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Supreme Court Weighing ‘First Sale’ Copyright Doctrine
Photo: Courtesy of Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Monday will hold oral arguments concerning the global reach of U.S. copyright law, in a case testing whether buyers of foreign copyrighted works may resell...First Elected Pirate Party Mayor to Rule Swiss Town
Founded in 2006, the Pirate Party movement has scored a number of victories over the years. The biggest success came in 2009 when the party gained two seats at the European Parliament. During the...Federal court rules cops can warantlessly track suspects via cellphone
A pair of mobile phones betrayed the location of drug trafficker Melvin Skinner. beketchai In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled (PDF) that law...Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Moves Ahead in Senate
The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (CSA or CSA2012) seems to be on the fast track through the government these days. While many people are aware of its counterpart CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and...Great Firewall hiccup? China loses Internet connectivity for an hour
Thursday Internet traffic dropped off substantially to and from China. Paul Mozur of the Wall Street Journal' s China Real Time blog tracked the outage as a data dropoff lasting from 11:00am to...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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