disclose the drug’s active ingredient, as required by Canadian intellectual property law....

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Friday, November 9th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Court Grants Feds Warrantless Access to Utility Records

Photo: Blazenhoff /Flickr Utilities must hand over customer records — which include credit card numbers, phone numbers and power consumption data — to the authorities without court warrants if drug agents believe they...

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Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Study estimates $2 million a month in Bitcoin drug sales

Kyle Pearce We've noted before that the cryptocurrency Bitcoin has been adopted enthusiastically by those engaged in legally dubious pursuits like gambling and drug purchases. Forbes points us to a new study that...

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Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 Net News 1 Comment