A divided U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week suggested that a federal law designed to restrict Internet pornography violated Americans' rights to freedom of speech, but the court stopped short of a definitive ruling striking down the law as unconstitutional.
The creators of PornoTube, a pornographic video sharing site, have been sued by US adult-film company Vivid Entertainment for infringing copyright by allowing users to illegally post clips from its films.
Google has made child pornography an "obscenely profitable and integral part" of its business and must be stopped, a new lawsuit claims.
US Federal prosecutors preparing to defend a controversial Internet pornography law in court have asked Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and America Online to hand over millions of search records -- a request that Google is adamantly denying.
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The eyes of the world were on Australia this week as the APEC summit got underway in Sydney, and what they've seen is a city being held under virtual martial law major roads blocked off, police cars outnumbering taxis and snipers openly hanging out on roof tops.
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The concept of a .xxx domain for sex-oriented Web sites has had its share of critics, but attorney Eric Sinrod believes it is an idea whose time has come.
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Security software vendors may soon side with US government authorities and intentionally fail to report "certain spyware" to customers if ordered by a court to remain quiet, according to a survey of leading firms.
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Apple drops iPhone NDA
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