Pay-as-you-go services could cut software piracy, Microsoft exec says
April 22, 2009Craig Mundie, who heads Microsoft's research operations, said in China that the vendor may be able to reduce its losses from software piracy by expanding use of pay-as-you-go computing plans.
Judge extends Microsoft consent decree
April 22, 2009A U.S. district court judge said today she will extend portions of an antitrust decree governing Microsoft's actions for another 18 months to May 2011.
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eBay execs call e-fencing bills unfair
April 22, 2009EBay officials criticized three bills targeting 'online marketplaces' while pledging to work with law enforcement officials to help investigate cases of suspected sales of stolen goods on the online auction site.
Notorious adware vendor Zango shuts its doors
April 20, 2009Zango, the adware distributor once fined $3 million by the FTC for sneaking software onto people's PCs, has closed its doors after being acquired by video search engine company Blinkx.
FBI used spyware to catch cable-cutting extortionist
April 18, 2009The FBI used spyware to catch a Massachusetts man who tried to extort Verizon and Comcast by cutting 18 data- and voice-carrying cables in 2005, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by Wired.com reveal.
Va. man pleads guilty to selling $1M worth of counterfeit software
April 17, 2009A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to charges related to selling counterfeit software with a retail value of about $1 million on eBay, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Antitrust regulators won't scrutinize post-Windows 7 OS
April 17, 2009Federal and state regulators have struck a deal with Microsoft that any version of Windows released after May 2011 will not be subject to the scrutiny mandated by a 2002 antitrust settlement. But Windows 7 is in the cross hairs.
Pirates to Worry You: Chinese Manufacturing Partners
April 17, 2009Somali pirates who brazenly attacked container ships in the Indian Ocean have garnered a lot of recent attention. But for companies that source products from Chinese manufacturing partners, there are even greater and longer-term business risks due to pirating attacks on companies' intellectual property and supply chains.
DOJ: U.S. government exceeded surveillance authority
April 17, 2009The U.S. National Security Agency exceeded its surveillance authority of U.S. residents under a far-reaching telephone and Internet communications wiretap program, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.
DOJ wants extension of Microsoft antitrust judgment
April 17, 2009The U.S. DOJ is asking for an 18-month extension of the antitrust settlement with Microsoft. Oversight of the agreement is set to end in November.