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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Microsoft censors Chinese blogger
January 4, 2006
Software giant says "unique elements" contributed to its decision to take down a Chinese journalist's blog.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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