TalkingTech
The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
Both sides claimed victory Monday after a Rome judge took a minimalist view of the responsibilities of telecom carriers for stamping out online piracy in a court battle pitting copyright defenders against Internet distributors and privacy interests.
By Philip Willan | 20 April, 2010 06:02
The Milan judge who convicted three Google executives for allowing the posting of a video showing the bullying of an autistic teenager has received hundreds of threatening and insulting messages via Facebook since the verdict was first announced on Feb. 24.
By Philip Willan | 16 April, 2010 05:40
Three Google executives were handed suspended six month prison sentences by a Milan court on Wednesday for privacy law violations relating to a video posted on Google Video showing the bullying of a handicapped boy.
By Philip Willan | 25 February, 2010 06:44
New rules to be introduced by government decree will require people who upload videos onto the Internet to obtain authorization from the Communications Ministry similar to that required by television broadcasters, drastically reducing freedom to communicate over the Web, opposition lawmakers have warned.
By Philip Willan | 16 January, 2010 05:16
An Italian consumers association is set to mount a class-action lawsuit to obtain compensation for customers who buy PCs with preinstalled Microsoft software but who prefer not to use the Windows OS, the association's president announced Tuesday.
By Philip Willan | 07 January, 2010 09:24
Recent comments
4 hours, 29 minutes ago
12 hours, 48 minutes ago
13 hours, 44 minutes ago
18 hours, 26 minutes ago
1 day, 2 hours ago
1 day, 13 hours ago
1 day, 16 hours ago
1 day, 20 hours ago
1 day, 23 hours ago
2 days ago