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The top lawyers for Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp., saying software patents are important drivers of U.S. innovation and economic growth, pressed Congress yesterday to reject calls to limit that legal protection.
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Microsoft Corp. signed a deal with Compal Electronics Inc. for tablets, mobile phones, e-readers and other consumer devices running the Android or Chrome platform.
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The U.S. remains the world’s most competitive nation for information technology companies, while the country’s IT infrastructure still ranks behind other nations, according to a study.
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Piracy of software made by companies including Microsoft Corp. and Symantec Corp. may have peaked last year as the recession led to changes in consumer behavior that kept illegal copying in check, an industry group said.
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The value of pirated software worldwide rose 14 percent to $58.8 billion last year, almost double the total in 2003, amid rising theft of programs in emerging markets, according to a trade group that tracks piracy.
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Walt Disney Co., owner of the Disneyland and Disney World Theme parks around the world, received a U.S. patent for a method of crowd control.
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Brazil’s antitrust agency ordered an investigation into automakers Volkswagen AG , Fiat SpA and Ford Motor Co. to determine whether their policies toward autoparts providers are abusive.
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Companies would be required to disclose cyber attacks that jeopardize consumers’ personal information and concealing a data breach would be made a crime under Senate legislation aimed at enhancing privacy protections.
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China, poised to become the world’s largest market for pirated software, will increase fines and punishments for counterfeiters to improve deterrence of offenders.
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Premier Wen Jiabao said China must continue controls over the property market and that construction of public housing is at a “critical” stage, according to a statement on the central government’s website.
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