Italian-led international investigation takes down massive illegal IPTV operation

The Italian State Police just announced the dismantling of a pirate streaming service with over 22 million global users. Officials claim it was a business unlawfully making €250 million ($264 million US) monthly. The law enforcement agency worked with Europol, Eurojust, and other international authorities to investigate the alleged administrators......

JavaScript community asks US officials to genericize Oracle’s trademark

Some prominent figures in the JavaScript community have formally asked the USPTO to cancel Oracle's ownership of the "JavaScript" trademark. Sun Microsystems applied for the original trademark after developing the language. Oracle came under ownership when it acquired Sun in 1997. However, Oracle has made no valuable contributions to JavaScript......