Hacker Gary McKinnon is set to hear whether he will be allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court against his extradition to the US. Mr McKinnon is accused of hacking Pentagon and Nasa (sic) computer networks and has been identified by the US as a serious offender. His mother Janis Sharp has accused the Government…
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Deutsche Bank board members cleared in spy case, probe opened
Karin Matussek and Aaron Kirchfeld report: Frankfurt prosecutors found no evidence Deutsche Bank AG board members were involved in criminal acts when the bank hired detectives to spy on a shareholder. The office will probe other “responsible people” in the case. Prosecutors won’t open a probe of members of Deutsche Bank’s supervisory or management board,…
Creator of Winny file-sharing program found innocent in copyright violation case
The Asahi Shimbun reports an interesting court decision in Japan: Setting a new guideline for criminal responsibility using new technology, the Osaka High Court ruled Thursday that the creator of the Winny peer-to-peer file-sharing program was not guilty of helping users violate copyrights. Presiding Judge Masazo Ogura overturned a Kyoto District Court ruling, saying Isamu…
Google, authors and publishers get a month to fix settlement
Juan Carlos Perez reports: Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers have been given one more month to rework their agreement to settle copyright infringement lawsuits that the author and publisher groups filed against the search company. At a status hearing today, Judge Denny Chin told the parties they have until Nov….