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EU upholds penalties against Microsoft

December 22, 2004 Judge orders company to unbundle Windows Media Player and to share server technology. Appeals aren't over yet, though. TAGS: Brad Smith, penalty, commission, general counsel, litigation, court, European Union, media player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., president, server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Justice Dept. pushes stiffer antipiracy laws

November 10, 2005 Department wants Congress to make it a crime to "attempt" copyright infringement. Also seeks stronger penalties. TAGS: proposal, antipiracy, intellectual property, infringement, prosecutor, penalty, piracy, crime, department, government, file-sharing

British ID thieves face jail time

July 25, 2006 U.K. government proposes up to two years in jail for crooks who misuse other people's personal data. TAGS: consultation, penalty, personal information

Senator to propose surveillance of illegal images

February 7, 2007 Proposal from Sen. John McCain would force Internet providers to report illegal images, even "cartoons." TAGS: cartoon, John McCain, Internet Service Provider, Sen., penalty, proposal, image, center, Internet service, senator, service provider, Adobe PDF, database

U.K. data thieves face two years in prison

February 7, 2007 Proposed changes to law aim to deter insiders and others who sell or deliberately misuse confidential information. TAGS: data sharing, penalty, prison, data protection, U.K., London, security

Jail time for phone record scammers?

February 9, 2006 A new proposal in the House of Representatives targets companies that sell fraudulently obtained records of phone calls. TAGS: penalty, bill, record, fine

CA exec urges Asia to strengthen data-breach laws

September 28, 2007 Security sales director says region should follow Japan's example to ensure companies take data security more seriously. TAGS: Asia, data security, identity management, enterprise security, penalty, law, Computer Associates International Inc., Japan, network security, region, Singapore, exec, security, U.S., California

Bill would stiffen penalties for crimes posted online

January 26, 2007 Congressional Republican wants to force states to boost sentences for criminals who post images or videos of their violent crimes on the Internet. TAGS: crime, First Amendment, penalty, sentence, bill, police, speech, MySpace, state, New York, Republican, person, video

Bill would stiffen penalties for crimes posted online

January 26, 2007 Congressman wants to force states to boost sentences for criminals who post images or videos of their violent crimes on the Internet. TAGS: crime, penalty, First Amendment, bill, sentence, congressman, police, speech, MySpace, state, New York, person, video

Feds blacklist 'illegal' Cuban Web sites

July 8, 2005 It's OK to browse weather reports, historical information and maps online, but pulling out your credit card could land you in prison. TAGS: booking, penalty, lawyer, traveler, Washington D.C., agency, U.S.

From Watergate to videogate

September 26, 2007 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the proliferation of cheap and available technology adds a dimension to recent Patriots spy controversy. TAGS: sideline, coach, penalty, signal, video camera, assistant, argument, First Amendment, view, rule, camera, video

Phone-record scam bills cleared for final votes

March 2, 2006 Senate and House panels approve pair of bills aimed at putting phone-record thieves in prison. TAGS: pretexting, prison, penalty, bill, Democrat, record, law, Republican

Microsoft: The EU appeal still matters

December 22, 2004 Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith speaks with News.com about why he thinks a settlement might still be possible. TAGS: Brad Smith, European Union, settlement, antitrust, framework, penalty, general counsel, court, Europe, order, decision, media player, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: The taxman cometh back

May 25, 2007 Momentum is growing, once again, for legislation that would impose taxes on Internet transactions and usage--and even on e-mail. TAGS: tax, penalty, Week in review, bill, government, senator, reader, database, e-mail

Prison terms on tap for 'prerelease' pirates

April 19, 2005 Congress approves stiff prison terms for Internet file swappers. President Bush is set to sign bill into law soon. TAGS: Michael Weiss, P2P, bill, penalty, file-swapping, piracy, law, copy, president, work

Senators propose sweeping data-security bill

June 30, 2005 Far-reaching bill includes an avalanche of new rules for corporate data security and stiff penalties for information burglars. TAGS: data security, security breach, personally identifiable information, Patrick Leahy, bill, penalty, Bank of America Corp., speech, Sen., senator, security, database
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