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Governance

December 2009

December 31, 2009

South Korea Ends Flash Memory Antitrust Probe

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has ended its antitrust investigation of the flash memory industry, according to an IDG News Service article in The New York Times. The commission concluded th... More >

December 30, 2009

Federal Employee Ban on Texting and Driving Goes into Effect

The executive order President Obama signed in October barring federal employees from texting while driving went into effect today. While the National Transportation Safety Board has had such a ban ... More >

Judge Rules Torrent Search Engine Unlawful

In a landmark decision, U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson ruled that a popular BitTorrent search site is unlawful and no different from conventional peer-to-peer piracy services.   According ... More >

Arbitration Body Dismisses Google's Groovle Claim

An Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)-approved arbitration body has ruled that Google's complaint that the domain name groovle.com is too similar to its own is without found... More >

December 29, 2009

Groups Want FTC to Block Google's AdMob Acquisition

In a letter addressed to the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Watchdog and Center for Digital Democracy have asked that regulators to block Google from acquiring mobile advertising provider AdMob ... More >

Judge Orders Three H-1B Opposition Sites Shut Down

According to Computerworld , Middlesex County Superior Court Judge James Hurley has ordered GoDaddy Inc., Network Solutions, Comcast Cable Communications Inc. and DiscountASP.Net to shut down three... More >

December 21, 2009

French Court Finds Google Guilty in Copyright Case

Google violated French copyright law in digitizing books, ruled a Paris court. According to InformationWeek , Google has been ordered to pay 300,000 euros, or about $430,000, in damages to French p... More >

December 17, 2009

FTC Not Looking to Break up Intel

In its antitrust suit against Intel, the Federal Trade Commission has no plans to break up the company, according to Richard Feinstein, director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition.   The FTC w... More >

December 16, 2009

EU Accepts Microsoft Ballot Proposal

The European Union has accepted Microsoft's promise to allow Windows users to choose which Internet browser, Computerword reports.   Earlier this month Microsoft revamped its ballot proposal... More >

FTC Files Antitrust Suit Aganist Intel

According to Computerworld , the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has decided to move forward with its case against Intel , filing a formal complaint that charges the chip maker with with illegally us... More >

December 15, 2009

Supreme Court to Hear Texting Privacy Case

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a case concerning the expectation of privacy in the workplace.   According to InformationWeek , the case involves a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court ... More >

December 11, 2009

GAO Implores FCC to Toughen Stance on Wireless Industry

In a report released Thursday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) needs to better its oversight of the wireless industry and improve its enfor... More >

December 10, 2009

EU Drops Antitrust Probe Against Rambus

According to PCWorld.com , the European Commission has decided to end its antitrust probe of memory chip maker Rambus after the company agreed to change the way it licenses its patents for dynamic... More >

December 8, 2009

FCC Questions Verizon's Early Termination Fees

The Federal Communications Commission has sent Verizon Wireless a formal letter asking why it has doubled its early termination fees from $175 to $350 , reports InformationWeek . The agency also wa... More >

December 7, 2009

EU Getting Closer to Single Patent System

European ministers have reached an agreement on the development of an enhanced European Union patent system , reports V3.co.uk . The EU has been working on creating a single patent system across Eu... More >

Senators Offer Early Termination Fee Bill

InformationWeek reports that Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Mark Begich of Alaska, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Jim Webb of Virginia have introduced their Cell Phone Early Termination Fees bi... More >

FTC Looks Into Intel, Nvidia Licensing Dispute

InformationWeek reports that the licensing dispute between Nvidia and Intel is under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission. Both companies have confirmed that they are talking with the FTC... More >

December 4, 2009

Microsoft Revamps Browser Ballot

Microsoft has tweaked its browser ballot screen required by European Union antitrust regulators in response to complaints by Mozilla , Opera and Google.   According to Computerworld , the to... More >

December 3, 2009

Sprint Downplays Disclosure of Sensitive Information

Sprint Nextel says that claims by Indiana University doctoral student and privacy researcher Christopher Soghoian that it provided law enforcement agencies with customer GPS location data over 8 mill... More >

December 2, 2009

Facebook Revamps Privacy Rules

Facebook has changed a number of its privacy settings to make it easier for members to control who sees their information, reports InformationWeek .   There are no longer regional networks -- ... More >

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