Google’s new Transparency Report to visualise access to information - September 22, 2010
Internet search services provider Google Inc, US, has launched an interactive online Transparency Report with tools that allow people to see where governments are demanding removal of content and where Google services are being blocked. According to Google, this kind of transparency can be a deterrent… Read More
ARL joins non-profit organisations in Bouchat v. Ravens amicus brief - September 21, 2010
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) - along with the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the International Documentary Association (IDA) and the WGBH Educational Foundation - has joined an amicus brief prepared in the US by Anthony Falzone at… Read More
Increasing commercialisation of science is cause for concern, say researchers - September 20, 2010
The rise in commercialisation of science is impeding access to key scientific knowledge and slowing down the progress of science, researchers on bmj.com have claimed. Varuni de Silva and Raveen Hanwella from the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka contend that copyrighting or patenting medical scales,… Read More
US tech firms in talks with Justice Dept. for settlement on anti-poaching deals - September 20, 2010
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is reportedly in advanced talks with several technology companies in the US in a bid to reach a settlement over an inquiry of anti-poaching agreements made with each other. The firms include Google, Apple, Adobe Systems.Intel, Intuit and Walt Disney… Read More
Open Book Alliance supports Congressional enquiry into Google Book Alliance - September 16, 2010
The US' House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy is set to explore growing concerns about anti-competitive and monopolistic practices taking place online. The Open Book Alliance (OBA) applauds the action and urges the subcommittee to use the hearing to continue its examination of the… Read More
Skyhook Wireless sues Google over patent infringement - September 16, 2010
Skyhook Wireless, Inc., a US-based provider of data intelligence, has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Internet search services provider, Google, Inc., US, for patent infringement. Skyhook has accused Google of infringing on patents related to wi-fi use in determining a cell phone's location, and for business… Read More
Czech data protection authority halts Google’s Street View data collection - September 15, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced that the Czech Republic's data protection authority has refused to allow further picture collection for Google's Street View map service. The data office, which already rejected a similar request from Google in December 2009, said it would… Read More
British Medical Journal calls for withdrawal of GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug - September 7, 2010
The British Medical Journal's Editor- in-Chief Fiona Godlee has called for the withdrawal of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug, Avandia, saying that the drug should never have been licensed. GlaxoSmithKline has, however, rejected the claim. An investigation by the journal revealed that in July the UK Commission… Read More
Google to settle Buzz lawsuit for $8.5 million - September 7, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has reportedly agreed to pay $ 8.5 million to settle a legal dispute with several users of Google's web-based email service Gmail. Gmail users claimed that Google Buzz, a social-networking app found within Gmail, violated their personal privacy. Legal… Read More
Google faces antitrust enquiry in Texas over search rankings methods - September 6, 2010
Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced that its methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general. The investigation was spurred by complaints that the company had abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine. The antitrust inquiry disclosed by… Read More
