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  1. UK CAT Finds Apple App Store Fees Excessive; Damages Up to £1.5B Possible

    In a sweeping judgment that shifts the ground under the modern app economy, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has found that Apple abused its dominant position in the distribution of iPhone and iPad apps, ruling that the company’s App Store commissions were excessive and that affected...
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  2. 'Inmate'? That's offensive!

    The family of a coldblooded killer serving 25 years to life in state prison for shooting a man in the head complains he's being stigmatized -- by the use of the term "inmate." This guy wants 50 million dollars in damages.............WTF Read Full Story: Prisoner's sister files slander suit...
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  3. LimeWire pays $105 million in music copyright case

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – The popular online file-sharing service LimeWire has agreed to pay $105 million to settle charges that it was a platform for music piracy. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said Thursday that the negotiated settlement came as jurors in a federal court...
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  4. Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild

    Link Removed Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades. The emergency budget of 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion), which is likely be followed by more...
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  5. Car Crash Victim Sues Paramedic Who Stole His Foot

    She stole his foot -- and now she might have to foot the bill. A former Florida paramedic who snatched a man's severed foot from the scene of a car crash is being sued by the victim. Cynthia Economou -- a former St. Lucie County Fire District firefighter and paramedic -- admitted that she...
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  6. Hunter sues after failing to find elephant

    Link Removed due to 404 Error A Polish hunter who dreamed of shooting an elephant has sued a German-based travel company after it sent him to a part of Africa where he said there were no elephants to be found, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. The company, Jaworski Jagdreisen, which...
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  7. Patent loss could rain on Windows 7 parade

    I find this highly unlikely, but here's the article: MICROSOFT MUST BE PANICKED that its recent loss in a US patent lawsuit could dampen the retail launch of its massively hyped Windows 7 operating system on 22 October. Last Friday it filed a sealed Emergency Motion asking for a stay of...
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