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Linux gains an Asian foothold
Insight China, Japan, and South Korea recently announced that they would work together to create a new, Linux-based operating system that would end their dependency on Microsoft.
Bringing free software to the masses
Insight Peter Brown, executive director of the Free Software Foundation, bares his soul on what the open-source body stands for.
Tags: Operating systems, Digital rights management (DRM), Open source
Google shareholders vote down proposal on censorship
News Resolution that would have forced Google to dump its self-censored Web search site in China is rejected.
Google Books opposition pours in at deadline
News Tuesday is the last day to file statements on Google's Book Search settlement and several groups have gone on record opposing the deal.
Tags: Data Management, Web 2.0, Databases, Web sites, Settlement, American Civil Liberties Union, antitrust, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Judge
US Justice Dept: Google's book settlement needs rewrite
News Concerns about Google's settlement with book authors are valid, the Department of Justice said in a filing with the court overseeing the settlement. But things could change.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, New York, antitrust, Computer & Communications Industry Association, copyright law, U.S. District Court, agreement
TCG: Mobiles need hardware-based security and DRM
Techguide Security standards for devices are needed to safeguard data from loss, theft and abuse.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, Bluetooth, Policy and management
Sorting out the Pirate Bay verdict
News What made the Swedish court in the Pirate Bay copyright infringement case go for guilty? CNET News looks more closely at the verdict to find out.
Tags: Piracy, Defendant, Verdict, Sunde, Server, e-mail, co-founder, File-sharing, Web Site, accounting
Pirate Bay: In search of an unbiased judge
News The judge tapped to investigate whether the judge in the high-profile Pirate Bay case in Sweden was biased, has been removed for potential bias. Now, the judge replacing her could face the same fate.
Tags: Piracy, Lawsuits, Verdict, Universal Music Group, EMI Group Plc., Warner Music Group Corp., Internet provider, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, copyright law, Sweden
Pirate Bay defendants found guilty
News District court in Sweden rules that all four defendants in the high-profile file-swapping case are guilty of having made copyright-protected files accessible for illegal file sharing.
Tags: Piracy, Copyright, Peer to peer, Defendant, Sierra Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Sunde, 20th Century Fox, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, File-sharing
Next up for Pirate Bay defendants: Italian trial?
News Having been found guilty of making copyright-protected files accessible for illegal file sharing, the four Pirate Bay men could face prosecution in Italy, lawyers in that country say.
Tags: Piracy, Lawsuits, Entertainment Company, BitTorrent, prosecutor, International Data Group, Internet Service, copyright law, Sweden, File-sharing
Biggest-ever Internet piracy bust claimed in Sweden
News Server seized south of Stockholm contained 65 terabytes of digital data consisting of films, TV series, computer programs and the music equivalent of 16,000 movies.
Tags: Music, Bust, Internet piracy, computer software, computer, Pirate Bay, Server, antipiracy, Sweden, File-sharing
Swedish ISPs vow to erase users' traffic data
News In more fallout from a Swedish antipiracy law that went into effect April 1, some of the country's ISPs say they will erase IP data to protect their customers' privacy.
Tags: Lawsuits, Piracy, Privacy, Traffic Data, Safe Harbor, IP, computer, Sweden, File-sharing, Internet Service Provider
Labels pressure Global Gaming for Pirate Bay money
News Trade group says that if Global Gaming acquires The Pirate Bay, it has asked Swedish authorities to order the company to pay the music industry instead of Pirate Bay founders.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, computer, general counsel, copyright law, co-founder, Sweden, File-sharing, founder, record company
Fund will help alleged Swedish pirates hit by new law
News Pirate Bay spokesperson and Swedish politicians create fund to help alleged pirates fight accusations after the passage of new antipiracy law.
Tags: Piracy, Funding, Fund, Law, Audio Book, Piracy, Backup, Integrity Association, IP, Green
Google pauses library project
News Search powerhouse will temporarily stop scanning copyright-protected books while it works out an agreement with publishers.
Tags: Search
