The Pirate Bay has been saved from blocking in Sweden, with the District Court of Stockholm allowing the locally hosted file-sharing site to remain accessible to locals. …read more Source:: Legal
Month: November 2015
Dealers hit Volkswagen with class action lawsuits over emissions scandal
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•Dealerships are losing out because of Volkswagen — but they aren’t going down without a fight. …read more Source:: Legal
Perfectly legal ways you can still get Windows 7 cheap (or even free)
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•Windows 7 is more than six years old. Most of the cheap upgrade offers that were available when it was fresh and new are long gone. But if you prefer …read more Source:: Legal
Google announces legal support for YouTube fair use copyright battles
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•Google has promised to offer legal support to some YouTube content creators fighting takedown notices. …read more Source:: Legal
China cracks down on set-top boxes and unauthorized TV apps
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•Beijing has banned a proportion of set-top boxes and streaming apps, while ramping up censorship on other online TV services, in an attempt to more closely regulate the market. …read more Source:: Legal
China Mobile sued for iPhone 6s ads
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•China’s largest carrier removed the advertising slogan of iPhone’s new flagship models from its official website, after being sued for violating the country’s new advertising law. …read more Source:: Legal
Uber claims it is not avoiding tax as it is not profitable
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•Uber ANZ director of public policy appeared before the Senate inquiry into the tax avoidance of multinational companies on Wednesday, focusing on tax requirements of an individual driver, rather than …read more Source:: Legal
Airbnb argues boost to economy makes up for tax evasion
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•Online accommodation platform, Airbnb, appeared before the Senate Inqury into the tax avoidance of multinational companies on Wednesday, with the ANZ manager arguing the startup brings a significant amount of …read more Source:: Legal
Singapore ranks 5th in global IPR index
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•Country’s overall score, however, dips slightly in this year’s Intellectual Property Rights Index, as do the scores of other nations in the region including Australia, China, and India. …read more Source:: Legal
New Zealand to tax offshore online services
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•Good and Services Tax to apply to online services and digital goods delivered from offshore from October 2016. …read more Source:: Legal