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+ - UK Government drops website blocking-> 0

Submitted by TheInternetGuy on Thursday August 04, 2011 @02:22AM

TheInternetGuy writes "Plans to block websites that host copyright infringing material are to be dumped by the government."
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+ - Nokia and Apple settle patent dispute-> 0

Submitted by TheInternetGuy on Tuesday June 14, 2011 @03:39AM

TheInternetGuy writes "Nokia has announced that Apple has agreed to pay royalties for use of its technologies, ending the long-running legal dispute between the two firms.

"The agreement will result in settlement of all patent litigation between the companies," the Finnish firm said."
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+ - Japan underestimated the risks-> 0

Submitted by TheInternetGuy on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @01:28AM

TheInternetGuy writes "
A UN nuclear safety team (IAEA) on a visit to the country has said that Japan underestimated the risk of a tsunami hitting a nuclear power plant. However, the response to the nuclear disaster which followed the 11 March quake and tsunami was "exemplary".

I am wondering how the IAEA came to the conclusion that the disaster response has been exemplary. I live close enough that I have to wash the vegetables from my garden before eating ( yeah I know, that's a good Idea any way), so I know it enough to have an opinion.
To be honest, lets not forget that they have been working under very difficult circumstances. But Exemplary??? Not so much."
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