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News The proposed settlement goes well beyond the legitimate role of a copyright lawsuit -resolving claims for infringement - and imposes a slew of provisions that would restructure the rights and remedies of absent copyright... [09 Sep 2009]
ISPs protest against plans to cut off illegal file-sharers
News The letter, sent to The Times, was also signed by the Open Rights Group, consumer groups Which? ZDNet UK has more on the open letter protest here. Opposition to... [07 Sep 2009]
Shin Kong Life Insurance Improves Application Quality and Accelerates CMMI Certification
White Paper It recently established a Coverage Service Department, which is solely responsible for the development of coverage rights, handling complaints and managing service projects. The Shin Kong Financial Group... [30 Jul 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News Click here for page two and then, if this does not succeed, release the identities of the infringers to the rights holders. Asking ISPs to provide personal customer data to rights holders could be seen... [18 Jun 2009]
Calls for gov't Phorm investigation rejected
News Jim Killock, director of digital-rights organisation the Open Rights Group, told ZDNet UK that Number 10 was dodging the issue of scrutinising the legality of Phorm.... [21 May 2009]
IP infringement fines to rise
News The Open Rights Group (ORG), a digital civil-liberties organisation, said that, while the commercial production of pirated works should be penalised, it would be helpful to have a 'fair... [07 May 2009]
Amazon says no to Phorm tracking
News On 22 March, campaigners at the Open Rights Group (ORG) sent an open letter to seven companies, including Amazon, calling on them to opt out of Phorm's tracking. Online... [15 Apr 2009]
'Fundamentally flawed, almost certainly illegal': Gov't databases
News We recognise the absolute necessity of striking the balance between the rights and privacy of the individual and the ability to disrupt, prevent and investigate crime effectively," a Home Office spokesperson told ZDNet UK. [23 Mar 2009]
Facebook privacy revamp has a community feel
News The Facebook Statement of Rights and Responsibilities now clearly states that Facebook does not claim ownership of user content, although the act of using Facebook does grant the company non-exclusive... [27 Feb 2009]
No e-voting for 2009 elections, pledges gov't
News Officially accredited election observers the Open Rights Group, who attended the May 2007 pilot, said in a report: "Inadequate attention was given to system design, systems access and... [24 Oct 2008]
Legal Eye: Do we need GPLv3?
Comment The internet, products incorporating digital rights management protections and software patents have changed the landscape of open source, too. It is also an anti-Microsoft (and other traditional... [15 Oct 2008]
Indemnification Becomes Open Source’s Nightmare and Microsoft’s Blessing
White Paper Download this free Yankee Group Report to read about software license indemnification and how it can help your company mitigate the threat of lawsuits related to intellectual property rights, copyright... [02 Sep 2008]
'Noisy' anti-Phorm tool developed
News Electronic civil liberties organisation the Open Rights Group (ORG) said the availability of this software, and other browser plugins that limit the effectiveness of advertising such as... [20 May 2008]
Java - 100 per cent open source by end of this year
News Most of Java has already been opened up, barring a few elements that had been held back because Sun did not own the rights to them. These rights seem to have been renegotiated, or are being renegotiated... [28 Apr 2008]
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
News Concern was raised with the ICO by consumer rights group Privacy International which said there "appears to be no basis in UK law for passenger fingerprinting at Heathrow". In the meantime, BAA will... [26 Mar 2008]
