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Google Developed A New Filter For Pirate Websites

Last week Google made an official statement regarding its filtering system. As such, websites that receive a great number of takedown requests (under the DMCA) will be outranked by the search engine. Under...

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Monday, August 13th, 2012 Net News 1 Comment

Wi-Fi patent case results in $229M payment to Australian government

Tech vendors including Lenovo, Acer, Sony, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile will reportedly pay an Australian scientific research agency $229 million in a patent settlement over use of Wi-Fi technology. The Commonwealth Scientific and...

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Monday, April 2nd, 2012 Net News No Comments

Digital Music Seller ReDigi Not to Be Shut Down, Judge Rules

Recording industry’s motion for a preliminary injunction gets ditched Last year we reported the launch of ReDigi , the world’s first online seller of used digital music, and, of course, the copyright issues...

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Thursday, February 9th, 2012 Net News 1 Comment

Feds Arrest 14 ‘Anonymous’ Suspects Over PayPal Attack, Raid Dozens More

Federal agents arrested 14 suspected Anonymous members Tuesday on charges of participating in denial-of-service attacks against online payment service provider PayPal. Five additional suspects were arrested overseas — one in the United Kingdom...

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Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 Net News No Comments

Report: Faulty Communications Imperil President

The U.S. Secret Service is asking for $34 million to help upgrade its communication system, and says that without the money the president’s life could be in danger, according to a news report....

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Friday, May 22nd, 2009 Net News No Comments