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Is business founded by Tory MP Grant Shapps legal?

Software that scraped websites for content in order to make money would potentially be in breach of copyright law

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Minister says parents should block porn on home PCs

Cculture minister Maria Miller says internet service providers should not be given porn block powers

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EU could force Apple and ebook publishers to slash prices

Apple and other major publishers are facing pressure from the European Commission, UK Office of Fair Trading and US Department of Justice

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Should a replacement product have the same warranty?

Amazon replaced a faulty Panasonic DVD player with a one-year warranty but insisted the guarantee had ended when the new item broke five months later

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4G delayed by four years due to legal bickering

Lawsuits delayed auction of 4G spectrum for mobile broadband planned for 2008

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Apple v Samsung war rages on

Wins and losses on both sides as copyright infringement battle rumbles on

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Privacy watchdog to issue massive fines for cookie law breaches

Information Commissioner to get strict with websites that ignore new rules on the use of cookies to store personal data

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What is Action Fraud?

We explain how the national help service for fraud and web crime works

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Parents say no to automatic porn blocking

Eight in 10 parents say they want to stay control of which sites are censored from home PC

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Apple and Samsung phones and tablets banned in South Korea

Worldwide patent battle between phone and tablet makers sees more products banned from shops

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Why does it cost more to buy software from a US website?

Vat for customers buying from websites based overseas may bump up the price of goods – but this shouldn't be a problem for downloads

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Plans for ISPs to block porn

We investigate the pressure for the law to change to force internet providers to block pornographic content online

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FBI ordered to release evidence to Megaupload defence lawyers

New Zealand court rules US authorities are putting Kim Dotcom defence team at disadvantage by refusing to share evidence against him

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