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Industry News from Computerworld (NZ)

Internet broadcast rights in doubt following court ruling
The landmark ruling by the Federal Court, which found Optus did not breach copyright by broadcasting NRL and AFL matches via its new TV Now service, has cast a doubt over the financial viability of internet broadcast rights..

Hungarian hacker gets 30 months for extortion plot on Marriott
A Hungarian hacker who attempted to extort money from Marriott International Inc. by stealing confidential data from its computers and threatening to expose it was sentenced to 30 months in prison..

Microsoft wraps up ads aimed at Google with IE9 pitch
Microsoft on Friday wrapped up a three-day campaign against rival Google by claiming its newest browser, Internet Explorer 9, is superior in stopping users from being tracked by online advertisers..

The future of hypervisors
The world of hypervisors is complicated by the fact that there are proprietary and open source tools, each with different strengths and weaknesses..

How NOT to get a job 101: Hack Marriott, extort execs for work
The Department of Justice today said a man who sent malicious code to Marriott International Corporation, threatening to reveal confidential information taken from the company's computers if Marriott did not offer him a job, has been sent to prison for his criminal endeavor..

Anonymous grabs email from firm that defended Marine in Haditha case
In what's turning out to be quite a busy Friday for the hacking collective, Anonymous today said it has broken into the website of a law firm that represented a U.S. Marine accused of killing civilians in Haditha, Iraq..

Technology News from the BBC

Apple overturns Motorola's ban
Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany..

FBI probes Anonymous phone hack
The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking..

BT vow fibre optic 'game changer'
Fibre optic broadband connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, BT says..

Hackers fool bank security system
Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned..

Megaupload bail appeal rejected
Kim Dotcom's bail appeal is rejected by a New Zealand Court, as US campaigners hint at legal action to prevent files being deleted..

Google asked to pause rule change
An EU data protection group writes to Google to ask them to suspend changes to their privacy policy..