U.S. Lays Out Case Against Megaupload, Kim Dotcom
Megaupload is only the most recent high-profile target in the continuing campaign by the Motion Picture Association of America against online sites that let users share movies and other entertainment without compensating the copyright holders.
Should Forbes Be Valued as Online Business?
Forbes’ owners, primarily the Forbes family, are hoping the company will fetch between $400 million and $500 million, said another person familiar with the situation.
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State Parole Boards Use Software to Decide Which Inmates to Release
Programs look at prisoners’ biographies for patterns that predict future crime.Voices
Phones Leave a Telltale Trail
The April robbery at the Cartier store in Chevy Chase, Md., was brazen and quick. After grabbing 13 watches valued at $131,000, the suspects fled in a waiting car and melted into traffic. It was one of more than a dozen similar capers that had stumped police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Voices
Fighting the iCrime Wave
We were buried in an e-book when the subway doors opened at the Bergen Street stop in Brooklyn. In a flash, a pair of hands dove into my date’s lap and ripped away her iPad. Chasing the guy was instinctive.Voices
Apple Discussed Investing in Twitter
Apple Inc. held discussions with Twitter Inc. more than a year ago about taking a strategic investment in the short-messaging service, according to a person familiar with the talks.Voices