INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

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NZ court rejects bid to rejail Megaupload boss, frees cash

The founder of the online file-sharing site Megaupload.com has asked a New Zealand court to free nearly a quarter of a million dollars in frozen assets to pay for living expenses, including nannies and bodyguards, as a bid by the United States to put him back behind bars was thrown out of court on Wednesday.

Yahoo threatens Facebook as patent war looms

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Yahoo has demanded licensing fees from Facebook for use of its technology, the companies said on Monday, potentially engulfing social media in the patent battles and lawsuits raging across much of the tech sector.
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Justice Dept seeks to bolster IP enforcement team

The Obama administration on Monday proposed hiring more prosecutors to pursue intellectual property crimes in the new budget as the entertainment industry pressures the Justice Department to crack down on copyright infringement and counterfeiting.
A demonstrator braving freezing temperatures and snow, holds an anti-ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) banner during a protest in Bucharest, February 11, 2012.

Europeans Take Action on the Web Piracy Treaty ACTA

Tens of thousands of protesters took part in rallies across Europe on Saturday against an international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement they fear will curb their freedom to download movies and music for free and encourage Internet surveillance by governments.
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Torrent Site BTJunkie Shuts Down: Top 5 Alternatives

BTJunkie, one of the largest Bit Torrent search engines, announced Monday that it would voluntarily be shutting down its website. The decision came less than three weeks after federal prosecutors cracked down on popular file-sharing Website Megaupload, for copyright infringement.
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ACTA Protest in Pictures: Prague Demonstration Turns Out Hundreds

A Czech Republic demonstration by the Czech Pirate Party went off Feb. 2 despite freezing cold temperatures, and hundreds of protesters marched to denounce ACTA, the international treaty meant to combat piracy. Protesters carried signs reading 'Hollywood will not write our laws' and Say no to ACTA' as they sought to gain attention for their cause.
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Exclusive: U.S. accuses China of instigating plot against DuPont

Chinese government representatives directed a U.S. businessman to obtain valuable technology manufactured by chemical giant DuPont and U.S. authorities were seeking on Wednesday to keep him in jail ahead of his trial on charges relating to trade secret theft, prosecutors said in newly released court documents.
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Ukraine shuts down top file sharing website

Ukrainian police on Tuesday shut down the former Soviet republic's most popular file sharing website, Ex.ua, accusing its owners of illegally distributing copyright-protected software, music and videos.
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Megaupload founder refused bail in New Zealand

A New Zealand judge ordered the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be held in custody for another month Wednesday, saying the suspected Internet pirate posed a significant flight risk.
A federal notice posted on the Megaupload site

Megaupload Busted: Can Kim Dotcom Win the Copyright Fight?

This is not the first time Megaupload's founder Kim Dotcom had his brush with the law. In 2002, he was convicted in what was then the largest insider-trading case in German history and a Munich court sentenced him to 20 months probation and a 100,000 euro fine. Can he win the legal battle this time?
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Firm stops file sharing after Megaupload case

FileSonic, a website providing online data storage, has disabled its file sharing services following a U.S.-led crackdown on a rival website and amid heated debate over Washington's attempts to clamp down on online piracy.
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UK student faces U.S. extradition in copyright case

A London court ruled on Friday a British student can be extradited to the United States for breaching U.S. copyright law by running a website that allowed users to access films and TV programs illegally.

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