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Drug gang hacks into Belgian seaport, cops seize TONNE of smack

9 nabbed after shipping container system used to transport heroin, cocaine

18 Jun 11:04

Ad-slingers! Punting peeps' pics into promos? You must read THIS

If you're sucking Twitter twits dry for stuff, you need to follow the law

17 Jun 07:59

Panda-peddlers cuffed for chess gambling gambit

More porridge on the menu for Chinese coders after second offence

17 Jun 05:28

SCO vs. IBM battle resumes over ownership of Unix

Zombie lawsuit back and wants to suck the brains out of Linux

17 Jun 00:48

Former QiComm CEO cleared in money-laundering case

Too late to save the business, though

The Channel 14 Jun 14:56

US Supremes: Human genes can't be patented

It's not quite that simple, of course – but is it ever?

13 Jun 18:18

Jailed LulzSec hacker Cleary coughs to child porn images, will be freed soon

Some images of infants as young as six months

12 Jun 17:32

Chinese software pirate gets 12 years in US slammer

Crack 99 mastermind sold biz software worth $100 MEEELION

12 Jun 04:34

US chief spook: Look, we only want to spy on 6.66 BEELLLION of you

Americans assured they are not in the NSA's sights

10 Jun 13:14

Singaporean sites protest 'licence to print news' laws

Sites forced to stump up $SGD50k and agree to state censorship

7 Jun 06:19

America's mobile phone unlock block coming unstuck

Sanity comes to Washington

7 Jun 02:04

Copyright troll Prenda Law accused of seeding own torrents

Web of companies formed an end-to-end production, piracy and lawsuit-filing machine

6 Jun 01:58

Obama: Just call me Billygoat Gruff the Third, patent trolls

President prepares to lock horns with bridge-dwelling legal rabble

4 Jun 12:24

Jobs' 'incredibly stupid' prattlings prove ebook price-fix plot, claim Feds

DoJ opens trial with cold dead Apple genius' candid comments

4 Jun 10:24

Netherlands Supremes squash iPad design patent

If mugs can tell the difference, it's not a copy, says Dutch court

3 Jun 01:53

Court orders Feds to hand evidence over to Kim Dotcom

NZ cops snatched Megaupload info in 'illegal' raids

31 May 14:26

Fancy some mobile filth? New logo tells you when not to bother

'Trust mark' for smut-filtered Wi-Fi not-so-hot spots

30 May 07:12

Australia's data breach notification law arrives at last

If you mess up, 'fess up ... or the Feds'll use some duress up in your face

29 May 04:26

WikiLeaks party flirts with Oz law by taking Bitcoin gifts

Secret political donations not allowed in Oz, no matter what 'currency' you use

27 May 21:03

US Senator introduces 'Patent Abuse Reduction Act'

Rackspace and industry groups like it, trolls maybe not so much

24 May 06:03

'Catastrophic failure' of 3D-printed gun in Oz Police test

Panic on the streets of Sydney, as US says printed guns 'unstoppable'

24 May 05:32

Penguin pays $75m to settle ebook price-fixing case

Apple left to swing it out with DoJ

23 May 13:36

Prenda lawyers miss sanctions deadline

$US1k per day extra penalty - each

23 May 00:58

Infosys vows to fight Indian tax claim

Domestic bill lands with a thud

21 May 03:47

Blogger better be a billionaire, says 'open access' publisher lawsuit

OMICS offended by 'Beall's List'

21 May 03:23

Schmidt: Don't like our tiny tax bills? Google this... 'Change the law'

Ad biz chairman says he can't wait for reform

20 May 12:34

Nintendo throws flaming legal barrel at YouTubing fans

All your walk-through vid revenue are belong to us

20 May 03:14

Four Anons cuffed in Italy

Postal Police go postal

19 May 23:08

Yahoo! triumphs! in! $2.75bn! Mexican! standoff!

Mighty award against it abruptly slashed to $172,500

17 May 16:05

Australia's net filter sneaks into operation through back door

Regulator's ban on dodgy shares site wipes out hundreds, exposes censorship mechanism

17 May 01:35

Feds stamp on cash pipeline to Mt Gox, Bitcoin's Wall Street

Warrant served on account used to transfer crypto-dosh

15 May 16:34

Oi, Google! Stop LIBELLING us Germans, fix your autocomplete

Wie möchten Sie es, Herr Adman?

15 May 11:19

Judge orders redacted Aaron Swartz prosecution docs to be revealed

MIT and JSTOR allowed to black out names and network info

14 May 17:19

Apple adds Galaxy S 4 to Samsung patent suit

Might as well kick Korean mobe-maker where it'll hurt most

14 May 17:04

BSA targets Indonesian pirates

Thar be treasure...

14 May 05:08

Brits' phone tracking, web history touted to cops: The TRUTH

Analysis What's inside the info on 27 million punters up for sale

13 May 13:29

Apple wins documents fight with Google in Samsung case

Judge sees 'irony' in Google's claim that searching for docs is 'burdensome'

10 May 00:23

Ban Samsung sales in the US? Sorry, Apple: Tech titans say 'No'

All except Nokia, that is

9 May 19:58

New Zealand to bar software patents, again

New legislation closes loophole, makes it plain Kiwis won't patent code

9 May 05:32

Watchdog: Y'know what Bitcoin really needs? A REGULATOR!

US derivatives commission mulls rules for e-cash

7 May 15:57

Taiwanese uni sues Apple over FaceTime and QuickTime

Rogue province pulls the patent infringement trigger again

7 May 05:31

Judge hands copyright troll an epic smack-down

Prenda Law lashed by US court

7 May 02:17

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