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Counterfeiting treaty, now public, confirms critics' fears
ACTA, the anticounterfeiting trade agreement that has ignited debate over its provisions for clamping down on copyright abuse on the Internet, was made public Wednesday, but the fears it sparked while it was being negotiated secretly will not go away any time soon, according to people in the IT industry, telecom industry and civil liberties groups.
By Paul Meller | 22 April, 2010 04:20
EU IT ministers endorse open standards in tech procurements
European IT and telecom ministers called for the introduction of open standards and interoperability in government procurement of IT on Monday, sparking applause from the industry.
By Paul Meller | 21 April, 2010 01:14
Open-source advocate enters IBM antitrust fray
Software developer and political lobbyist Florian Mueller weighed in on the European Commission's investigation of monopoly abuse claims against IBM, accusing the computing giant of deserting the interests of the open-source software community.
By Paul Meller | 07 April, 2010 02:39
IBM slapped with 3rd mainframe antitrust complaint in Europe
The third antitrust complaint against IBM's mainframe business was filed with the European Commission Tuesday, compounding the firm's regulatory problems in Europe.
By Paul Meller | 24 March, 2010 02:33
Parliament report stirs lobbying drive on Internet piracy
Should teenagers who illegally download music, films and the like in their bedrooms be treated like criminal gangs counterfeiting everything from life-saving drugs to Gucci handbags?
By Paul Meller | 18 March, 2010 06:40
European Parliament demands transparency in ACTA talks
The European Parliament demanded Wednesday that the European Commission open up secret negotiations about an anticounterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) to the public.
By Paul Meller | 11 March, 2010 04:54
Leaked ACTA draft treaty reveals plans for Net clampdown
The U.S., Europe and other countries are secretly drawing up rules designed to crack down on copyright abuse on the Internet, in part by making ISPs liable for illegal content, according to a copy of part of the confidential draft agreement that was seen by the IDG News Service.
By Paul Meller | 20 February, 2010 05:33
US DOJ, EC clear Microsoft-Yahoo search deal
The U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission on Thursday both unconditionally approved Microsoft and Yahoo's plan to work together in the field of Internet search.
By Paul Meller | 19 February, 2010 03:35
EU approves HP's 3Com acquisition
The European Commission has approved Hewlett-Packard's US$2.7 billion takeover of 3Com without attaching conditions, the Commission announced on Friday.
By Paul Meller | 13 February, 2010 11:35
European Union clears Oracle's purchase of Sun
The European Commission granted Oracle an unconditional approval to take over Sun Microsystems on Thursday, following a controversial and drawn out examination of the deal.The deal still awaits approval in other jurisdictions, including Russia and China, but approval in the European Union is a big step forward for a deal hailed by some as transformational for the entire software industry, and by others as the killer of one of the most successful open source programs in the world, the MySQL database.
By Paul Meller | 21 January, 2010 22:50
Google to call for creation of EU privacy, security panel
Google is pushing for the creation of an E.U. group to look at security and privacy policy, the company's top privacy lawyer, Peter Fleischer, said Tuesday.
By Paul Meller | 20 January, 2010 06:37
Microsoft cuts time Bing stores some user data to six months
Microsoft announced plans to cut the length of time it stores IP addresses of Web searchers using its Bing search engine from 18 months to six in a bid to improve its privacy track record.
By Paul Meller | 20 January, 2010 05:34
Oracle-Sun merger foes head East
With the European Commission seen as virtually certain to approve Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems in just a week, those campaigning to prevent the deal encompassing Sun's MySQL database unit have shifted their efforts to regulators in Russia and China.
By Paul Meller | 19 January, 2010 02:35
EC, Microsoft settlement broadly welcomed
Microsoft's successful settlement of its antitrust issues with the European Commission was welcomed by the software company's foes and friends alike Wednesday, with many hailing the moment as a turning point for the computer industry.
By Paul Meller | 17 December, 2009 05:51
Oracle-Sun merger gains favor in Europe
Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems seems set for regulatory clearance in the European Union. The companies' latest promises to safeguard competition in the market for database software, make the Commission optimistic that the case will have a satisfactory outcome, it said Monday.
By Paul Meller | 14 December, 2009 20:37
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