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IBM and a Smarter Insurance Industry
Check out this set of resources from IBM for insurance companies who are looking to make their business a little bit smarter with the help of advanced business intelligence.
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Students file-sharing work on Facebook: Is it legal?
Could students find themselves breaching copyright rules by sharing their own work online?
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Facebook 'publicity' lawsuit given go-ahead by U.S. court
A U.S. District Court is to allow users' of Facebook to sue the social network, after California state 'publicity' law was thought to have been infringed.
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The future of vanity TLDs: Porn's .XXX business plan
Porn industry leaders held an expert/legal summit with .XXX's rep as the new TLD readies for launch. The Q&A to form adult's business plans for .XXX did not go well.
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Facebook applies for ad-targeting patent
The social network theorizes that if a member hasn't adequately filled out his or her profile for sufficient targeting, that member's friends may be able to fill in the blanks.
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Google execs convicted in YouTube Italy case
An Italian court handed out guilty verdicts on Wednesday for three of four Google executives charged a case concerning a YouTube video posted of a teenager with Down Syndrome.
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China's Baidu sues US domain registrar over attack
Leading Chinese search engine Baidu.com has filed a lawsuit that blames a US-based internet domain registrar for allegedly allowing a hacking attack that left the site disabled and defaced.
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Google Books hearing officially delayed
The judge overseeing Google Books settlement has agreed to the plaintiffs' request for a delay of the final hearing scheduled to approve the controversial proposal.
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Microsoft granted stay of Word injunction
Microsoft has been granted a stay of an injunction in a patent-infringement case that would have required the software giant to stop selling Word in its current form by next month.
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Court clears Google search in defamation case
A court in the United Kingdom has ruled Google isn't on the hook for defamatory information in its search results.
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Nintendo wins Wii patent case
Wii-maker touts early dismissal of infringement suit regarding parental controls on DVD video playback...which the Wii doesn't have. This is just one of 15-patent-related suits.
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Aussie Nigerian-style scammer gets six years
An Australian received a six-year jail sentence for his role in a Nigerian-style scam campaign that netted $132,400 from four Australian victims.
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Apple Australia fights trademark battle over 'MacPro'
Apple's Australian division is currently fighting legal action on two fronts with one Federal Court trademark action and a separate case resuming next month against its former reseller, Buzzle...
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TomTom joins Linux protection group
TomTom has joined the Open Invention Network, a company that was formed to protect Linux, as a licensee.
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Microsoft's secret plan behind the TomTom suit?
A very interesting analysis of the Microsoft versus TomTom suit has appeared on veteran journo Glyn Moody's blog, says ZDNet UK's Rupert Goodwins.
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Gibson 'Guitar Hero' suit thrown out
Federal judge denies claim by Guitar maker alleging that instruments for Activision's rhythm franchise violated 1999 patent.
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China gives jail time to Windows counterfeiters
China has cracked down on a global software-counterfeiting syndicate, with 11 'ringleaders' each facing up to six-and-a-half years in jail.
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Green leases allow tenants to be sustainable
At the Green Legal Strategy panel in San Francisco, Louise Adamson, a partner at K&L Gates, explains the commercial interiors certification within the LEED program--tenants are able to certify...
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Getting green with Cisco's 'footprint' tool
At the Green Legal Strategy panel in San Francisco, John Hailey, Cisco's senior manager of sustainable development, shows off the company's "Environmental Data" tool available for free on the...
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Qualcomm cell phone ban to take effect
Qualcomm loses latest battle to reverse the International Trade Commission's import ban on its technology, says it will continue the fight.
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Hurd takes the hot seat
Hurd says Hewlett-Packard's behavior in the leak investigation was not OK.
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