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House OKs revamp of patent system

September 7, 2007 Congress takes major step toward changes long sought by big tech companies. But there's no guarantee that proposal will become law. TAGS: bill, vote, Bush Administration, Democrat, Republican, Washington, technology company, law, Cisco Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Feds side with Microsoft in Korea flap

December 7, 2005 Justice Department protests strict new antitrust sanctions that South Korean regulators slapped on the software giant. TAGS: Korea, antitrust, European Union, Bush Administration, law, Windows Media, media player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, U.S., operating system, server

Supreme Court sides with Microsoft in patent spat

April 30, 2007 Justices say software giant can't be held liable when code copied by foreign manufacturers infringes on U.S. patents. TAGS: American Software, justice, blueprint, Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., AT&T Corp., law, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows

Gates urges federal data privacy law

March 8, 2007 Capping his visit to the nation's capital, Microsoft's chairman speaks about importance of balancing privacy concerns with data collection. TAGS: Bill Gates, Patrick Leahy, law, chairman, Microsoft Corp., security

Microsoft commentary slams EU ruling

April 22, 2004 The software giant releases a position paper insisting that the European Union's antitrust sanctions amount to "new law" that could hurt others in the technology industry. TAGS: European Union, paper, antitrust, law, decision, Microsoft Corp., Europe, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft censors Chinese blogger

January 4, 2006 Software giant says "unique elements" contributed to its decision to take down a Chinese journalist's blog. TAGS: journalist, MSN, law, blog, blogger, China, Microsoft Corp.

Google asks court to void Lee's Microsoft pact

August 29, 2005 Search giant asks federal judge to make summary judgment and rule that Microsoft's employment contract violates California law. TAGS: Kai-Fu Lee, Stacy Drake, Google Inc., hiring, China, California, federal judge, Dr., court, law, Microsoft Corp.

Can-Spam didn't, survey says

December 30, 2004 A survey due out Monday will report that the federal antispam law did little to deter spammers. TAGS: MX Logic Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, antispam company, anti-spam, survey, spam, law, service provider, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Microsoft sues more alleged spammers

December 2, 2004 Defendants are accused of failing to label sexually explicit e-mails as required by the federal Can-Spam Act. TAGS: CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, lawsuit, defendant, anti-spam, law, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Apple, others draw legal threat over media players

May 11, 2007 California company accuses Apple, Microsoft, Real and Adobe of violating copyright law by "actively avoiding" its products. TAGS: DMCA, digital radio, Apple Computer, copyright law, Adobe Systems Inc., letter, measure, RealNetworks Inc., media player, digital audio, law, intellectual property, work, California, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Microsoft seeks rehearing in Eolas case

March 22, 2005 Redmond seeks ruling on the "golden master" issue. Results could have a dramatic effect on how software is distributed worldwide. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., OEM, university, damage, Redmond, law, court, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

HP accused of labor violations cover-up

March 22, 2005 Whistle-blower lawsuit claims managers were told to shred notes from meeting that revealed that the company was misclassifying workers. TAGS: contractor, suit, ethics, worker, HP, committee, lawsuit, note, law, attorney, manager, Microsoft Corp.

Interpol: Give us tools to fight cybercrime

March 21, 2006 International police want to see new global legislation dealing with cybercrime; Microsoft also pushes for stronger laws. TAGS: cybercrime, phishing, framework, legislation, law, evidence, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Microsoft Corp.

Google to censor China Web searches

January 25, 2006 Search giant agrees to censorship laws, reasoning that people getting limited access to content is better than none. TAGS: Borders Books & Music, China, Google Inc., search engine, government, law, MSN, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft clarifies policy on censoring blogs

January 31, 2006 Under fire for removing a Chinese journalist's postings, it sets out how it will respond to government censorship orders. TAGS: Brad Smith, MSN Spaces, policy, blogger, blog, MSN, order, law, government, China, Microsoft Corp.

Charting tactics in the war on spam

June 18, 2003 Christine Gregoire, attorney general from Microsoft's home state of Washington, has some advice for federal lawmakers cooking up spam laws: Don't stifle commerce, and let individuals have their day... TAGS: spammer, spam, Washington, attorney general, law, legislation, legislator, state, advice, nation, anti-spam, e-commerce, Internet Service Provider, solution, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Net companies pledge child porn crackdown

June 27, 2006 As Congress considers forcing Internet providers to snoop on their customers, AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo say they have a better plan. TAGS: United Online Inc., Internet provider, Net company, Internet company, computer science, law, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., function, Yahoo! Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

Congress looks askance at firms that bow to China

January 13, 2006 U.S. politicians vow to punish companies such as Microsoft, Yahoo, believed to cooperate with China censorship. TAGS: Borders Books & Music, censorship, Cisco Systems Inc., China, law, Rep., U.S. company, Google Inc., router, Yahoo! Inc., U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo's Semel talks new, new media

October 6, 2005 At Web-related confab, CEO shares thoughts on 21st century media companies, Yahoo's struggle with Google, other topics. TAGS: Terry Semel, Yahoo! Inc., media company, media, search technology, Google Inc., law, portal, China, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Bill Gates and other communists

February 15, 2005 Free Software Foundation president Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the discussion about software patents. TAGS: software patent, Bill Gates, GNU/Linux, Mr., patent, protocol, copyright law, GPL, law, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., idea
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