Etisalat to quit Indian telecoms market
Zawya (registration)
The moves makes Etisalat the second company affected by the ruling to announce its Indian departure, following similar moves this week by S TEL, a small operator allied with Batelco of Bahrain. India's Supreme Court cancelled licences belonging to 10 ...

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Youth shaping future of online use of TV, movies, music
Daily Herald
And there are lawsuits pitting media heavyweights against Internet firms -- notably Viacom's billion-dollar litigation against YouTube. But here's a radical notion to consider: What if young people who steal content weren't viewed as the problem?

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Pinterest's uneasy relationship with copyright law: what happens next
The Verge
That's a crucial difference from other sites that rely on users to post content: YouTube and Tumblr and Facebook all generally operate under the assumption that the majority of posted content is the user's own, not someone else's.

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Court Ruling Could See Pirate Bay Blocked in the UK
Tom's Hardware Guide
"Despite their ability to do so and despite the judicial findings that have been made against them, the operators of TPB take no steps to prevent infringement," he continued. "On the contrary, as already explained, they actively encourage it and treat ...
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Batelco eyes double-digit net profit growth in 2012 on STel sale
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DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Bahrain's Batelco, the country's biggest telecom operator, expects to post a double-digit percentage increase in 2012 net profit, reflecting a one-off gain from the sale of its 42.7% stake in India' S-Tel, but sees margin ...

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Kuwait Energy increases Shahd SE production levels after appraisal well ...
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The remaining working interest is held by Sipetrol, who is also the operator of the concession. Kuwait Energy plc Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sara Akbar, said, "We are extremely pleased with these very encouraging production rates ...

Bahrain's Batelco Eyes Double-Digit Net Pft Growth In 2012 On STel Sale
Zawya (registration)
DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Bahrain's Batelco, the country's biggest telecom operator, expects to post a double-digit percentage increase in 2012 net profit, reflecting a one-off gain from the sale of its 42.7% stake in India' S-Tel, but sees margin ...

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Accor holds 2012 road show in the Middle East
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Philippe Seguin, Vice President Sales & Marketing Accor ME, said: "The Middle East region has great potential when it comes to digital online tools. Local residents are one of the most tech-savvy generations in the world. They are up-to-date with the ...

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Ben Schwalb | Das Coding
Tufts Daily
The current law is not that different, as evidenced by the fact that MegaVideo was shut down, even though it is still under dispute if the company reacted properly to reports of copyrighted content on its servers (some claim the company acted swiftly ...

Cable cut to hit Net users in the UAE
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Telecom operator du confirmed the disruption in an email statement. "We are issuing this statement in order to alert our customers to a possible degradation of Internet services as a result of an international submarine cable cut that took place at ...