http://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. A founder of Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay will take his case to Europe's top court after the Supreme Court in Sweden refused to hear his appeal, his lawyer said Monday. http://phys.org/news256227033.html Technology Mon, 14 May 2012 15:10:54 EST news256227033 New survey results indicate that trademarks and trade secrets are the most important forms of intellectual property (IP) protection according to most businesses, followed by copyrights and patents. http://phys.org/news249207034.html Other Sciences Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:10:54 EST news249207034 Google has begun construction of a new data centre in Hong Kong, the first of three planned for Asia as the Web giant expands to meet the region's growing thirst for information technology. http://phys.org/news242540877.html Technology Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:20:01 EST news242540877 Our language is made up of metaphors, even in our legal texts. Stefan Larsson has studied what consequences this has when digital phenomena, such as file sharing and downloading, are limited by descriptions intended for an analogue world. http://phys.org/news239534613.html Technology Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:23:52 EST news239534613 Three leading technology industry groups urged members of the US Congress on Monday to oppose a copyright protection bill being proposed in the House of Representatives. http://phys.org/news239300990.html Technology Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:29:58 EST news239300990 Google said it will build three data centres in Asia at a cost of more than $200 million, as the number of Internet users in the region soars along with stiff competition from rivals. http://phys.org/news236401283.html Technology Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:03:37 EST news236401283 Asian economies are closing the gap on the West in terms of their IT competitiveness, a study showed Tuesday, as they strengthen copyright protection and implement regulatory reforms . http://phys.org/news236324526.html Technology Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:42:13 EST news236324526 Almost half of personal computer users around the world get their software illegally, with China's massive market the worst culprit, a report claimed Wednesday. http://phys.org/news234601093.html Technology Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:10:01 EST news234601093 Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has said rampant software piracy in China has eaten into his company's revenue in what is soon to be the world's top PC market, a report said Friday. http://phys.org/news225691036.html Technology Fri, 27 May 2011 05:30:02 EST news225691036 Russia's loose copyright protection laws were put to the test Thursday when prosecutors filed charges against a social network user who put 18 of his favourite pop group's songs online. http://phys.org/news214728223.html Technology Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:44:02 EST news214728223 A Dutch court Thursday ordered Sweden's The Pirate Bay filesharing website to remove links to works of members of a Netherlands-based music and film copyright protection group. http://phys.org/news175439572.html Technology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:13:25 EST news175439572 A French court on Friday ordered online auction site eBay to pay 80,000 euros (118,000 dollars) to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury perfumes, LVMH said. http://phys.org/news172505746.html Technology Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:40:02 EST news172505746 Internet giant Google will remove all books still on sale in Europe from a US online market offering millions of titles that are out of print in the United States, the company said Monday. http://phys.org/news171538622.html Technology Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:10:01 EST news171538622 A Swedish court on Thursday rejected calls for a retrial of four men found guilty of promoting copyright infringement by running filesharing site The Pirate Bay, saying the trial judge was not biased. http://phys.org/news165153412.html Technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:20:02 EST news165153412 A Swedish judge who found four men guilty of promoting copyright infringement by running filesharing site The Pirate Bay may have been biased and a retrial may be ordered, legal experts said Thursday. http://phys.org/news159714296.html Technology Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:05:17 EST news159714296