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Amazon Sues New York Over Sales Tax Law

Amazon.com has sued New York State, over a law which forces online retailers to collect sales tax on shipments to the state. Amazon filed the complaint last Friday in the State Supreme Court in Manhattan. The move comes after the approval of a section of the New York State Tax Law which requires Internet retailers -- including those who do not have a physical presence in the state -- to collect taxes on behalf of the state. In particular, the law targets affiliates of Amazon.com and other e-commerce retailers, claiming that a retailer must collect taxes if they use any "in-state entity" to directly or indirectly refer customers to a retailer. The lawsuit (AMAZON.COM LLC and AMAZON SERVICES, LLC. vs. NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE), challenges the constitutionality of N.

Software piracy up

Software piracy runs at 57% in Bahrain, costing computer companies $27m last year, according to the annual Global Software Piracy Study. The losses hit both international companies and local distributors and retailers, the report said. Published by Business Software Alliance and Interactive Data Corporation, it said piracy in Bahrain was up from $23m in 2006. Other Gulf States were above the global average for piracy, it said. It reported piracy levels of 51% in Saudi Arabia, 54% in Qatar and 62% in Kuwait. Piracy levels in the UAE remained flat, at 35%.

Maryland Institute College of Art Successfully Upgrades to Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Release 9.0

Oracle today announced that Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), a private art college in Baltimore, has upgraded to Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Release 9.0. -- MICA completed its upgrade of PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management, Campus Solutions, Contributor Relations and Enterprise Portal on time and on budget. Continuing with its strategy to standardize on an integrated suite of applications, the college currently is upgrading to PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management 9.0. -- Founded in 1826, MICA is the oldest fully accredited, degree-granting college of art in the country. A PeopleSoft Enterprise customer since 1999, the college initially deployed the applications to automate manual administrative tasks. Since its initial implementation, the college has nearly doubled in size and today has more than 1,800 unde

Foreigners may face tighter Chinese patent laws

Foreign companies that make discoveries in China would have to file for a patent in China before anywhere else or risk losing protection of their intellectual property, according to proposed changes to the country's patent law. Another proposal calls for the introduction of an "absolute novelty" standard, which would make it more difficult to obtain a patent in China for inventions already in use overseas. Experts said the changes, which could come into effect this year, would make it easier to challenge rogue Chinese patents, the Financial Times reported. However, the experts also warned that conditions are likely to become more challenging for foreign firms conducting research in China. At present, most of these firms choose to file for patent protection in their home countries, where patent legislation is more mature and robust than in

Sites sue Oregon for right to publish its laws online

Both Justia and Public.Resource.Org have been at loggerheads with the State of Oregon over their desire to publish the state's complete body of law online, for free. While that sounds noncontroversial—state law even requires the laws to be offered as widely as possible—the state's Legislative Counsel Committee claims copyright over portions of its Revised Statutes. Now, Public.Resource.Org and Justia have rejected a lengthy "Public License" from the state and seek a declaratory ruling from a federal court that reprinting the statutes on their respective websites is fair use.

Sites ready to sue Oregon for right to publish laws online (updated)

Both Justia and Public.Resource.Org have been at loggerheads with the State of Oregon over their desire to publish the state's complete body of law online, for free. While that sounds noncontroversial—state law even requires the laws to be offered as widely as possible—the state's Legislative Counsel Committee claims copyright over portions of its Revised Statutes. Now, Public.Resource.Org and Justia have rejected a lengthy "Public License" from the state and seek a declaratory ruling from a federal court that reprinting the statutes on their respective websites is fair use.

RIAA Pursues State-Level Anti-Piracy Bills - Tennessee is the first to cave

There was a bill supported by RIAA that was put forth towards the end of last year in the House of Representatives which would have effectively required colleges to play “copyright police” in order to insure that there was no illegal filesharing happening on their campuses. That bill has been held up as lawmakers debate the details of what would and wouldn’t be required by the bill (as well as what the consequences would be for schools failing to comply). In the meantime, RIAA now appears to be pushing for similar legislation at the state level in multiple areas of the nation. The first such bill has just passed in Tennessee.

New Indiana Law Effective 7/1/2008 Requires Encryption of Laptops and PDA Phones Containing Personal

This amended Indiana law requires action to be taken to encrypt personal information by July 1, 2008. Personal information is defined as a Social Security number that has not been encrypted or redacted, or an individual's first and last name, or first initial and last name, and one or more of the following: Driver's License Number; State ID Card Number; Credit Card Number; Financial Account Number/Debit Card Number and security code/password or access code.

Software piracy in Asia-Pacific worsens as China buys more PCs

Software piracy is worsening in the Asia-Pacific region, mainly due to rapid growth in computer purchases in economically booming China, with the trend showing no sign of abating, a global software piracy watchdog warned Wednesday. Despite a decline in piracy in most Asia-Pacific economies, including Japan, the software piracy rate in the region rose to 59% last year from 55% in 2006, meaning that more than half the packaged software products that run on personal computers are pirated, the Business Software Alliance said in its latest software piracy study.

BSA says piracy down, but questions remain about its data

It's May, that glorious time of year when spring bursts into full flower, the scents and sounds of summer are just around the corner, and when the Business Software Alliance (BSA) shovels (PDF) out its annual global software piracy results. Piracy rates fell slightly in a number of countries, including virtually all of the ones displayed below. This change is mirrored across the BSA's list, as only a bare handful of countries report even a tiny gain in piracy rate, but this doesn't stop the BSA from claiming worldwide piracy rose by four percent. If the BSA's math seems off to you, read on.

