http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/42/all xx http://www.itworld.com/business/84275/report-retail-shrink-theft-up-2009 Desperate people impacted by the recession resorted to retail theft in greater numbers over the past year, but retailers still spent less on technologies that help hinder theft. That is according to the 2009 Global Retail Theft Barometer, an annual report conducted by the Centre for Retail Research, which monitors shrinkage and crime in the retail industry. 'Shrinkage' or 'shrink' is defined as stock loss from crime or waste, expressed as a percentage of retail sales. http://www.itworld.com/business/84275/report-retail-shrink-theft-up-2009#comments Business Legal News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:10:06 -0500 ITworld staff 84275 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/84235/eight-indicted-9-million-hack A U.S. grand jury in Atlanta has indicted eight people related to hacking into a computer network operated by credit-card processing vendor RBS WorldPlay and stealing US$9 million. http://www.itworld.com/security/84235/eight-indicted-9-million-hack#comments Legal Security News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:09:52 -0500 ITworld staff 84235 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/84236/fireeye-moves-quickly-quash-mega-d-botnet A computer security company known for battling botnets moved last week to try to shut down a persistent spam player. http://www.itworld.com/security/84236/fireeye-moves-quickly-quash-mega-d-botnet#comments Legal Security News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:09:52 -0500 ITworld staff 84236 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/84193/eu-rebuffs-oracles-criticism-sun-merger-investigation In an unusually blunt rebuff, the European Commission has dismissed as "facile and superficial" criticism of its decision to issue formal objections to Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems. http://www.itworld.com/government/84193/eu-rebuffs-oracles-criticism-sun-merger-investigation#comments Business Government Legal News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:40:11 -0500 ITworld staff 84193 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/84191/tsmc-us290m-settlement-chinas-biggest-chip-maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) reached an out-of-court settlement valued at US$290.2 million with China's biggest chip maker after a court-room victory in a case concerning theft of trade secrets, patent infringement and breach of contract over a prior settlement between the two companies. http://www.itworld.com/legal/84191/tsmc-us290m-settlement-chinas-biggest-chip-maker#comments Hardware Legal News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:10:39 -0500 ITworld staff 84191 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/legal/84122/google-plaintiffs-blow-book-search-settlement-deadline Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) need more time to revise the proposed settlement of the copyright infringement lawsuits the author and publisher organizations brought against Google over its Book Search program. http://www.itworld.com/legal/84122/google-plaintiffs-blow-book-search-settlement-deadline#comments Internet Legal News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:40:01 -0500 ITworld staff 84122 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/84080/domain-auction-site-faces-shill-bidding-lawsuit A Miami lawyer has filed a class-action lawsuit against domain name auction site SnapNames.com, after the company announced that a former employee was bidding against potential customers in domain name auctions. http://www.itworld.com/internet/84080/domain-auction-site-faces-shill-bidding-lawsuit#comments Internet Legal News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:10:26 -0500 ITworld staff 84080 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/84081/uk-push-law-retain-all-communications-data The U.K. government said Monday it plans to push for a law requiring service providers such as ISPs to retain data about instant messages, e-mail and other electronic communications. http://www.itworld.com/government/84081/uk-push-law-retain-all-communications-data#comments Government Legal Security News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:10:26 -0500 ITworld staff 84081 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/84054/beatles-bluebeat-brouhaha-3-things-weve-learned It appears that audacious online retailer BlueBeat won't be selling Beatles tunes anytime soon. The little-known website had been hawking Fab Four tracks for 25 cents apiece until a federal court in Los Angeles slapped the site with a temporary restraining order this week. http://www.itworld.com/internet/84054/beatles-bluebeat-brouhaha-3-things-weve-learned#comments Internet Legal Opinion Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:10:02 -0500 ITworld staff 84054 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/83898/skypes-legal-storm-clears The legal war over Skype has ended. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83898/skypes-legal-storm-clears#comments Internet Legal News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:17 -0500 ITworld staff 83898 at http://www.itworld.com