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Microsoft To Appeal SkyDrive Brand Ruling

Microsoft has said it will appeal a UK court decision that could force it to rebrand its SkyDrive cloud storage service across the EU

Government Promises Digital Courtrooms By 2016

Courtrooms will become 'fully digital' by 2016 as the government seeks to end 'outdated' reliance on paper

Electronic Frontier Foundation Sues The FBI

The non-profit organisation demands information about FBI’s Next Generation Identification biometrics database

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Samsung Attempts To Settle EU Patent Case

Sources say Samsung would rather settle and play fair than risk paying several billion in fines

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Google Forced To Give Up Wikileaks Volunteer Data To US Court

“Because I talked to Julian Assange, all information held by Google relating to my user account with them can be handed over to US prosecutors,” says Herbert Snorrason

Pirate Bay Co-Founder ‘Anakata’ Wanted By Danish Police

Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is accused of yet another cybercrime, this time in Denmark

Eminem Suing Facebook For Copyright Infringement

Facebook’s latest advert features music that sounds suspiciously similar to Eminem’s ‘Under the Influence’

Google Could Be Hit By A New Antitrust Investigation

Reports say Google has been accused of foul play in the US advertising market

Brocade And A10 Networks Settle Long-Running Patent Dispute

Bitter rivals become friends an hour before the trial

Federal Agents Seize A Portion Of MtGox Bitcoin Exchange Funds

US department of Homeland Security says Tokyo-based MtGox broke US laws

CoinLab Sues Mt.Gox Bitcoin Exchange For $75 Million

Mt Gox was due to transfer ownership of US and Canada assets in March. Well, it didn’t.

Google Loses RAND Royalty Fight Against Microsoft

The software giant will have to pay around $1.8 million in licensing fees, instead of over $4 billion

Pirate Bay Co-Founder “Anakata” Faces New Charges

Swedish authorities intend to keep Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in prison

Why Rackspace Stood Up To Software Patent Trolls

Alan Schoenbaum, leader of the legal team at Rackspace, explains what makes software patent trolls ‘tick’

Google Joins Consortium To Combat Patent Litigation

Unified Patents, backed by Google and NetApp, aims to help organisations pool their resources to dissuade attacks by patent litigators

Rackspace: This Time, The Patent Troll Should Pay Us

Rakspace wants trolls at IP Nav to get a taste of their own medicine

Aaron Swartz Prosecution Team Threatened And Harassed

US court filing reveals impact Swartz’s suicide had on prosecution

EC Takes Interest in Apple Antitrust Claims

Operators raise concerns about strict iPhone contracts, but no formal investigation launched

SFO Fears It Could Be ‘Conflicted’ In HP Autonomy Investigation

Investigation thrown into confusion over SFO's £4.6m contract with Autonomy

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French Authorities Say Skype Must Register As Telco

Skype to be investigated after failing to respond to regulator's requests

UK Serious Fraud Office Investigating HP Autonomy Acquisition

SFO confirms that it is investating alleged accounting mispractices

Kim Dotcom Plans To Sue New Zealand’s Government Spies

Government Communications Security Bureau might find itself in court after wiretapping Dotcom’s communications

Shareholder David Einhorn Withdraws Apple Lawsuit

Lawsuit abandonded after Einhorn and Greenlight Capital win injunction against shareholder vote

Judge Cuts $1.05 Billion Award In Apple-Samsung Dispute

Judge Lucy Koh has reduced the damages award against Samsung by $450 million, saying legal errors were made in formulating the original $1.05 billion figure