Survey reveals most software pirates are young and male
17.05.12 @ 09:02
Software pirates are most likely to be young men according to a survey carried out by software industry group the Business Software Alliance.
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British MPs demand London court to counter EU patent costs
04.05.12 @ 18:16
MPs on the UK's House of Commons European Scrutiny committee have demanded that the new EU patent court be based in London in order to mitigate against what it described as "the most damaging effects of a unitary EU-wide patent".
First EU cloud software set to go airborne
02.05.12 @ 18:25
The EU's first cloud computing project is ready for use in a bid to catch up with US innovation in the area.
No ban on second-hand software, says EU court
26.04.12 @ 17:50
EU copyright law does not ban the re-sale of computer programme licences, according to a ruling on Wednesday by the Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice.
Child-proof the Internet or face regulation warns EU Commission
03.05.12 @ 17:52
The European Commission has threatened to table a comprehensive set of child internet safety rules if the software industry fails to self-regulate to protect children online.
EPP isolated as Parliament Liberals join anti-Acta campaign
27.04.12 @ 06:46
Guy Verhofstadt became the latest leading figure to oppose the anti-counterfeit treaty Acta when his Liberal MEP group announced that they could not approve the deal without significant re-negotiation.
Kroes demands internet security strategy
25.04.12 @ 08:36
EU Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes Tuesday reiterated her call for an EU-wide internet security strategy, arguing that EU authorities have not done enough to establish defence mechanisms to prevent cyber attacks.
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Politicians divided on 'Big Brother' Internet laws
25.04.12 @ 07:47
Heated debate on online privacy law has re-emerged in Washington with the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act set to be the first bill on internet piracy to be adopted by the US Congress.
Let people download music by text message, says EP report
23.03.12 @ 17:40
MEPs to focus on providing legal certainty in the online environment in Europe. The EU should allow people to pay for downloaded music by text message, according to a European Parliament report on the audiovisual sector.
Reding tells MEPs to fast-track data protection reforms
29.03.12 @ 09:35
Commissioner Reding has urged MEPs to speed up reform of EU data protection laws, saying citizens and businesses "can't wait two years for adoption."
EU commission admits mistake on Acta
20.03.12 @ 17:36
The European Commission has admitted that it was taken aback by the scale of popular opposition to the global anti-counterfeit treaty, Acta.
MEPs get set for death blow to anti-counterfeit pact
13.04.12 @ 11:11
The MEP charged with scrutiny of the 'Acta' treaty has called for a boycott, raising prospects that parliament will kill it in June or July.
EU to delay decision on Sony and Universal EMI take-over
29.03.12 @ 21:07
The battle for the future of the music publishing industry is set to run until the summer after the European Commission revealed its plan to delay judgment on the take-over of British music publishing giant EMI until August.
MEPs to vote on Acta before summer
28.03.12 @ 09:25
MEPs in the parliament's trade committee Tuesday rejected a proposal to refer Acta to the European Court of Justice, meaning the controversial anti-counterfeit treaty is set to be voted on before summer.
EU court exempts dentists from paying music royalties
19.03.12 @ 09:21
Dentists who play music in their surgeries can breathe a sigh of relief after the EU court exempted from paying music royalties. But hotels were not so lucky.
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