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EU Considers Penalties for Illegal File Sharing

Europeans suspected of putting movies and music on file-sharing networks could be thrown off the web under proposals before Brussels. The powers are in a raft of laws that aim to harmonise the regulations governing Europe's telecom markets.

Lawmaker urges stiffer penalties on personal data leaks

that leak local citizens' information to fraud rings after the police busted the country's largest personal data theft case earlier this week.

Lawmaker calls for stiffer penalties on personal data leaks

Taipei, Aug. 28 (CNA) A lawmaker has called for stiffer punishments for public and private organizations that leak local citizens' information to fraud rings after the police busted the country's largest personal data theft case earlier this week.

UK Looks To Increase Penalties For Commercial Online Copyright Infringement 10X

When the "Gowers Report" on copyright first came out in the UK, we pointed out that it had a lot of bad ideas included. The one good point was that copyright length shouldn't be extended any more. So, now that the UK is planning to ignore that one good suggestion, it's moving forward with plans to implement the bad suggestions in the report -- such as increasing the fines for online copyright infringement by 10x. To be fair, this is focused just on "commercial-scale" copying where someone is profiting from the infringement. But, given how the recording industry works, how long until they look for ways to expand that definition or increase the fines for "personal copying" to keep them "more aligned" with the fines for commercial copying?

Using Nest Eggs Before Maturity: Despite Penalties, More Workers Are Borrowing From 401(k) Plans

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Accused File-Swapper Challenges Copyright Law Penalties

San Francisco - A Bronx woman sued by the major record labels for file-sharing copyright infringement has taken the novel approach of challenging the constitutionality of the Copyright Act, the law under which she was sued, Wired.com reports.

UK IP Office seeks harsher copyright infringement penalties

In late 2006, the UK government received an evaluation of the country's legal landscape, as it pertained to copyright and intellectual property. That analysis, termed the Gower Report, after the head of the committee that produced it, included specific recommendations for modernizing the nation's copyright laws and their enforcement. Now, the UK Intellectual Property Office is soliciting public comment on changes that will implement one of the recommendations of the report, which suggested rationalizing the recommended sentences for those convicted of copyright infringement.

Court's Affirmation Of Tivo's Patents Opens Door To New Deals

are scheduled to argue what penalties Dish should suffer if found in contempt of an earlier decision in the case.

Fed struggles with mortgage rules

In a nod to consumer advocates, regulators require lenders to evaluate subprime borrowers' ability to pay while banning most prepayment penalties.

Researchers Face Jail Risk For Tor Snooping Study

An anonymous reader writes "A group of researchers from the University of Colorado and University of Washington could face both civil and criminal penalties for a research project (pdf) in which they snooped on users of the Tor anonymous proxy network. Should federal prosecutors take interest in the project, the researchers could also face up to 5 years in jail for violating the Wiretap Act.The researchers neither sought legal review of the project nor ran it past their Institutional Review Board. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has written a legal guide for Tor admins, strongly advises against any sort of network monitoring."

IRS Warns Taxpayers of Phishing-Related Scams

The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers of a rash of identity theft scams where thieves try to steal personal information by promising tax benefits or threatening penalties. The tax agency said taxpayers reported almost 700 attempted incidents of identity theft, or phishing, in May and June alone.

SEC Issues Alert on 401(k) Debit Cards

WASHINGTON — While a growing number of companies are starting to offer 401(k) debit cards, the Securities and Exchange Commission is warning users about the fees and penalties involved.

Domain Name Extensions

I have a client that I would like to use a highly relevant url for. However, the domain speculators/squatters are all over the .com domain name extensions. Are there any ranking penalties when using the .biz or .net extensions?

Roth IRA can be 'one and done'

What if, after the first year of contributing to a Roth IRA, I can no longer contribute? Can I leave my money in the Roth IRA without ever again contributing to the account? Will there be any penalties? A fee?

Museum fails to pay for Robben Island ferry

The Robben Island ferry, Sikhululekile, has been attached by Damen shipyards, the company that took over from the one that originally built the boat, Farocean. This comes after Robben Island Museum failed to pay R3 million in arrears, including penalties. The ferry was put to water earlier this year after a delay of almost a year.

What's in your college housing contract?

