https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Free internet access must be considered as a human right, as people unable to get online—particularly in developing countries—lack meaningful ways to influence the global players shaping their everyday lives, according to a new study. https://phys.org/news/2019-11-free-internet-access-basic-human.html Social Sciences Mon, 11 Nov 2019 04:40:14 EST news492669605 A U.S. judge has ruled that Google Inc. must comply with the FBI's warrantless demands for customer data, rejecting the company's argument that the government's practice of issuing such requests to telecommunication companies, Internet service providers, banks and others is unconstitutional and unnecessary. https://phys.org/news/2013-06-google-fbi.html Internet Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:51:27 EDT news289306275 Apple Inc. likely will have to pay a Brazilian company for the right to use the iPhone brand in Latin America's biggest country, a Brazilian telecommunications analyst said Thursday. https://phys.org/news/2012-12-analyst-apple-brazil-iphone-brand.html Business Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:35:04 EST news275848496 Internet rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Tuesday launched a campaign to reform the US patent system, which it argued has been "weaponized" to attack inventors. https://phys.org/news/2012-06-internet-rights-champions-patent-reform.html Business Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:49:32 EDT news259346967 (AP) — Google said Wednesday that it has added a feature to warn users whose accounts it believes are targets of "state-sponsored attacks," but the Internet giant did not cite a specific government. https://phys.org/news/2012-06-google-state-sponsored.html Internet Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:58:21 EDT news258199093 Internet service providers cannot be forced to install filters aimed at preventing people from illegally downloading music and other files, the EU's top court ruled Thursday. https://phys.org/news/2011-11-eu-court-countries-impose-internet.html Internet Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:25:32 EST news241334721 Major US Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and music, movie and television industry associations unveiled a long-awaited agreement on Thursday aimed at curbing online copyright infringement. https://phys.org/news/2011-07-isps-movie-music-tv-groups.html Internet Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:29:16 EDT news229278540 (AP) -- EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet. https://phys.org/news/2009-11-eu-internet-user-rights.html Internet Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:31:50 EST news176635871 (PhysOrg.com) -- The struggle of American courts to control the explosion of intellectual property rights violations on some of the most traveled highways of cyberspace poses a legal challenge to the judicial system with implications that could threaten the survival of Web sites clicked on by the average Internet user every day, a University at Buffalo Law School expert on online intellectual property issues said today. https://phys.org/news/2009-10-judicial-judgment-cyberspace.html Internet Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:34:10 EDT news175278816 Sweden's tough new anti-piracy law has led to a sharp drop in illegal downloading but critics say the effects will be short-lived and argue it is an excessive breach of personal privacy. https://phys.org/news/2009-08-swedish-crackdown-piracy-fall-illegal.html Internet Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:50:02 EDT news168596077 (AP) -- Worried about trampling on the rights of innocent consumers, the European Parliament rejected Wednesday attempts by EU governments to crack down on people who illegally download copyright-protected music and movies over the Internet. https://phys.org/news/2009-05-eu-parliament-law-internet-cutoff.html Internet Wed, 06 May 2009 14:43:25 EDT news160839733 Internet rights champions have accused Apple of stifling free speech by bullying OdioWorks into ending online sharing of ways to get iPods to work with music websites other than iTunes. https://phys.org/news/2009-04-apple-sued-stifling-ipod.html Business Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:45:53 EDT news160130723 (AP) -- Internet traffic dropped sharply in Sweden this week after a new law cracking down on online copyright violation went into force, experts said Friday. https://phys.org/news/2009-04-sweden-internet-file-sharing-law.html Internet Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:56:01 EDT news157978532