News: Standards & Legal

• AKILL investigation continues
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Dec 12 2007

  By Ulrika Hedquist, IDG News ServicePolice are still examining the computer equipment seized from the Coromandel home of the alleged botmaster known online as "AKILL." The raid -- a joint effort by ...

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• Apple seeks patent for system that protects storage devices
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Dec 11 2007

  By Brian Fonseca, IDG News ServiceThe US Patent and Trademark Office Tuesday published an Apple Inc. request for a patent of a system designed to protect falling storage devices by enabling sensors ...

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• Industry Canada holds off on copyright reform bill
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Dec 11 2007

  By Rafael Ruffolo, IDG News ServiceAn unprecedented show of opposition from Canadians may have delayed the rumored copyright reform bill from being introduced in Parliament, according to industry ...

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• Wireless Networking--Without Wi-Fi
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Dec 11 2007

  By Steve Bass, IDG News ServiceWant to network your home office or business? Wireless is definitely an option; and if you have the courage, you can crawl under the floor and drag wires from room to ...

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• Panelists: Many gov't Web sites hard to navigate
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Dec 11 2007

  By Grant Gross, IDG News ServiceFive years after the U.S. Congress passed legislation to improve electronic access to government information, 2,000 government Web sites contain public information ...

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• Group wants WTO suit filed against China for censorship
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Dec 10 2007

  By Sumner Lemon, IDG News ServiceThe California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) is pushing the U.S. government to test the argument that international trade laws can be used to end Chinese ...

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• Dell hit with patent infringement lawsuit
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Dec 10 2007

  By Sharon Gaudin, IDG News ServiceA company that creates touch-screen technology has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against PC maker Dell Inc. and Motion Computing, Inc., a developer of tablet ...

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• Ex-Microsoft manager faces 20 years for doctoring expenses
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Dec 10 2007

  By Gregg Keizer, IDG News ServiceA former Microsoft manager who acquired, registered and retired the company's Internet domain names was arrested Thursday and charged with stealing more than $1 ...

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• Lawsuit ties eBay to trademark infringement
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Dec 07 2007

  By Linda Rosencrance, IDG News ServiceA California retailer that sells miniature furniture and home accessories is suing online auction site eBay Inc. for refusing to take down auctions that it ...

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• First Passport, now fraud: former MS employee charged
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Dec 07 2007

  By Robert McMillan, IDG News ServiceThe former Microsoft employee associated with the company's notorious December 1999 Hotmail outage has been charged with fraud.Carolyn Gudmundson was indicted ...

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