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Law less likely to block Gmail

News California already requires third party consent under the state's anti-wiretap law, she said, and therefore it was not necessary to include the provision in her bill. Three non-profit groups have asked the California attorney general to review the...

26 May 2004, 8:20

Intel compound could keep Moore's Law alive

News Intel plans to unfurl a prototype transistor this week that could help Moore's Law -- and the semiconductor industry as a whole -- continue to advance in the next decade. Intel has said before that III-V materials are one of the leading ideas for...

7 December 2005, 10:16

Apple slams French law as 'state-sponsored piracy'

News A proposed French law that would force Apple to make the songs it sells through its iTunes music store playable on devices that compete with its own iPod amounts to "state-sponsored piracy", Apple said on Tuesday.

23 March 2006, 10:22

Public to get online access to UK law

News Creation of an up-to-date electronic database of UK Statute Law is an important milestone for this project," he said. The Department for Constitutional Affairs is planning a new online database of UK primary and secondary legislation

11 June 2004, 11:10

Lords support data-loss law update

News Losing personal data took a step closer to becoming a criminal offence after the House of Lords backed a change in the law. Peers supported an amendment to the criminal justice and immigration bill which would make it a criminal offence to...

Tags: house, loss, bill, government

29 April 2008, 8:57

France rolls over on iTunes law

News France has given the thumbs-up to the defanged version of a controversial law that would have forced Apple to open up its iTunes digital rights management to players other than its iPod. The DADVSI law, which originally included provisions to allow...

26 June 2006, 9:11

News.blog: France approves iTunes law

News The law as passed reflects a more recent compromise that offers some wiggle room -- interoperability is still mandated, but doesn't have to be enforced if services like iTunes get the permission of rights holders such as musicians and record...

3 July 2006, 9:12

Cinema piracy law snags first victim

News A new US federal law aimed at discouraging camcorder-equipped film pirates has caught its first celluloid buccaneer. One section of the law stipulates that any person who uses an "audiovisual recording device" to record a film in a cinema can be...

28 September 2005, 8:59

UK wireless networks 'flout the law'

News Companies and organisations across Britain are breaking the law by running high-speed wireless networks that don't comply with spectrum restrictions, a wireless expert warned on Tuesday. These networks are running at 5.8GHz without the safeguards...

7 April 2004, 17:05

Spam law risks blocking genuine sales pitches

News Clearswift Asia Pacific managing director Chy Chuawiwat said at a Spam Forum today "chances are that the Spam Act will catch some legitimate business people unaware that they are breaking the new law and fines can be hefty for breaches.

7 April 2004, 11:30

UK introduces tech recycling law

News Manufacturers are still seeking guidance from the government about what exactly their responsibilities are under WEEE, and which hardware will be subject to new law. The directive was originally meant to become law in the UK in August 2005, but in...

3 January 2007, 9:31

France's DRM-busting plan becomes law

News The law now in force is a watered-down version of the threatened DRM-cracking legislation. France's main opposition party, the Parti Socialiste, has promised that, should it be elected in 2007, it will revise the law, after consulting with artists...

7 August 2006, 9:04

Spintronics could save Moore's Law

News Researchers say that chipmakers in the coming years will probably hit a barrier in Moore's Law that could prevent chip designers from gaining performance by shrinking their chips, the engine behind the exponential growth in computer power for more...

13 March 2006, 9:25

New US law cracks down on P2P pirates

News File-swappers who distribute a single copy of a prerelease movie on the Internet can be imprisoned for up to three years, under a US bill that President Bush signed into law on Wednesday. The law had drawn some controversy because it broadly says...

28 April 2005, 16:06

Sony rootkit settlement lays down law

News A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a settlement in a class action suit against Sony BMG Music Entertainment over anticopying software the company had embedded in some music CDs. The agreement covers anyone who bought, received or used...

23 May 2006, 9:04