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CE Association Ruffles Feathers at the Mere Hint of Limiting Flat-Screen Sales

Ed. Note: This piece has been edited significantly from its original version to reflect factual inaccuracies related to exactly what the California Energy Commission has proposed. We regret the earlier error. The Consumer ...READ»

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Google Books Takes a Hit: Foreign-Language Works Ditched

Google's Book deal is so controversial it makes fascinating news every time the story takes another turn. But for Google, things have just turned pretty sour: Due to huge legal pressure, it's chopping foreign texts from the ...READ»

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New EU Cookie Law Smacks Of Windows Vista's Constant Nagging

Regulators in Europe have approved a new law that would require users to approve each cookie stored by their Web browser. Cookies are little informative tags that tell a Web site details about your last visit there. The EU Council ...READ»

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Huge, Stupid Tech Lawsuit Might Just Be Crazy Enough to Work

A defunct navigation company called WebMap Technologies is suing 15 different major companies in what might be the most bloated and fatuous IP lawsuit in recent memory. And it just might pay off. WebMap's principals are claiming that ...READ»

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In Defense of Laptops, MP3 Players, and Gadgets in Airline Cockpits

After a single airliner went ever so slightly astray because its flight crew were using laptops in the cockpit, lawmakers are poised to bring regulations crashing down that forbid almost any kind of gadget being used by pilots. That's ...READ»

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Gmail Records Show Bear Stearns Anticipated "Blow-Up Risk" to Investors

If you're planning to mediate on the collapse of your publicly held company, you'd better think twice about doing it on Gmail. Google's email service promises that you'll "never need to delete another message," and in fact it keeps ...READ»

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G20 Protesters in Court: Criminal Tweeps or Free Speech Champs?

Protesters at last month's G20 meeting were arrested due to allegedly criminal Tweets. Their attorney is defending the two men by saying they were merely relaying public info. Now the courts will have to decide: Is Tweeting an offense?READ»

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The Glenn Beck Rape Meme Goes to Court

Everyone loves Web memes--except, of course, the people they victimize. Conservative commentator Glenn Beck has filed a complaint against the owner of a satirical website called glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com, which has ...READ»

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Say What? The E.U. Wants You To Turn Down MP3s?

Always a caring bunch, E.U. lawmakers have just mandated that MP3 player makers remind their users of the risks of hearing damage from prolonged, loud headphone use. Their ruling is based on some sensible science, and it's aimed at ...READ»

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Is Google Getting Into Mortgages?

Google's got tentacles everywhere--and it just grows and grows and grows. But here's a head-scratcher: News has surfaced that suggests Google's getting into the mortgage business. Specifically, the loan aggregation business. What ...READ»

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Score One for Sanity in Yahoo Music Webcast Ruling

The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled in favor of Yahoo's appeal against punitive music royalty fees levied on its online Launchcast music service. Sounds bland? Nope--it may have a big impact on the online music ...READ»

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Iran Declares War on 21st Century Media

Iran's government just vowed to prosecute people who "cooperate with satellite television programming providers." Along with blocking Twitter and messing with cell-phone networks, it means the power mongers are declaring war on ...READ»

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Pirate Bay Pulls a Napster: Sells for $8 Million

Just like Napster, the music sharing site that was sold in the midst of its legal woes, Pirate Bay has just been bought by Global Gaming Factory for $7.8 million. So while its creators still face jail time, the Bay's about to go ...READ»

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Microsoft and Intel Fight E.U. Lawsuits Just as Antitrust Policies in the U.S. Get Tougher

The European Union's taking a strict line on anti-competitive behavior by two giants of the computing industry: Intel and Microsoft. This week, Microsoft is wriggling to try and fend off an E.U. ruling against it, while the chip maker ...READ»

Harold Kestenbaum on Franchising for Success

The Cambridge Who’s Who contributing author series continues with an informative introduction to franchising by Harold Kestenbaum.READ»

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A Little About Jorge Chalela

Jorge Chalela’s career in Tampa Bay has spanned 13 years. During his time in the legal profession, Jorge Leon Chalela has provided his services to thousands of clients in need, over 200 of whom already through until trial verdict, ...READ»

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The Google Guide to Infuriating Your ISP

Google [GOOG] has launched a new website in cooperation with a pair of nonprofit organizations. It does two things: it analyzes your network connection, and it makes companies like Comcast [CMCSA] and TimeWarner [TWX] wish that Google ...READ»

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Digital Music a la Francaise

Love 'em, hate 'em, the French aren't afraid to buck the norm. While students riot in the streets over a proposed change in the labor laws, the French parliament tossed an egg at copy-protected digital music systems with a law that ...READ»

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Quattrone Questions

Yesterday, a federal appeals court overturned (subscription required) the May 2004 conviction of Wall Street uber-banker Frank Quattrone on obstruction of justice charges. At issue was not Quattrone's actual guilt or innocence, but ...READ»

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In the Black

BlackBerry users can breathe a sigh of relief. Your hand-held email device won't fail--BlackBerry maker RIM settled its patent-infringement lawsuit with NTP. The final settlement calls for RIM to pay $612.5 million. RIM's problems ...READ»

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The Papadam Chase

Ask an American lawyer how secure her career is and she'll probably give you the standard flip response: In a litigation-loving society like this one, there will always be a need for our kind. And at first blush, she'd be right: ...READ»

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The Broad Wave of Open Source: Quieting the Alarm

Any time market-leading companies feel challenged by an emerging competitor, or disruptive phenomena, sweeping alarmist generalizations show up from a variety of sources. Lots of business leaders, attorneys and other vested in the ...READ»

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Web Cites

The Internet Archive has come under fire because of an old Web site used as evidence in a trial. At issue is not whether a public archive of "expired" online resources should be available, but whether voluntary, collaborative ...READ»

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Competition in Legalese

It was bound to happen: AMD is suing Intel. This is an antitrust lawsuit alleging that Intel coerced PC-makers like Dell and Gateway, and national retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City, to boycott AMD processors. After Microsoft ...READ»

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Unjust Compensation?

The Supreme Court recently ruled that local governments can seize the homes of private citizens for private development as long as the home owners are given "just compensation." When should business and economic development ...READ»

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