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Justice Department to review Google-Yahoo deal
(CNET) CNET - The Justice Department has opened a formal investigation of the advertising deal struck last month between Google and Yahoo, The Washington Post reported on its Web site Tuesday evening, citing sources close to the inquiry. YahooTechNews [..]
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DoJ to probe Google Yahoo! deal While Microsoft seeks partners for renewed bid
The US Department of Justice is to open a formal investigation into Yahoo!’s partnership with Google, fearing it will reduce competition in the online advertising market.
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Silicon Alley Insider
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Yahoo-Google Neuter Search Deal, Resubmit to Justice Department Yahoo and Google have amended their search partnership proposal and resubmitted it to the Justice Department, the WSJ says. The duration of the deal has been shortened to two years from ten, and revenue contribut [..]
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Justice Ministry opens ICO consultation While MPs get petulant
The Ministry of Justice has published a consultation on changes to the powers and funding of the Information Commissioner’s Office - a core conclusion of the Data Sharing Review was that the ICO needed more money and more powers to be effective.
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Silicon Alley Insider
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DOJ Investigating Yahoo's Ad Pact With Google The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Yahoo's recent collaboration with Google (GOOG) on search advertising, a key defense against Microsoft's (MSFT) takeover bid.
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MPAA helps land criminal conviction in P2P piracy case
(CNET) CNET - The Motion Picture Association of America has helped convict an administrator for EliteTorrents.org, a peer-to-peer site, of felony copyright infringement and conspiracy, the U.S. Justice Department announced Friday. YahooTechNews [..]
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US, EU tech trade row gets serious Formal objection made
The US has made a formal request for the World Trade Organisation to review technology import definitions which it accuses the EU of using for protectionist purposes.
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Silicon Alley Insider
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Google, Yahoo Negotiating With Feds On Search Deal Google and Yahoo, who have been waging a multiple-front PR war to convince people that their search pact isn't an antitrust problem, are making some progress in the most important battle: Convincing the Justice Department. WSJ:
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FTC Launches Intel Antitrust Investigation (INTC) A win for AMD, which hasn't had many lately: It has finally gotten the Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into rival Intel (INTC).
AMD has been claiming for years that [..]
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Microsoft Search Payback: Killing Yahoo, Annoying Google The Google-Yahoo search partnership is getting neutered by the Justice Department. If the current "compromises" are adopted, the deal will be worth far less to Yahoo, Yahoo shareholders, and Google, which is one [..]
Yahoo (YHOO) Trying To Restart Microsoft Search Talks Now that the Justice Department is on the verge of killing the Google-Yahoo search deal (or so watering it down that it no longer makes sense), Yahoo (YHOO) is casting around for alternatives. Such as resuming search talks with Micr [..]