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SAP says business turmoil hurting its revenue
By GEORGE FREY AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Shares of SAP AG plunged Monday after the business software maker said it saw a sudden drop in business at the end of September as global financial turmoil escalated.

Summary: eBay to cut work force by 10 percent
(AP) - THE LAYOFFS: EBay Inc. is eliminating 1,600 jobs, about 10 percent of its work force. The online auction site operator will cut 1,000 full-time employees and let several hundred temporary and part-time workers go. It will also leave some open positions unfilled.

Top court stays out of DVR patent fight
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is refusing to disturb a $74 million judgment against Dish Network Corp. for violating a patent held by TiVo involving digital video recorders. The justices denied Englewood, Colo.-based Dish's appeal Monday without comment.

Connecticut towns grapple with new Web law
By LARRY SMITH Associated Press Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Harwinton residents hoping to learn about recycling policies and library hours online are out of luck.

EBay to cut 1,000 jobs, buys Bill Me Later
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - EBay Inc. says it will cut about 1,000 employees, reducing its work force by about 10 percent. The online auction site also says it will get rid of several hundred temporary workers and reduce open positions.

 

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  • ABA Committee on the Law of CyberSpace Online articles, some of which can be read for free by the public, others require password access. Information on the committee, symposia and other draft documents are also online.
  • ABA Project on Internet Jurisdiction Focuses on jurisdictional and enforcement issues raised by the growth of electronic commerce.
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) The AIPLA represents individuals, companies and institutions involved directly or indirectly in thepractice of patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, as well as other fields of law affecting intellectual property.
  • BitLaw Includes articles and links to materials on specific Internet related issues (including web site development, ISP liability, web page linking, copyright issues, database protection and domain name issues).
  • Computer Law Association International non-profit association of over 1820 active members in 40 countries. The site includes publications, materials and links on computer law as well as case summaries of computer cases in the US Courts.
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF is a non-profit, non-partisan organization working in the public interest to protect fundamental civil liberties, including privacy and freedom of expression, in the arena of computers and the Internet.
  • Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
  • Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA)
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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