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U.S. Senator Al Franken has helped stymie a potentially lucrative partnership between Netflix Inc. and Facebook Inc. in a dispute with roots all the way back to Judge Robert Bork’s Supreme Court nomination.
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As paralysis in Congress brought the U.S. to the brink of a government shutdown late last year, Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz let loose a corporate primal scream.
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The Obama administration won’t back legislation to combat online piracy if it encourages censorship, undermines cybersecurity or disrupts the structure of the Internet, three White House technology officials said.
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U.S. Senate and House leaders shelved Hollywood-backed anti-piracy legislation days after a global online protest by Google Inc. and Wikipedia eroded congressional support.
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ZTE Corp., China’s second-largest maker of phone equipment, said it and Ericsson AB agreed to withdraw patent lawsuits against each other.
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The founders of Google Inc. and EBay Inc. attacked Hollywood-backed anti-piracy legislation in the U.S. House and Senate that they said would threaten the technology industry and lead to Web censorship.
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The collapse of anti-piracy bills in Congress has left Hollywood studios searching for a compromise with Internet companies after an online protest by Google Inc. and Wikipedia unraveled support for the legislation.
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Eight U.S. lawmakers dropped their support for Hollywood-backed anti-piracy legislation as Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and other websites protested the measures.
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The U.S. Senate’s top Republican urged the chamber’s Democratic leaders to shelve a Hollywood- backed anti-piracy bill a day after Google Inc. and Wikipedia led global online protests against the measure.
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An online protest led by Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. against U.S. anti-piracy bills illustrates how Internet companies are changing legislative debate in Washington.
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