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31 Jul 2001
Alameda Superior Court Judge James A Richman has ruled that an individual who posts a statement made by another person on an internet newsgroup cannot be held personally liable for the statement. The ruling resulted in the dismissal of a defamation case...
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31 Jul 2001
A loophole in UK tax rules has been criticised by Freeserve for giving AOL an unfair advantage over UK registered ISPs. A report published earlier this week by investment bank Merrill Lynch drew attention to an anomaly that requires UK registered ISPs...
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31 Jul 2001
The US Government, the FBI and several internet security organisations have issued an unprecedented public warning about the threat posed by the Code Red worm. A worm is a form of virus that self-replicates, without actually altering files. The Code Red...
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31 Jul 2001
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced a new record in the number of received patent filings. In 2000, the EPO received a total of 142,940 patent applications, 16% more than in the previous year. This means that annual filing figures have more...
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30 Jul 2001
BT has rejected an offer made by US consortium Earth Lease led by US asset finance company Babcock & Brown to purchase its local loop network. The struggling telecom giant confirmed that it had been approached by Earth Lease, but had refused its £8...
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30 Jul 2001
The UK Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) has published a review of dial-up narrowband internet access in the UK. It says in its findings that the UK has a flourishing dial-up internet access market that offers a wide range of unmetered access services...
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30 Jul 2001
A new patent has been granted to ContentGuard, a provider of digital rights management technologies and solutions supported by Xerox and Microsoft. The “digital tickets” patent creates what its owners describe as a better way to track, access...
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30 Jul 2001
According to Law.com, Deutsche Telekom has attempted to prevent book publishing web site my-favourite-book.com using the colour magenta on its recently launched site. The telecom giant reportedly sent a warning letter to the German publishing site alleging...
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27 Jul 2001
A group is hoping to raise awareness of a communications monitoring system known as Echelon which many believe is being operated by the US government. Although the US government has never admitted to its existence, the EU Parliament recently said that...
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27 Jul 2001
Recent changes to betting tax rules have encouraged overseas gambling companies to consider relocating their on-line casinos in the Isle of Man.
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