Information Technology Law (or IT Law) is a set of recent legal enactments, currently in existence in several countries, which governs the process and dissemination of information digitally. These legal enactments cover a broad gambit of different aspects relating to computer software, protection of computer software, access and control of digital information, privacy, security, internet access and usage, and electronic commerce. These laws have been described as "paper laws" for "paperless environment".
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The New York Times recently reported that the Justice Department had launched an informal inquiry into the tactics Apple employs with the music industry. Investigators are especially interested in learning whether Apple pressured Sony Music Entertainment and EMI to stop participating in a special discount promotion offered by Amazon, one of Apple's leading competitors in digital music. Full story here
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The Legal Woes of Limewire |
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Lime Group, the parent company of P2P file-sharing software LimeWire is scrambling to stay in business after a U.S District judge ruled that the company was guilty of copyright infringement. U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood, for the Southern District of New York, in her ruling argued that "The evidence demonstrates that [Lime Wire] optimized LimeWire's features to ensure that users can download digital recordings, the majority of which are protected by copyright," Wood said in her 59-page decision. "And that [Lime Wire] assisted users in committing infringement."
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Technology and Law