Computer Crime Laws Chill Discovery of Customer Privacy Threats

Have you ever wanted to test whether an e-commerce website is keeping your data secure? The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act -- and state statutes modeled on that law -- are so overbroad and vague that your curiosity could get you in deep legal water. When you access your account with an online retailer, the URL often contains a series of numbers. What if those numbers, instead of being randomly generated, appear to be unencrypted personal information, like the last four digits of your credit card, or your California Bar number. What would happen if you edited the URL to contain a different credit card or Bar number? Perhaps it would give you access to someone else's account. That's something you'd want to know because it means your information is also unsecured and the company has something important to fix.

Massive Increase in RIAA Copyright Notices

According to Wired, universities in the US are experiencing a "20-fold increase" in the number of takedown notices from the RIAA in the last ten days. Indiana University reports 80 notices a day, but they say their traffic hasn't increased significantly over the same time period. It will be interesting to see if the affected schools join the legal battle against the RIAA, or cave under the increased pressure. "University of California at Berkeley's chief information officer Shel Waggener confirmed he'd heard of the spikes and suggested there was a political purpose driving them. 'Public universities are in a unique position since the industry puts pressure on us through state legislatures to try to impose what are widely considered to be draconian content monitoring measures and turn us into tech police forces in support of a specific ind

G8 Summit Aims To Kill International Piracy

arcticstoat writes "Next week, the G8 summit will discuss proposals for new international piracy laws, which include border controls and cooperation from ISPs to identify pirates. The laws will also prevent ISPs from being liable for copyright infringement. If the G8 summit were to agree on these measures and enforce them through international cooperation, could they really cut down piracy, or would they be impractical to enforce?"

A History of Copy Protection

GamerGirll1138 writes to tell us Next-gen has an amusing walk down memory lane with their history of copy protection. There have been some crazy schemes over the years to ensure that you paid for your software, everything from super-secret decoder rings to ridiculous document checks. "With bandwidth expanding and more and more games publishers exploring digital distribution, there's little doubt that we're entering a new phase in the history of copy protection and those who would defeat it. What's more, the demand for games as a chosen form of entertainment has never been higher. All this considered, it's impossible to believe that the cat-and-mouse game of piracy and copy protection will not reach new levels of intensity, with new technologies deployed on each side, and that some of them will surely create new hurdles for even those who

PC Piracy Falls Due To Tough Laws Says IDC

According to a study released today, software piracy in Australia fell one percentage point from 29 per cent in 2006 to 28 per cent in 2007, amid a global trend in which piracy rates dropped in most countries. Industry losses due to software piracy in Australia also fell to AU $525.4 million in 2007.

PC Piracy Falls Due To Tough Laws Says IDC

According to a study released today, software piracy in Australia fell one percentage point from 29 per cent in 2006 to 28 per cent in 2007, amid a global trend in which piracy rates dropped in most countries. Industry losses due to software piracy in Australia also fell to AU $525.4 million in 2007.

Amazon Fights Back Against NY Online Sales Tax

The New York Times is reporting on Amazon's lawsuit contesting the recently enacted New York state law which requires online retail outlets to collect sales tax on items sold to the state's residents. Amazon disagrees that it should be required to collect such tax without a physical presence in the state. We discussed the 'Amazon Tax' last month. Quoting: "The new law is based on a novel definition of what constitutes a presence in the state: It includes any Web site based in the state that earns a referral fee for sending customers to an online retailer. Amazon has hundreds of thousands of affiliates--from big publishers to tiny blogs--that feature links to its products. It says thousands of those have given an address in New York State, although it does not verify the addresses.

Arts College alumni oppose Government move

COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore College Old Students’ Association (of the Government Arts College) has asked the State Government not to confer the college the status of a university.

Bill Would Bar US Companies From Net Censorship

Meredith writes "A bill that would penalize companies for assisting repressive regimes in censoring the Internet may finally be headed to a vote. The Global Online Freedom Act 'would not only prevent companies like Yahoo from giving up the goods to totalitarian regimes, but would also prohibit US-based Internet companies from blocking online content from US government or government-financed web sites in other countries.' Unfortunately, there's also a giant loophole: the president would be allowed to waive the provisions of the Act for national security purposes."

New York To Boost Penalties For Content Piracy

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo held a press conference to say the state was going to ramp up its crack down on movie piracy, which he said costs the state $2.6 billion and thousands of jobs.

Georgia's New State Health Plan Is Google

theodp writes "In yet another case of life imitating Dilbert, the State of Georgia has issued a press release touting how helpful Google products will be in getting Georgians to go outdoors. According to the release and a follow-up Yo-State-So-Fat Official Google Blog post, this includes AdWords, Analytics, Maps, Earth, Picasa, Gadgets and a branded YouTube channel for the GO Georgia initiative 'We're thrilled that Google has joined us in the effort to help everyone in the state lead a healthier life,' said Sally Winchester, a manager for Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites. 'At Google, we are committed to helping our employees lead healthy lives,' added Maureen Schumacher, a Google regional sales director. 'We are very excited that Google products will be used as part of this effort to improve the health and well-being of all Georgians.

Copyright: Who Owns the Rights to the Laws of Nigeria?

Who owns the copyright to the laws of a nation? Does the government that enacted the laws own it or do the people who gave the government the mandate to make laws, own it? Can the government grant an exclusive right of publication of its laws to a private person? Does a judge own the copyright in the judgment he or she authored?

Piracy Protection: Open Kernel Labs Eliminates Threat of IP Theft in Consumer Electronics Devices

TMCNet: Piracy Protection: Open Kernel Labs Eliminates Threat of IP Theft in Consumer Electronics Devices

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