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EU Takes Five Countries To Court Over Cookie Law

Massive fines are threatening Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia

Changes introduced to the Civil Code will wipe out local file-sharing networks

Legal

Richard O' Dwyer, who ran TVShack.net, loses appeal against extradition

Legal

Music industry accuses Ireland of not doing enough to protect copyright

Leaked letter shows US government threatened Spain with trade sanctions to force it to favour passing an anti-piracy law

Cloud

A US District Court has refused to grant a preliminary injunction against Samsung's smartphone and tablets

Cloud

Cloud services could lose, in an Olympian contest over privacy between US patriots and EU human rights defenders, says Eric Doyle.

Legal

Britain has had two years of legal debate about the online copyright isssue, says Peter Judge. Why has the US not learnt anything?

Cloud

Huawei has been cleared of racial discrimination by an employment tribunal

Two men jailed for trying to organise looting during the August riots via Facebook have lost their appeals

A case in the US is raising questions over whether government can force companies to disclose passwords

A proposed US federal law would allow the US Department of Justice to shut down sites breaking copyright

Mac

Microsoft and Nokia have filed requests in the European Union to deny Apple the trademark 'App Store'

The Winklevoss twins may be out of legal options after years of litigation against Facebook

Cloud

MEPs have voted in favour of the controversial ACTA agreement, paving the way to its final adoption

Cloud

The draft intellectual property rights treaty ACTA has been criticised for subverting democratic processes