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French Government Mulls Next Generation Anti-Piracy Measures
France’s graduated response system for dealing with online file-sharing is not only famous around the world but also popular with rightsholders. Those who are repeatedly monitored sharing copyrighted material via peer-to-peer networks can expect...Europe fines TV, monitor makers $1.92 billion for pricing conspiracy
Cathode-ray tubes are on their way to becoming historical in technology terms, but to European antitrust regulators, they're very "now." Seven companies were fined a total of €1.47 billion, or $1.92 billion, for acting...Feds Reject Legalizing DVD Cracking, Game Console Modding
Xbox modding. Photo: videocrab Copyright regulators rejected on Thursday proposals to make it lawful for people to copy DVDs for personal use or to jailbreak videogame consoles to run custom software. The ruling hands...Eolas strikes again: sues Facebook, Wal-Mart, and Disney over UC patents
Eolas Technologies Inc. acted on behalf of the University of California Regents today to sue Facebook, Wal-Mart, and Disney over four patents related to hypermedia display. The University of California has licensed the...How US software ended up powering Chinese assault helicopters
China's Z-10 attack heliocpter—developed with the help of US engine control software. Global Military Review In 2002, United Technologies Corporation was coming off its most profitable year ever. The various units of UTC, which...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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