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Megaupload, a corporation whose file-sharing business was effectively destroyed by a January indictment, has asked a Virginia judge to dismiss the case against it. It argues that because it is not based in the United States and has no offices there, it is not subject to US criminal law.

[additional issues are raised, including the use of criminal prosecution in what should be a civil case. Ed.]

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The prospects for quick European approval of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement dimmed Wednesday as the European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, announced plans to seek an opinion from the European Court of Justice about ACTA’s constitutionality.

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By Timothy B. Lee

January 15, 2012

Ars Technica.com

The Obama administration has joined the ranks of skeptics of the Stop Online Piracy Act. In an online statement released Saturday, three senior White House officials wrote that the administration “will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.”

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By Eric Goldman

Three amicus briefs were filed in support of Google in the Rosetta Stone v. Google appeal.

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Move, Inc. Wins Real Estate Mapping Patent Case over REAL, Ltd. By Adena Schutzberg , Directions Mag

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