New Zealand's High Court ruled Wednesday that Kim Dotcom and a Megaupload colleague can pursue damages against police and one of the country's spy services for illegally intercepting their communications. In her judgment,Justice Helen ...
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The Bangladesh government has been asked the high court to impose a ban on the import of food treated with formalin and other poisonous chemicals. The court also asked the government to supply testing kits to all the sea and land ports ...
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Australia will be the first country in the world to sell its cigarettes in plain packs starting from tomorrow The Australian government overcame legal challenges from the tobacco industry to implement the change. Under new laws which ...
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DNA reported that Mr SV Ranganath chief secretary of Bangalore has ordered a re examination of the report filed by Mr Dipak Sarmah principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), in which the rich iron ore deposits located in Karnataka ...
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November 27, 2012 - Eaton Corp. and Cooper Industries plc today announced the Irish High Court has approved Eaton's acquisition of Cooper. Eaton and Cooper entered into a transaction agreement by which Eaton would acquire Cooper through ...
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An NHS trust is to challenge a monetary penalty notice issued by the Information Commissioner's Office(ICO)in a case that could set an important precedent. The NHS trust is to be the first public sector organisation to challenge the UK ...
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Smartphone manufacturers Apple and HTC have settled their patent dispute, which began in March 2010. The firms have also signed a 10-year licensing agreement that "extends to current and future patents held by both parties", according to ...
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Apple has published a statement on its website acknowledging a High Court ruling that Samsung did not infringe Apple design patents in the UK. However, the unapologetic statement concludes that, while the UK court did not find Samsung ...
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The U.S.Supreme Court has refused to overturn a lower-court decision upholding legal immunity for telecommunications companies that allegedly participated in a National Security Agency surveillance program during the last decade. The ...
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Apple has failed to overturn a UK High Court decision to reject the Californian company's claim that Samsung copied its iPad designs for its own tablets. Judge Colin Birss had ruled that Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1,8.9 and 7.7 did not ...
One of New Zealand's intelligence agencies spied on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom after it was given erroneous information on his immigration status, believing he was a foreign national. A memorandum filed with Auckland's High Court by ...
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The U.K.'s Home Office will decide by Oct. 16 whether to block the extradition to the U.S. of Gary McKinnon, who has admitted to hacking into U.S. government computers, McKinnon's attorney said on Thursday. McKinnon, 46, of north London, ...
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Apple has won its high-stakes intellectual property infringement suit against Samsung. The court in the US state of California,where Apple is based,found that Samsung infringed six out of seven Apple patents,while backing Apple's claim ...
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IDG News Service - The U.S. government lost a bid on Thursday to withhold some evidence in advance of the extradition hearing for four Megaupload defendants charged with criminal copyright infringement. The U.S. had asked for a judicial ...
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Germany-Providing good,clear audio reproduction in a historical building can present a number of challenges for an installer,often with strict architectural limitations on where you can place the loudspeakers,as well as interiors rarely ...
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