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May 30, 2008

Scam to Skim Pennies Collapses

Greed and reliance on names of cartoon characters led to the downfall of Michael Largent , a California man arraigned this week on multiple counts of computer fraud, wire fraud and mail fraud for al... More >

May 29, 2008

Yang Talks up Yahoo's Current Leaders

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, speaking at the "D: All Things Digital" conference, tried to refute the characterization of his company as "under siege."   While conceding that the company had strayed too... More >

May 28, 2008

Canada Looks for New Providers in Spectrum Auction

Canada's government has begun an auction of wireless spectrum with 40 of the 105 megahertz up for grabs set aside for new players, reports Reuters . The auction could last up to a month, with 24 c... More >

U.S. Files Tech Trade Complaint Against EU

The United States on Wednesday filed a formal complaint with the World Trade Organization claiming that the European Union's import tariffs on computer screens and other electronics violate an exist... More >

May 27, 2008

T-Mobile Appeals Rejected on Cell Phone Contracts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals by T-Mobile in three cases involving the legal remedies available in cell phone contracts.   An Associated Press story on Newsvine.com explains th... More >

May 22, 2008

Small Carriers Decry Exclusive Phone Deals

Rural cell phone carriers are asking the Federal Communications Commission to ban exclusive contracts between carriers and handset makers that in effect guarantee that residents of Alaska, Montana ... More >

Interior Department Offices Allowed Back Online

Nearly seven years after a federal judge barred certain agencies within the Department of the Interior from using the Internet, a new court order allows them to reconnect , reports nextgov.com . &n... More >

May 21, 2008

Cyber-Security Lacking at TVA Power Plants, Report Finds

  <body><p>Vulnerabilities in computer systems at the Tennessee Valley Authority put it at <strong><a href=" http://www.itbusinessedge.com/item/?ci=42273">risk of cyber ... More >

May 19, 2008

Lawmakers Want to Look at Charter's Web-Tracking Plans

Two senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked Charter Communications to hold off on its plan to track Internet users' surfing habits as a means to provide targeted advert... More >

May 15, 2008

Emerging Markets Lead in Software Piracy

The Business Software Alliance's latest study on global software piracy found that in the 108 countries it studied, piracy declined in 67 countries during 2007 and rose in just eight of them, repor... More >

Overstock.com to New York: No to Sales Tax

Overstock.com has decided to ditch its New York affiliates rather than collect and pay sales tax to the state, reports The New York Times .   Meanwhile, Amazon says it will collect sales tax ... More >

May 14, 2008

More Privacy Concerns for Web Users

Tales of Internet traffic throttling and meddling with online privacy persist.   The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic has asked the country's privacy czar to investigate not o... More >

Icahn to Force Microhoo?

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wants to get Microsoft and Yahoo back to the negotiating table and is considering a proxy fight to make it happen, reports The New York Times .   Icahn has bou... More >

May 13, 2008

New Allegations Against Microsoft in EU

The agency that oversees IT for schools in the United Kingdom has added to Microsoft's antitrust woes by forwarding a complaint about interoperability to the European Commission, reports InfoWorld... More >

Amazon Says It Owes Texas No Sales Taxes

There's more in the story that Texas might require Amazon to pay millions in back sales taxes.   The Dallas Morning News , which originally contacted the Texas Comptroller's Office and asked w... More >

Sprint Affiliate Sues to Block WiMax Project

A Sprint Nextel affiliate is suing to block Sprint's plans to form a WiMax venture with Clearwire and other partners, claiming the deal violates prior agreements Sprint made with its affiliates, re... More >

May 9, 2008

Microsoft Appeals $1.39 Billion EU Fine

Microsoft announced Friday it is appealing the 899 million euro ($1.39 billion) fine imposed by the European Commission for failure to comply with an 2004 antitrust ruling, reports The Wall Street... More >

Texas Might Require Amazon to Charge Sales Tax

New York state caused a ruckus when it recently passed a law requiring online retailers such as Amazon to start collecting and paying sales tax on purchases shipped to the state.   While its l... More >

May 8, 2008

Internet Archive Fought the Law ... And Won!

Back in Novermber, the FBI served the Internet Archive with one of its infamous security letters requesting a library patron's records. With the help of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the non-... More >

May 5, 2008

Patent Reform Bill Stalled

A bill to reform U.S. patent law has hit a wall in the Senate where it has been removed from scheduled debate , reports Ars Technica . Though the measure could be taken up later, it won't be cons... More >

May 2, 2008

FCC Caps Subsidy Fund for Rural Phone Service

The Federal Communications Commission has voted to temporarily cap a government subsidy program for phone carriers that serve rural areas.   The Universal Service Fund, created through a tax pai... More >

Amazon Contests New York Sales Tax Law

As expected, Amazon is challenging in court New York state's law requiring online retailers to charge state sales tax on orders shipped there, reports The New York Times .   In the past, the ... More >

Company Fined for Favoring H-1B Holders in Hiring

The U.S. Justice Department has fined a Pittsburgh-area computer consulting company $45,000 to settle charges that it placed job ads specifically looking for workers with H-1B visas , reports Compu... More >