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Proposed DRM legislation criticized as too harsh

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:46:03 +0000

Consumer rights groups have voiced opposition to legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress last week that would require Internet broadcasters to deploy DRM (digital rights management) technology to prevent listeners from making unauthorized copies of... Read more...

Microsoft may Dump Proposed RSS Name

Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:05:11 +0000

A well-known Microsoft Corp. Web logger Tuesday downplayed the proposed use of a new name for RSS (Really Simple Syndication) in the next version of Internet Explorer (IE) following several days of intense discussion about... Read more...

Change Proposed in Judge Handling EU Microsoft Case

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:37:05 +0000

The top judge of the European Union's second-highest court has proposed changing judges in the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case, according to a letter sent to all parties in the case. The move, shared with Reuters... Read more...

Settlement proposed in iPod class action suit

Thu, 02 Jun 2005 19:49:23 +0000

Users disgruntled with Apple's iPod battery claims may soon have relief. A court has conditionally approved a settlement in a class action suit brought against Apple Computer by several consumers who claim... Read more...

Microsoft Says Proposed EU Settlement Would Have Been Better

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:02:19 +0000

Microsoft Corp. today stated that its proposals to settle the European Commission investigation would have provided more choices for European consumers and more opportunity for software companies than the official decision announced today in Brussels,... Read more...

EU proposed a £30m plan to protect online children

Mon, 15 Mar 2004 03:25:36 +0000

European Union officials are proposing to spend more than Â£30m to try to make the internet safer for children. The four-year plan has been put forward by the European Commission. The program, which... Read more...

Anti-Spyware Law Proposed

Fri, 27 Feb 2004 04:17:14 +0000

A handful of tech-savvy senators are tackling the growing problem of spyware with a proposed law that would make it harder for sites to inflict the invasive programs on unwitting users, and easier for the... Read more...

HP Proposed Class Action Settlement in reference to the DVD100i

Wed, 01 Jan 2003 04:49:58 +0000

Thanks Tony White for the heads up. HP has entered into a proposed national class action settlement of claims related to the purchase of the HP DVD 100i. Hewlett-Packard's Proposed Settlement Provides No Relief for... Read more...

Hynix creditors approve proposed Micron deal

Mon, 29 Apr 2002 16:12:57 +0000

Creditors of Hynix Semiconductor Inc. on Monday approved a proposed $3.8 billion deal to sell the troubled South Korean chipmaker's memory operations to U.S. rival Micron Technology Inc. The decision cleared the first... Read more...

Unshackle the CD, new legislation proposed

Fri, 08 Mar 2002 06:49:06 +0000

Thanks to Slashdot for this pointer to a story over on Wired. Music CDs equipped with copy protection will, if Rick Boucher gets his wish, soon be as obsolete as eight-track cassettes.... Read more...