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MPAA: embedding an illegal video is copyright infringement

Ben Kersey, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [4]

You’re probably well aware of the MPAA and its crusade against movie piracy, but here's some of the latest shenanigans. ArsTechnica reports on the struggle between the MPAA and various internet bodies over whether or not embedding a video hosted by a third party can be considered copyright infringement. The MPAA believe that there shouldn’t be a legal distinction between hosting infringing content and embedding it, telling the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that both should carry a risk of direct copyright infringement. Read The Full Story

FCC and carriers planning stolen phone database

Ben Kersey, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [3]

The FCC and wireless carriers are working together on a new plan that would try and discourage the theft of cellphones by rendering them useless once reported stolen. They hope to create a national database of stolen cellphones in coordination with law enforcement bodies across the country, allowing carriers to disable voice and data services on stolen phones altogether. Read The Full Story

Novatel patent infringement lawsuit against ZTE and FWC still stands [UPDATED]

Chris Burns, Apr 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Novatel Wireless have been allowed to continue a lawsuit against competitors ZTE Corp, ZTE USA, and Franklin Wireless Corp for patent infringement on key architecture and functionality of mobile hotspots. This case has been going on for several months and started more than a year ago, and today's ruling has both of the defendants' requests to dismiss the case shot down by the Judge presiding over the case. This ends up being a sort of preliminary plus for Novatel who could very well have lost quite a bit of money in legal fees if the case had been found void at this point. Read The Full Story

Hackers are criminals says EU amid tough new laws

Ben Kersey, Apr 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

The European Civil Liberties Committee is looking to bring down the hammer on hackers and those who would target security vulnerabilities for malicious purposes. They set forth a new proposal that would make hacking a criminal offense throughout the European Union, with offenders facing up to two years in prison. If you have any hacking tools in your possession, or plan to distribute them, you could also face charges. Read The Full Story

Ofcom plans to scrap 0800 charges for UK mobile phones

Ben Kersey, Apr 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

You’ll recognize toll-free numbers as an 1-800 number, and in the UK there isn't a huge difference, with freephone numbers beginning 0800. While those numbers are free to call from pay phones (remember those?) and landlines, network operators charge a fee to call 0800 numbers from cell phones. They don’t come out of your included minutes, either. The UK regulator Ofcom has now announced that charges for calling 0800 numbers from cellphones will be scrapped under a new proposal. Read The Full Story

Potential UK law to allow monitoring of emails and visited websites

Ben Kersey, Apr 2nd 2012 Discuss [2]

We were treated to a number of comical April Fools’ jokes on Sunday, but there was one story that ran over the weekend that had people doubting its authenticity. Plans have been unveiled that would allow intelligence services to monitor email and internet traffic in realtime, as well as phone calls. The new plan could be announced as early as May, and be introduced if it receives Parliamentary approval. Read The Full Story

Twitter filed patent application for pull-to-refresh feature

Ben Kersey, Mar 28th 2012 Discuss [1]

Pull-to-refresh is a handy feature that you’ll find in several iOS apps, like Tweetbot, Sparrow, and Facebook. It would make sense then for Apple to include such useful functionality in its own apps, like Mail, but it turns out that Twitter put forward a patent application for the feature back in 2010 that may be preventing Apple from doing so. Read The Full Story

New EU plan to bring lower data roaming costs

Ben Kersey, Mar 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Staying connected when you’re travelling internationally can be a pain. WiFi isn’t always available, and the only thing stopping you from relying on your ever trusty smartphone is extremely high roaming data charges. Members of the European Parliament and the Danish Presidency of the Council of Ministers have come to an agreement over data price caps that will come into effect from July 1st this year. Read The Full Story

ISPs tool up for son-of-SOPA anti-piracy cull

Ben Kersey, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [6]

While the SOPA bill has been shelved, supporters are turning to internet providers to take measures against piracy instead. CNN reports that various North American ISPs like Comcast, Verizon, and Time Warner Cable, are set to introduce their own anti-piracy policies sooner rather than later. Read The Full Story

Two AU Optronics executives convicted of LCD panel price fixing

Ben Kersey, Mar 14th 2012 Discuss [1]

In December 2006, various LCD suppliers were found guilty of anti-competitive practices, and eventually paid $890 million in fines for being caught out. A similar payout happened in December 2011, with five companies, including Samsung and Sharp, having to pay $553 million due to their involvment in price fixing display panels for computer monitors, TVs, and laptops. Now, two executives from AU Optronics have been found guilty of price fixing displays over a five-year period. Read The Full Story

LulzSec’s Sabu set for witness protection and 122 year count dismissal

Chris Burns, Mar 9th 2012 Discuss [11]

There's been a seemingly rather large rift in the hacker world this week with former head of the Anonymous-associated team LulsSec is now being accused of "snitching" to the FBI on his comrades. A handful of LulzSec-associated individuals have been arrested in the past week, and the most recent bit of news has been in regards to the safety of Sabu, the supposed informant. A document outlining the extent of Sabu's cooperating with the Federal government was signed on the 15th of August and made public just recently, and today we're finding that it does include several lines promising witness protection to the former hacker should he need it once his deeds were done. Read The Full Story

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