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| Hacker’s Hell: Many want to narrow the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act | Angered that the Internet site PayPal had ceased allowing its users to donate to the controversial online publisher WikiLeaks, 14 computer users allegedly fought back. They sent PayPal multiple communication requests, a program that hackers use to saturate networks with information and crash them. One of the programmers, Keith W.… |
| Carlton Fields partners prep to vote on Jorden Burt merger, business journal reports | The Daily Business Review (sub. req.) reported that there is a pending merger vote by Carlton Fields partners to join insurance firm Jorden Burt and create a 310-lawyer firm, citing sources with knowledge of the discussions. Although Gary Sasso, president and CEO of Carlton Fields, and… |
Google legal news
| | Joe Biden Sees 'No Legal Reason' Why We Can't Tax Violent Video Games - Forbes | |
| Guantanamo Bay: Inside a Legal Nightmare - RollingStone.com |  RollingStone.com |
Guantanamo Bay: Inside a Legal NightmareRollingStone.comAs the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay enters its fourth month and pressure to close the prison mounts, it's easy to forget that Guantanamo is not only a detention facility but also the site of a unique legal experiment that has no direct precedent in ... |
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Jurist
| | African leaders to request Kenyan leaders be tried domestically | [JURIST] African foreign ministers agreed Friday to request that Kenyan leaders accused of inciting violence following the 2007 elections stand trial in their home country rather than before the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] in The Hague. This follows Tuesday's report [text, PDF] by the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission [advocacy website] connecting [JURIST report] the Kenyan leaders to the violence. The African leaders' request stems from accusations [AFP report] by members of the African Union that the ICC... |
| Nokia files patent infringement suit against HTC | [JURIST] Finnish telecommunications company Nokia filed suit against Taiwanese company HTC [corporate websites] Thursday for selling products in the US that infringe Nokia's patents on mobile technology. Three patents in question involve program products typically used in hand sets for a mobile phone. Thursday's suit brings the total number [Inquirer report] of Nokia patents being asserted against HTC in courts around the world to 50. Nokia has a long history [JURIST news archive] of holding other companies accountable in the... |
Google law
| | Vermont about to become 4th state with aid-in-dying law - CBS News | |
| Firms Brace for New European Data Privacy Law - New York Times | |
Firms Brace for New European Data Privacy LawNew York TimesOn Monday, their European counterparts showed up in force at a conference in Berlin to discuss the potential law, which is expected to come to a vote sometime next year. Representatives from European Aeronautics Defense & Space, BMW, Daimler and ...and more » |
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