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FCC Defends its Ability to Enforce Net Neutrality in Federal Court

On Friday, the appeals court for the Washington D.C. circuit heard arguments from the United States Telecom Association which would like to see the FCC’s landmark net neutrality order issued in February reversed. Continue reading

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FBI Uses National Security Letters to Access Broad Scope of User Information

The scope of user information the FBI obtains with National Security Letter (NSL) was revealed on Monday, following a court victory by an ISP challenging the gag order which accompanies the secretive orders. Continue reading

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Cox Moves for Piracy Suit Dismissal After Rightscorp Destroys Tracking Code

ISP Cox has moved for the copyright infringement case against it to be dismissed, after piracy tracking company Rightscorp destroyed the code it used to produce the evidence plaintiffs BMG and Round Hill Music say shows criminal activity. A Magistrate ruled in October, after summary proceedings had already concluded, that… Continue reading

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Appeals Court Allows NSA to Continue Metadata Collection

The National Security Agency got the green light to continue collecting telephone metadata by an appeals court on Tuesday after a judge ruled earlier in the week that it violates the constitution. Continue reading

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Verizon Wins Cybersquatting Battle Over .Porn Domain

Verizon has taken over control of Verizon.porn from a cybersquatter after a successful Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) complaint. The domain name could have been blocked through the Trademark Clearinghouse, but Verizon won its bid with registrar ICM Registry to take control of it last week. Continue reading

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