Whether you're living on- or off-campus, know what's on the line when you sign a housing contract or a lease. In both cases, you're agreeing to abide by a set of rules and if you're caught breaking them, consequences range from financial penalties to eviction.

Tough Week for Spammers

Robert Alan Soloway has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for sending millions of spam emails. Soloway was also ordered to forfeit more than US $700,000 he made from his scheme. He has previously been sued in civil court for spamming, and owes civil penalties totaling more than US $17 million. Soloway used a program called Dark Mailer to send out the spam that promoted his business selling spamming software.

South African players 'disappointed' with Pakistan go-ahead

The ICC's decision to go ahead with the Champions Trophy in Pakistan has evoked mixed reactions, with South African cricketers leading the criticism of a decision backed by their own board. It has also again raised fears of top players staying away from the tournament, fears that will not be dampened by the ICC's waiver of penalties for pull-outs.

UK Hacker Loses Extradition Appeal

the4thdimension writes "A UK man, accused of breaking into US Pentagon and NASA computers in March 2001, lost an extradition appeal that would have freed him, or at least had him tried in the UK. While the US accuses him of causing over $900,000 in computer damage, his attorney asserts that, if extradited to the US, he faces harsh penalties that are "intolerable" and '...the British government declined to prosecute him to enable the U.S. government to make an example of him.' He intends to appeal to the European courts."

Sowing Nanophobia to Reap Regulation?

With the recent publication of a particular MWCNTs-in-mice experiment, and pundits' various comments thereupon, we're back where we always are on the "unknown risks" of nanotechnology. Do we embrace innovation or fear it? Do we seek to build communities and business networks based on knowledge and trust, or do we imagine that a comprehensive scheme of prohibitions and penalties will lead to better outcomes? The answer is by no means an anarchical free-for-all (we're way past that), but rather collaborative and interdisciplinary mechanisms for reducing uncertainty that are as innovative and forward-looking as nanotechnology itself.

NY law adds restrictions on video games

New York Gov. David Paterson says a bill he signed will lead to restrictions on video game violence. The law will create an advisory council to study the effects of violent games on the children who play them. It will also require parental controls on game consoles by 2010 and prominent displays of age ratings on game packages. Violations of the new labeling and parental control provisions could result in $100 civil penalties, far from the state prison sentences (glad someone had some sense) proposed earlier by New York lawmakers.

Apple (AAPL): Options Backdating, iPhone Troubles, Bigger than Google?

It seems that Apple (AAPL: sentiment, chart, options) is a bad-press magnet this week. Foremost in the headlines this afternoon, AAPL's options-backdating scandal could finally be put to rest. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the regulatory body has reached a settlement deal with Nancy Heinen, the former general counsel for Apple, regarding charges related to stock-option backdating. Heinen has agreed to pay $2.2 million in disgorgement, interest, and penalties, without admitting or denying guilt. She has also been barred from serving as an officer or director of any public company for 5 years, and is suspended from practicing law before the Commission for 3 years. My colleague Laura Houser has the low down in today's podcast edition of Options Update.

Foreign-owned Hotels To Install Firewall In China

Frosty Piss writes "Foreign-owned hotels in China face the prospect of 'severe retaliation' if they refuse to install government software that can spy on Internet use by hotel guests coming to watch the summer Olympic games. Republican Senator Sam Brownback produced a translated version of a document from China's Public Security Bureau that requires hotels to use the monitoring equipment. The Public Security Bureau order threatens that failure to comply could result in financial penalties, suspending access to the Internet or the loss of a license to operate a hotel in China. The policy was designed to 'ensure the smooth opening' of the Olympics, as well as 'promote the healthy and orderly development of the Internet, safeguard state security, maintain social order and protect public interests,' the translation of the one of the documents

Trade Secrets and NDAs

Trade secrets are confidential business information that have value because they are not generally known and are the subject of efforts by the business to keep the information confidential. The most well known example of a trade secret is the formula for Coke. Every company, however, has trade secrets (e.g., customer lists, source code for software, methods of creating products, etc.). Every state has enacted laws to protect trade secrets. There are also federal laws that provide additional protection for trade secrets by way of severe civil and criminal penalties for theft or other misappropriation of trade secrets.

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