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EU starts in-depth inquiry into online music licensing venture

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Wednesday it had opened an in-depth investigation into the planned creation of an online joint venture by three organizations which collect rights for music. The joint venture would be between Britain's PRS for Music Limited (PRSfM), Sweden's Foreningen Svenska Tonsattares Internationella Musikbyra (STIM) and Germany's Gesellschaft für musikalische Auffuehrungs- und mechanische Vervielfaeltigungsrechte (GEMA). ..

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Minister says spy agencies don’t have enough powers to protect UK

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's failure to pass a law forcing communications firms to collect and store online data is endangering lives and weakening the country's ability to protect itself, Theresa May, the interior minister, warned on Wednesday. “Every day that passes without the proposals in the communications data bill, the capabilities of the people who keep us safe diminishes and …

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UK online grocer Ocado confident about 2015 prospects

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LONDON (Reuters) – British online grocer Ocado outperformed its traditional supermarket rivals over Christmas and said it was confident about prospects in 2015 despite an escalating price war. The firm, whose range includes products supplied by upmarket grocer Waitrose , said on Wednesday sales growth in December continued at the rate it achieved in the final quarter of its 2013-14 financial year

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U.S. Central command says hack did not compromise operational military networks

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Central Command said on Monday that operational military networks were not compromised and there was “no operational impact” from a hacking incident carried out by people claiming to be sympathizers of the Islamic State militant group

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U.S. Central Command’s YouTube, Twitter accounts suspended: Pentagon

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts were suspended on Monday after apparently being hacked by Islamic State supporters

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Hack of U.S. military Twitter feed not a security threat: officials

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Images published during the hack of a U.S. military Twitter feed on Monday did not appear to include any classified information or pose a security threat, two U.S.

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Amazon’s Golden Globes give it new credibility in Hollywood

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By Deepa Seetharaman and Piya Sinha-Roy SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc's success at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards may help it win over two key audiences: Hollywood’s A-list talent and the shopping customers the retailer wants to join its Prime membership program.

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Apparent Islamic State backers hack U.S. military Twitter feed

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By David Alexander and Jim Finkle (Reuters) – The Twitter and YouTube accounts for the U.S. military command that oversees operations in the Middle East were hacked on Monday by people claiming to be sympathetic toward the Islamic State militant group being targeted in American bombing raids

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Obama turns focus to Internet security, privacy

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By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will highlight plans next week to protect American consumers and businesses from cyber threats, a month after the most high-profile hacking attack on a U.S. company. Internet security became a national focus after a cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington blamed on North Korea

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Stop threats to Canada’s online pirates, rights holders told

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TORONTO (Reuters) – Media companies must back off from threatening Canadians who illegally download movies, music and books with penalties that do not exist in Canadian law, the government said on Friday.

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