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ITEXPO West begins in: 81 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » NightOwl Adds Equivio to eDiscovery Offerings » Dolby Sues Research in Motion for Alleged Patent Infringement » LulzSec at it Again, Hacks Senate Website » UK Juror Faces Contempt Charge Over Facebook Contact   Sponsored By: Regulatory 2.0 It's time to talk about the twilight of the PSTN and the move to Internet Communications. Today, there are multiple ways to access the Internet and the associated applications, including IP communications, web pages, social networks and videos. It's fitting then that we are in Austin, Texas in September, where free markets and free ranges meet, where the distance between the cities give us the full spectrum of well-served competitive markets and underserved rural areas.   Top Stories » Acacia Subsidiary Acquires Data Compression Technology Patent » Andrew LLC Files Civil Litigation Against Comba Telecom » Tensions Mount between HP and Oracle » Law Firm MacRoberts Picks Actiance Vantage Solution for Enhancing UC deployment   From The Expert Corner June 20, 2011 Oracle versus Google on Android Infringement - 'What a country!' By Peter Bernstein, Senior Editor With so much to cover, it might seem overkill to return briefly to the topic of intellectual property which I touched on only a few days ago. However, the tussle between Oracle and Google over the alleged Java infringements of Android (News - Alert) (News - Alert) is simply irresistible. This is not only because of the staggering amount of money being sought (between 1.4 and 6.1 billion dollars), but also the logic behind the calculations to derive such numbers and the fact this case is still going on.  This all became the center stage of industry discussion June 17 when Google (News - Alert) (News - Alert), complying with an order by Judge William Alsup (U. S. District Court, Northern District of California), was forced to make public parts of a court filing originally made on June 6, 2011. The information, while contained in documents Google was attempting to keep out of public view, shows details of Oracle's (News - Alert) damage claims. If you are so inclined, the unredacted filing is interesting reading even for those of us without a law degree... Read More   From The Blogs Google Promotes $.0007 VoIP Access Rate to FCC June 17, 2011 By: Tom Keating Google recently weighed in on the Universal Service Fund (USF) and carrier access charges, which will affect the future of both broadband and VoIP. Over the past few years, there have been past court skirmishes over whether VoIP service providers must contribute to the FCC. VoIP has changed the landscape of telecom regulation and the FCC is scrambling to keep up, while not killing innovation or slowing the fast growing VoIP industry in the process... Read More    Featured Videos Interview with CORE-Security    Featured Resources » Minimizing the Risk of Information Security Breaches: Best Practices for SOA Governance and Compliance Webinar » Introduction to Security for Smart Object Networks Devices   TMCnet's Blogs » Will Future Hackers Be Short-Sellers?   Featured Channels   legal.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest Legal Technology News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Legal Technology Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of IP Communications professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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