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Legal Piracy: Antigua's Desperate, Fearless Ultimatum

2013-08-17 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

About six years ago, the World Trade Organization sided with the itty-bitty Caribbean island of Antigua on its claim that the United States' ban on overseas remote gaming violated international trade agreements. The WTO upheld its ruling last winter, confirming once and for all that the island could suspend its obligations to certain U.S. intellectual property rights.

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UK PM gives Internet firms ultimatum over online searches

2013-07-22 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

David Cameron insists Google, Yahoo and others work on blocking images of child abuse.

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Google issues YouTube ultimatum to Microsoft as Hatfield-McCoy feud heats up

2013-05-16 21:02:07| InfoWorld: Top News

Google yesterday sent a cease-and-desist letter to Microsoft, demanding that its rival remove the YouTube app built for the Windows Phone platform. The letter cited violations of the YouTube and YouTube API terms of service, including preventing the display of advertisements -- the way YouTube reaps revenue -- allowing video downloads and playing videos that partners have blocked on certain mobile devices.

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Obama gives Congress a climate change ultimatum

2013-02-13 07:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday gave Congress an ultimatum on climate change: craft a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the dangers of a warming world, or the White House will go it alone. "If Congress won't act soon to protect future generations, I will," Obama said in his State of the Union address. "I will direct my Cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take, now and in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate...

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