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CBS and CNET have scored an important victory in their ongoing copyright infringement case against a coalition of artists. The musicians, joined by billionaire Alki David, had requested a preliminary injunction to prevent the...Judge looks askance at objections to FTC-Google Safari cookie settlement
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