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Judge Closes Book On ACS:Law File-Sharing Cases

All cases against file-sharers bought by ACS:Law have been dismissed - but will Andrew Crossley be fined?

14 years ago

Update: Assange Extradited, 7 Days To Appeal

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has seven days to appeal, after a judge ruled he should be extradited to Sweden

14 years ago

Nintendo Hacker Arrested In Spain

The Spanish police have arrested a man accused of hacking and leaking Nintendo users' data online

14 years ago

Assange Extradition Hearing Adjourned Until 24 Feb

Wikileaks' Julian Assange will hear on 24 Feb if he is to be extradited to Sweden, while US authorities hit…

14 years ago

Assange Faces Court, Anonymous Defaces “FBI Snitch”

As WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces possible extradition, his supporters attacked an FBI informer online

14 years ago

Despite Closure, ACS:Law Founder Could Face Bill

Although ACS:Law and MediaCAT have closed down, the men behind them could still be liable for legal costs

14 years ago

FBI Issues 40 Warrants Over WikiLeaks

The FBI has taken action over Anonymous DDoS attacks that supported WikiLeaks

14 years ago

ACS:Law File-Sharing Fiasco Astonishes Judge

Trying to drop file sharing cases, ACS:Law has got itself in a worse tangle

14 years ago

Microsoft-Backed Consortium Still After Novell Patents

Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and EMC's consortium, CPTN Holdings, is apparently still intent on acquiring 882 Novell patents

14 years ago

Iceland Hits Back At WikiLeaks Investigation

The US ambassador has been called to explain why an Icelandic MP is under investigation over WikiLeaks

14 years ago

Pirate Bay Defendant Heads For Supreme Court

One of the defendants in the Pirate Bay trial says he will take his appeal bid to the Supreme Court…

14 years ago

Patent Monopolies Threaten Open Source Innovation

If patent holders start picking on members of the open source community, innovation will suffer, warns Eric Doyle

14 years ago

Apple-Nokia Patent War Begins New Round

In an all-out patent row, Nokia has issued 13 complaints against Apple in Europe

14 years ago

Film Industry Orders BT To Block File-Sharing Site

The Hollywood film studios'association has demanded that BT blocks access to Usenet indexing site Newzbin2

14 years ago

Assange Defence Fund Backed By Pilger And Others

A legal defence fund for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has been set up, backed by journalist John Pilger

14 years ago

WikiLeaks’ Assange Released On Bail

At the hearing that confirmed Julian Assange's release on bail, the judge banned live Twitter updates

14 years ago

Facebook Crimes Soar Over 100,000 In Five Years

Facebook is a hotbed of crime, linked to 100,000 calls to police in the UK, according to a report

14 years ago

Advisor Warns Of WikiLeak Attacks On Government Websites

National security advisor Sir Peter Ricketts says WikiLeaks supporters may attack government sites

14 years ago

WikiLeaks Judge Allows Tweeting In Court

The judge who granted bail to Julian Assange yesterday allowed reporters to tweet from the courtroom

14 years ago

WikiLeaks’ Assange Arrested In Britain

Assange denies rape allegations, while cyber attacks hit both opponents and supporters of WikiLeaks

14 years ago

Europe’s Google Witchhunt Smacks Of Microsoft

Microsoft may not be able to compete squarely, but it can engage in legal subterfuge, backing smaller companies to aid…

14 years ago

Microsoft To Get Supreme Court Hearing In i4i Case

Microsoft will have its appeal in a long-running patent-infringement case with i4i heard by the US Supreme Court

14 years ago

Pirate Bay Founders Lose Court Appeal

The three founders of the file sharing website Pirate Bay have lost their appeal and face an increased fine

14 years ago

Police Request For Website Closure Powers Causes Concern

A proposal to give the police power to close down websites could put legitimate businesses at risk

14 years ago

ICO Issues First Data Loss Fines

A county council and an employment agency are first to feel the wrath of the Information Commissioner

14 years ago

Twitter Bomb Joker Takes Battle To High Court

Paul Chambers' appeal against conviction goes to the High Court, while Britain's senior Judge warns Twitter could disrupt jury trials

14 years ago

Twitter Supports Bomb Joker With #IAmSpartacus Tag

Twitter users stand up to be counted, as bomb joke becomes a free speech issue

14 years ago

Kroll Ontrack Touts Hosted e-Discovery Service

Kroll Ontrack is now offering a cloud-based service to assist businesses in locating potentially important legal evidence

14 years ago

Blue Coat Lets PacketShaper Dig Deeper Into Traffic

Network managers will have greater control over the traffic running across their networks after a significant upgrade to Blue Coat's…

14 years ago

IT Staff Feel They Are Treated Worse Than Their Peers

Half of IT people feel they are treated badly - so how can their lives be improved?

14 years ago