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Copyright on the tracks
In-depth The origins of the free software movement can be traced back to to the hackers of MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club, but more recently model railways have played a significant part in validating copyright law.
By Richard Hillesley Published
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The saga of Scrabulous
In-depth The popular scrabble imitation is no more, the third-party web app being forced off Facebook by legal action. We chart how a simple word game became one of the biggest IT stories of the year…
By Simon Brew Published
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Open source licences hold up in court
News An American court has ruled that open source developers can sue if the licensing terms are broken.
By Matthew Sparkes Published
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Google ordered to hand over YouTube logs
News The US ruling ordering Google to hand over viewer information is part of the Viacom lawsuit with YouTube.
By Danielle Nordine Published
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Qinetiq deal cost taxpayers £100 million
News The Committee of Public Accounts has questioned the value taxpayers got out of the privatisation process of the defence firm, criticising the 2003 deal process and its subsequent position as trusted MOD advisor.
By Miya Knights Published
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NetSuite snaps up OpenAir
News Hosted enterprise software provider makes its first acquisition since floating, bolstering its professional services division.
By Chris Green Published
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Litigating against innovation: Legal attacks on Linux
In-depth Patents and how they're controlled are damaging the way technology is developed - and the Linux case is a key example of this.
By Richard Hillesley Published
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When start-ups go public
In-depth Zach Nelson, the chief executive of NetSuite, chats about the changes the SaaS provider experienced after going public.
By Chris Green Published
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