CNET News - Politics and Law

EC formally objects to Oracle buying Sun

Stephen Shankland — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:13:00 PST

European regulators have formally objected to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Oracle vows to fight the conclusion.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Going rogue? Palin bans gadgets, reporters from speech

Caroline McCarthy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:40:00 PST

The former Alaska governor joins a tradition of controversial politicians stoking up more press criticism by attempting to avoid it in the first place.

Europe getting 'Internet freedom' law

David Meyer — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:28:00 PST

A major overhaul of telecommunications regulations tackles issues ranging from data-breach notification to faster number porting to Internet access.

Originally posted at News - Wireless

Fiorina's first act as senator: Merge California and Nevada

John Paczkowski, AllThingsD — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:58:07 PST

Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina says "together we can turn things around," announcing her candidacy for the U.S. Senate in an opinion piece in the Orange County Register.

Originally posted at News - Business Tech

Congress may require ISPs to block fraud sites

Declan McCullagh — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:30:20 PST

The Internet industry is alarmed by a proposal to block access to scam sites or face fines, regardless of whether that's technically possible.

New York antitrust suit accuses Intel of bribery

Stephen Shankland — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:10:00 PST

Intel used payments to keep computer makers from selling systems with AMD chips, according to New York's attorney general. It's a new front in an old Intel war.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Report: Oracle not yielding to EU with Sun buy

Stephen Shankland — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:34:00 PST

Oracle is playing hardball with European regulators concerned about its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Spring Design seeks injunction barring Nook sales

Ina Fried — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:24:00 PST

In its lawsuit, the start-up seeks to halt sales of the Barnes & Noble e-reader, in addition to pursuing monetary damages.

Originally posted at Beyond Binary

Barnes & Noble hit with suit over Nook

Ina Fried — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:54:00 PST

A Cupertino, Calif.-based start-up claims the bookseller misappropriated its trade secrets in its design of a similar e-reader.

Originally posted at Beyond Binary

File sharing's mysteries again stump Uncle Sam

Charles Cooper — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:44:00 PDT

A security breach that stemmed from the use of peer-to-peer file sharing by a junior congressional staffer is said to be an isolated incident. Not exactly.