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Apple appeals $368 million award to VirnetX in patent case

Apple gave notice Monday it was appealing in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

US court throws out class-action status in Google books case, for now

The company's 'fair use' defense needs further consideration, a ruling says

French competition authority raids Apple France

The AutoritA(c) de la Concurrence also raided two Apple distributors last week

Microsoft to appeal European court’s trademark decision over SkyDrive brand

Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage infringes on trademarks of the British Sky Broadcasting Group, a British court ruled on Friday

Facebook moves to remove ads displayed with controversial content

A new automated review process is in the works

More than 50% of consumers say they’ve been victimized by bad apps

EFF sues FBI over facial-recognition records

The civil liberties group wants details on the FBI's efforts to build a new biometric database

Top EU court says printers can be taxed to compensate rights holders

Canon, Epson, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Kyocera and Xerox may have to hand over information on printers sold since 2001

Microsoft asks to disclose FISA requests to set the record straight

The company wants to correct the 'misimpression' it gives the government direct access to its servers

Prism implicates Facebook, Yahoo and others in Europe, student group charges

The US government surveillance program infringes on Europeans' privacy rights, the student group claims