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• Experts torn on Oracle's chances of appeal in Android copyright ruling

  By Chris Kanaracus | 01 June, 2012 19:08

  Oracle has pledged to appeal a judge's ruling Thursday that Java APIs cited in its lawsuit against Google weren't subject to copyright protection, but legal scholars and attorneys not associated with the case expressed mixed opinions whether that would be successful.

• Google files EU antitrust complaint over use of 'patent trolls' by Nokia and Microsoft

  By Jennifer Baker | 01 June, 2012 12:45

  Google has asked European Union regulators to investigate alleged collusion between Nokia, Microsoft and so-called patent trolls.

• Kim Dotcom's lawyers seek dismissal of Megaupload indictment

  By Computerworld New Zealand staff | 31 May, 2012 21:52

  Kim Dotcom's US lawyers have filed an application with the US District Court of Eastern Virginia, seeking a dismissal of a copyright infringement indictment against his company, Megaupload.

• Livermore set to be first witness in HP-Oracle trial

  By Stephen Lawson | 01 June, 2012 02:04

  Ann Livermore, a member of Hewlett-Packard's board of directors and a longtime head of the company's enterprise business, will be the first witness called when a court in San Jose, California, hears HP's lawsuit against Oracle for ending future development on the Itanium platform.

• Judge clears Google of Java copyright infringement

  By James Niccolai and Chris Kanaracus | 31 May, 2012 21:25

  A U.S. judge has ruled that the Java application programming interfaces used in Android are not protected by copyright, marking a defeat for Oracle in its high-stakes lawsuit against Google.

• ACTA agreement gets thumbs down in EU Parliament

  By Jennifer Baker | 31 May, 2012 16:08

  There are three more nails in ACTA's coffin as three European Parliament committees on Thursday voted to reject the international anti-piracy agreement, ACTA.

• Germany taken to court for failing to implement data retention

  By Jennifer Baker | 31 May, 2012 14:35

  European authorities have taken Germany to court for failing to implement the E.U. Data Retention Directive.

• Nintendo applauds first criminal arrest in Japan for selling DS flashcarts

  By Jay Alabaster | 31 May, 2012 13:21

  Japanese game maker Nintendo applauded the first arrest of and criminal charges against a Japanese individual for selling devices that allow illegal copies of games to be played on its DS handheld console.

• Five EU countries taken to court for failing to implement cookie law

  By Jennifer Baker | 31 May, 2012 12:40

  Europe's top regulatory authority is taking five E.U. countries to court for failing to implement so-called cookie laws.

• Mobile leads in malware resurgence for 2012

  By Taylor Armerding | 30 May, 2012 13:38

  McAfee finds PC malware back after hiatus, but mobile malware shows biggest percentage gain -- and Android is the target

• Megaupload asks US court to dismiss indictment, cites jurisdiction

  By John Ribeiro | 31 May, 2012 05:15

  Megaupload cannot be brought within the jurisdiction of a federal court in Virginia for criminal proceedings without its consent, as federal rules do not contemplate service of a criminal summons on a wholly foreign corporation without an agent or offices in the U.S., its lawyers said in a filing on Wednesday.

• Law to lower roaming charges the fastest approved in EU

  By Jennifer Baker | 30 May, 2012 17:00

  A new law to lower the price of mobile phone roaming was approved on Wednesday, making it the fastest piece of legislation to be passed by the European Union institutions.

• IPCom fails to stop sales of Nokia's phones in the UK

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 30 May, 2012 16:52

  The U.K. High Court has dismissed IPCom's attempts to obtain an injunction against the sales of Nokia's 3G phones.

• WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange loses extradition appeal

  By Peter Sayer | 30 May, 2012 08:29

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be extradited to Sweden for questioning about allegations of sexual offenses, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, upholding a lower court ruling and dismissing Assange's appeal.

• Megaupload's Kim Dotcom gets access to documentary evidence against him

  By John Ribeiro | 30 May, 2012 05:09

  A court in New Zealand has granted Kim Dotcom, founder of the Megaupload file-sharing site, access to documents which contain evidence against him, and are held by prosecuting authorities both in New Zealand and the U.S.