Patent case before Supreme Court could have major implications for software

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EU lawmakers, govts agree to new Internet user rights _ including no arbitrary service cutoffs

EU agrees on new Internet user rights

BRUSSELS — EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.

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Calif. court awards Facebook $711 million in damages in case vs. Web marketer Sanford Wallace

Does Facebook need to revamp

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Britain to cut Web access of Internet pirates, squeeze bandwith of illegal file sharers

Britain to cut Web access of Internet pirates

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3-D laptops; HP’s book project; lobbying on net neutrality

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NEW YORK — With the launch of Windows 7 this week, PC makers are trying some new things, including laptops with touch screens. Acer Inc. is going further — introducing a laptop with a 3-D screen.

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Hurdles remain as regulators consider net neutrality rules to guarantee Internet data flow

Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules

WASHINGTON — With Democrats in charge in Washington, supporters of so-called "net neutrality" rules seem poised to finally push through requirements that high-speed Internet providers give equal treatment to all data flowing over their networks.

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Technology, telecommunications industries prepare for stepped up antitrust oversight

Tech industry braces for more antitrust scrutiny

WASHINGTON — After eight years of light antitrust scrutiny under a Republican White House, the technology and telecommunications industries are bracing for stepped up oversight by the Obama administration's Justice Department.

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Justice Department probing allegations of abuse by IBM in mainframe computer market

Justice Dept probing IBM's computer market conduct

SAN FRANCISCO — The Justice Department is looking into allegations that IBM Corp. has abused its dominant position in the market for mainframe computers, the data-crunching heavy lifters of the computing world that IBM introduced in the 1960s and which are now used to process some of the most sensitive data in banking, government and health care.

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Authorities link 100 people in US, Egypt to ‘phishing’ identity theft scheme

Agents arrest dozens for theft scheme in US, Egypt

LOS ANGELES — Authorities said Wednesday they have arrested 33 people in breaking up a crime ring in the U.S. and Egypt in which an elaborate "phishing" scam bilked bank customers out of at least $1 million.

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Authorities charge nearly 100 people in US, Egypt with ‘phishing’ identity theft scheme

Nearly 100 charged in US, Egypt in ID theft scheme

LOS ANGELES — U.S. and Egyptian authorities have charged nearly 100 people with helping an identity theft ring steal money from thousands of bank accounts.

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