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Apple offers nano-SIM design free of royalties, but there's a catch
- The future of tiny SIM slots everywhere hangs in the balance as Apple, Motorola, RIM and Nokia continue deliberating over what the next nano-SIM standard will be. Not content with other offerings, Apple is now promising its own design will be…
Samsung, RIM sued over emoticon display patent :-(
- Described as "pictorial representations of an expression or a person's mood", emoticons are widely used amongst habitual texters. Unfortunately for Samsung, Research In Motion and possibly others, Varia Holdings claims they own a patent which would prevent companies from providing a…
RIAA: ISPs to implement anti-piracy measures by July 12
- Internet service providers are set to launch a new anti-piracy scheme this summer designed to alert and eventually punish suspected copyright infringers. The new policy was unveiled last year when top ISPs including Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon…
ACTA faces another setback in Europe as Germany delays signing
- The controversial ACTA agreement is facing a new setback in Europe after the German government announced today that it won't sign the agreement, at least not for now. Other nations including Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have also…
EFF helps Megaupload users retrieve their non-infringing files
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Last week, cyberlocker service Megaupload was shut down and its executives were arrested. Consequently, the now defunct site is poised to have its hosted files forcibly erased. However, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has come to the aid of "innocent" Megaupload users...
MPAA threatens Congress over SOPA, says blackout "abuse of power"
- Former senator turned MPAA CEO, Christopher Dodd, managed to earn the public's ire this week by making remarks which many claim are akin to a public admission of bribery. A petition to investigate the former senator has already garnered over 25,000 supporters --…
Hurt Locker lawsuit targeting pirates comes to a halt
- Refusing a request for an extension by prosecutors, Judge Beryl Howell has effectively put an abrupt end to one of the largest anti-piracy lawsuits in history. Interestingly this decision comes from a Judge who is a former RIAA lobbyist.
Two Firefox add-ons already bypass SOPA's domain censorship
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As resistance grows against the Stop Online Piracy Act, some activists are getting creative. If passed, the legislation would allow US Internet service providers to block access to offending domain names at the behest of Hollywood -- that's the gist of it, anyway...
Weekend tech reading: SOPA hearing resumes next week, not in 2012
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The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will continue its hearing on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) on Wednesday, not until after Congress' holiday break, as originally believed.
Court upholds missing Pirate Bay founder's prison sentence, fine
- Pirate Bay cofounder Gottfrid Svartholm will face the Stockholm District Court's original punishment after failing to appeal its decision. In 2009, the Swedish court slapped the four founders with one-year prison sentences and a collective $4.4 million fine. Last November,…
Major ISPs, recording industry unveil six-strike anti-piracy system
- As accurately reported by CNET two weeks ago, several major US Web providers have effectively agreed to become the recording industry's personal Internet Stasi. Top ISPs, including Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon will voluntarily collaborate with copyright groups…
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