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    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.

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    Oracle earlier this year accused SAP of hacking into its customer support centre and stealing proprietary software code -- it turns out that SAP made some "inappropriate" downloads.

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    Security is like an onion: getting to the heart of it makes people cry a lot. But in order to protect your systems, security vendors are now recommending an onion-like multilayered approach.

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