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  • EU passes tough new piracy law

    The European Parliament passed controversial legislation Tuesday aimed at cracking down on copyright pirates, ranging from DVD counterfeiters to illicit Viagra sellers online.

  • Linus Torvalds speaks out against EU patent law

    The creator of Linux has urged the EU Council not to adopt a draft directive on software patents as he considers it 'deceptive, dangerous and democratically illegitimate' .

  • Sony wins landmark case against mod chips

    A UK court has ruled that modifying a PlayStation2 to get around copy protection and regional restrictions infringes on Sony's intellectual property.

  • Publishers lay into Google Print

    Despite initial awe for Google's project to digitise and make library books searchable online, some publishers are now criticising the plan, calling it a "broad-sweeping violation of the [American] Copyright Act."

  • Free AU consumers to copy music for personal use: Proposal

    Music business analyst Phil Tripp is pushing for a change to the Copyright Act that would give consumers the legal chance to copy music for their personal use.

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