http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Thu, 23 May 2013 05:56:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/tech/google-campaigns-against-law-asking-it-to-pay-for-linking-to-news-537370.html#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:25:53 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=537370 Google is launching a new campaign in Germany to protest against possible copyright restrictions being discussed in the country's Parliament.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/tech/google-campaigns-against-law-asking-it-to-pay-for-linking-to-news-537370.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/living/du-photocopying-is-a-textbook-case-of-indian-freebie-culture-464975.html#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 01:31:03 +0000 Aakar Patel http://www.firstpost.com/?p=464975 Delhi University students' threat to publishers of academic books reflects a larger Indian reluctance to pay for value. But ripping off someone's life's work does not come free of cost to society.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/living/du-photocopying-is-a-textbook-case-of-indian-freebie-culture-464975.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/tech/tech-wars-hot-up-samsung-says-apple-stole-its-patents-418789.html#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:54:54 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=418789 A Samsung Electronics expert witness testified on Tuesday that Apple's iPhone and iPad violate three of Samsung's patents, as the South Korean electronics company went on offensive in the third week of a high stakes trial.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/tech/tech-wars-hot-up-samsung-says-apple-stole-its-patents-418789.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/tech/iphone-killer-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-already-at-10-million-mark-386947.html#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:27:55 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=386947 If Apple is worried, it's with good reason. The Samsung Galaxy S III has surpassed even the companies own expectations, crossing the ten million sales mark two weeks earlier than even Samsung predicted!]]> http://www.firstpost.com/tech/iphone-killer-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-already-at-10-million-mark-386947.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/tech/judge-who-threw-out-apple-trial-says-patents-are-a-problem-369223.html#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:47:34 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=369223 The US judge who tossed out one of the biggest court cases in Apple's smartphone technology battle is questioning whether patents should cover software or most other industries at all.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/tech/judge-who-threw-out-apple-trial-says-patents-are-a-problem-369223.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/tech/banning-websites-is-a-crude-way-to-stop-piracy-325478.html#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 05:34:36 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=325478 John Doe orders to stop piracy, hacker attacks by Anonymous and the blocking of entire websites: Why we need to rethink this entire issue of copyright and Internet piracy]]> http://www.firstpost.com/tech/banning-websites-is-a-crude-way-to-stop-piracy-325478.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/did-sibal-just-get-arm-twisted-by-book-publishers-321144.html#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 09:15:26 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=321144 Publishing houses have managed removal of an amendment allowing parallel imports from the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2012 that was passed by the Lok Sabha on 22 May.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/did-sibal-just-get-arm-twisted-by-book-publishers-321144.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/lok-sabha-gives-nod-to-strengthened-copyright-law-317758.html#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 12:37:33 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=317758 The Copyright Act (Amendment) Bill, 2012, was passed by the Lok Sabha with members from both the treasury and opposition benches supporting it in one voice.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/lok-sabha-gives-nod-to-strengthened-copyright-law-317758.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/tech/we-are-headed-to-a-world-without-sopa-eu-digital-chief-298967.html#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:33:58 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=298967 The comment reflects the opposition the ACTA has received from liberal politicians in the European Parliament, just as SOPA faces similar opposition in the US. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/tech/we-are-headed-to-a-world-without-sopa-eu-digital-chief-298967.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/world/us-names-and-shames-india-puts-it-on-piracy-watch-list-294896.html#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 00:27:21 +0000 Uttara Choudhury http://www.firstpost.com/?p=294896 India finds dishonourable mention as a hotbed of piracy in a US report on intellectual property, which targets the world’s worst offenders. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/world/us-names-and-shames-india-puts-it-on-piracy-watch-list-294896.html/feed 0