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  • Feds oppose eBay in Supreme Court case

    The US government may have stood up for Research In Motion when its BlackBerry service was facing a shutdown, but it's not supporting eBay as the company prepares for Supreme Court arguments.

  • US BlackBerry users prepare to say bye-bye?

    A United States court hearing scheduled for Friday that could lead to the shutdown of BlackBerry devices throughout America is forcing longtime BlackBerry users to think about life without their mobile gadgets.

  • Judge: Apple can pursue fan site sources

    Apple Computer has the right to subpoena the electronic records of a Web site that published items about an unreleased product, a judge ruled on Friday.

  • Apple goes to the source

    Apple Computer's attempts to strong-arm Web publishers into divulging their confidential sources illustrates how bloggers, Internet journalists and other online scribes remain second-rate citizens.

  • AOL wins 'hostile code' ruling

    The ISP is not responsible for hostile code being sent by its subscribers, finds a US court.

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  • Changing security in a changing world

    For decades, the US government has had systems in place for dealing with military secrets. Security expert Bruce Schneier recounts how rules on secrecy were amended to meet a changing threat.

  • The impact of Australia's anti-spam legislation

    Spam costs businesses an average of A$900 per employee per year in lost productivity. Will Australia's new anti-spam laws reverse this trend?

  • Why open source is bad for Australia

    Open source is actually anti-industry, and protecting it is not in Australia's interests, says one industry observer. Additional reading: Why one Norwegian city switched to Linux

  • The downside of voluntary layoffs

    Do you lose your best people in a voluntary layoff? One CIO thinks that you can run a danger of letting the wrong skills go out the door.

  • The principles of privacy

    Privacy has been the subject of scores of articles since the implementation of the privacy act last December, but what does it all really mean?

Reviews (2)

  • Do you copy? Over and out.

    Last week saw two legal wins for copyright owners in their battle against piracy, but raised questions of whether large corporations are playing fair in the marketplace. If they're so keen on globalisation and having a 'level playing field', lets see them walk the walk themselves.

  • Sun sets US$76 price tag on Office rival

    Sun Microsystems' StarOffice 6.0 will go on sale May 21 with a price of US$75.95 in a more concerted effort by the server specialist to take on Microsoft's overwhelmingly dominant Office.

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