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EU Parliament Panel Backs Stricter Copyright Rules Opposed by Tech Leaders

Google, Facebook , Microsoft and other tech giants could face more curbs on their market power after a European Parliament committee voted in favor of tougher copyright rules on Wednesday. The copyright rules, proposed by the European Commission two years …

Defamation Lawsuit Against Rolling Stone Magazine Likely Set For Trial This Year

A federal judge says a defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over a now-debunked article about a rape at the University of Virginia likely will head to a jury trial later this year. The Washington Post reported that U.S. District …

Court Absolves Twitter of Liability for Terrorists’ Tweets

Twitter Inc. won a court ruling that it can’t be held responsible for the so-called Islamic State’s use of the social network to spread propaganda that may have led to the death of an American in Amman, Jordan. U.S. law …

Judge Dismisses Virginia Fraternity’s Defamation Claim Against Rolling Stone Magazine

A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape has been tossed out by a judge. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan last week aid the lawsuit brought …

College Sexual Assault Charges Hard to Prove

An anonymous college student said in a media report that she had been gang-raped at a fraternity house. She told the reporter that she was drugged and beaten around the face, legs and vagina, yet a university dean ignored her …

Motorsports Boss Mosely Offers to Underwrite Suits Against Murdoch

Former motor racing boss Max Mosley says he has agreed to financially underwrite lawsuits against News International, which owns the now defunct tabloid News of the World, by victims of its allegedly abusive reporting practices. Mosley, who won damages from …