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  • Thu Aug 21 2003 Net music pirate faces years in prison

    The U.S. Department of Justice says it has accepted a guilty plea in a criminal copyright case involving the former leader of a Net music piracy group called the Apocalypse Crew.

    Posted by John Borland

  • Mon Jul 23 2001 Feds must fess up about Carnivore

    A bill requiring federal law-enforcement officials to be more forthright when answering questions about electronic surveillance systems passes the U.S. House.

    Posted by Lisa M. Bowman

  • Thu Nov 1 2001 Microsoft settlement expected Friday

    The software giant and the Justice Department are expected to deliver a proposed antitrust settlement Friday to the federal judge overseeing the case, but states may want more time.

    Posted by Joe Wilcox

  • Mon Oct 24 2005 So who should you call a journalist?

    CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says a proposed federal shield law could harm folks who use the Internet to do journalism.

    Posted by Declan McCullagh

  • Fri Apr 28 2000 Government to judge: Break up Microsoft

    The Justice Department asks a federal judge to break Microsoft into two pieces to prevent it from further abusing its monopoly position in the operating system market.

    Posted by Sandeep Junnarkar and Joe Wilcox

  • Thu Jul 31 2003 Lawmaker seeks info on RIAA dragnet

    The recording industry's wave of subpoenas that target individual file-swappers draws the critical attention of the chair of the Senate's investigations subcommittee.

    Posted by John Borland

  • Mon Feb 8 1999 Intel trying to oust FTC lawyer

    Just weeks before its antitrust trial with the Federal Trade Commission will start, Intel is trying to oust one of the agency's top lawyers from the case, records show.

    Posted by Dan Goodin

  • Wed Sep 18 2002 Identity theft: Fact and fiction

    Cybertheft of identities is proliferating, but is it a lost cause? The Justice Department's Jonathan J. Rusch says not--but the government and public face a long battle.

    Posted by Jonathan J. Rusch

  • Fri Nov 5 1999 Microsoft faces uncertain penalties in case

    The judge in the Microsoft antitrust trial issues stinging findings of fact against the software giant, but the outcome is still far from certain.

    Posted by John Borland and Evan Hansen

  • Tue Oct 12 2004 Justice Dept. wants new antipiracy powers

    Government report takes aim at file swapping and says the FBI needs more money, wiretapping permission and a lot more laws.

    Posted by Declan McCullagh

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