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Bush Administration Upholds Qualcom Phone Ban

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:12:34 +0000

The Bush administration upheld an import ban Monday on phones that contain Qualcomm Inc. chips, further threatening the introduction of new handsets. U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said she was sticking to a long practice... Read more...

Virginia court upholds antispam law

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:34:46 +0000

The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld a state antispam law on Tuesday by affirming the conviction of the first person in the United States to face prison time for spamming. Jeremy Jaynes was convicted in... Read more...

Court Upholds VoIP Wire Tapping Requirement

Christopher Vendemio — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 01:16:28 +0000

On Friday June 9th, a U.S. court upheld a previous FCC ruling that requires all VoIP providers to make wiretapping capabilities available to the U.S. government by May 2007. While various civil rights organizations and... Read more...

ASA Upholds Complaint Against Konami Advert

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:57:03 +0000

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against an advert for Konami title Crime Life: Gang Wars which claimed it exploited racial stereotypes and glorified violence. The advert, which appeared... Read more...

US Court Upholds AT&T Verdict Against Microsoft

Thu, 14 Jul 2005 14:57:37 +0000

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court decision that Microsoft Corp. was liable for infringing on an AT&T Corp. patent for converting speech into computer code in copies of Windows sold overseas.... Read more...

Court upholds Do Not Call list

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 05:59:24 +0000

A federal court decision Tuesday upholding the Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call list helps to clear the way for a do-not-e-mail list as well. In a 3-0 ruling, the 10th U.S.... Read more...

Court upholds ban on DVD-cracking code

Thu, 29 Nov 2001 03:21:12 +0000

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld an order that prohibits publishing or linking to DVD-cracking code--a decision with sweeping significance for free speech rights and copyright protection on the Internet. The... Read more...