Archive for the 'European Union' Category
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
European Union antitrust regulators say Intel paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. BRUSSELS–European Union antitrust regulators made new accusations against chipmaker Intel on Thursday, saying it paid retailers to not sell PCs using chips made by rival Advanced Micro Devices. …
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Processors, Components, Commission, Antitrust, AMD, Intel, European Commission, Sales Force Management, Intel Corp., Reuters, Hardware, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., European Union, Semiconductors, Sales |
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
In civil cases, personal data, including the names of file sharers, does not have to be disclosed, the court rules. European Union countries can refuse to disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases, the EU’s top court said on Tuesday in a blow to…
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Corporate Law, Telephony, Telefonica, Member State, Piracy, Telecom & Utilities, European Union, Corporate & legal, Internet, Business Operations, Networking, Telecommunications, Reuters |
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
New German law that bans online gaming and most betting said by EU to thwart foreign gaming-market competition. The European Commission is set to step up legal action against Germany next week for thwarting foreign competition in the country’s gaming markets, sources with knowledge of the decision said…
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European Commission, Sales Force Management, Germany, Commission, EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, Industry, European Union, Games, Personal Technology, Reuters, Politics & government, Sales |
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Internet attorney Nancy Prager explains how an EU push to create a common digital copyright policy may serve as the de facto legal framework for the Internet. Much like latter-day New World explorers, Europeans have staked their flag on the Internet to claim control of the digital frontier….
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Copyright Law, Artist, Elvis Presley, Nancy Prager, European Union, Internet, Digital media, Music |
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Cell phone maker plans to cut up to 2,300 factory jobs in Bochum, Germany, to move production to lower-cost areas such as Romania. German unions on Thursday called for a consumer boycott of Nokia products to protest the cell phone maker’s plans to close a German plant. …
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Cell Phone Company, European Union, Cellular Phones, Nokia Corp., Newspaper, Reuters, Consumer electronics, Government, Personal Technology |
