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Sony, Others Investigated by US Government for Alleged Blu-ray Patent Infringement

By Aaron Linde, Mar 24, 2008 4:09pm PDT

The US International Trade Commission said that it will launch a patent infringement investigation into technologies related to the Blu-ray format,...

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"Toshiba's Pres has gone on record that not only will they not be making BluRay players, they ..."

- Endymion_ see all 35 comments

Ontario Government Invests in Silicon Knights, Digital Extremes for Unannounced Prototype Titles

By Aaron Linde, Feb 13, 2008 1:00pm PST

Silicon Knights received $500,000 in funding from the Canadian government to develop a prototype game, reports Yahoo. The funding comes by way...

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"Government can only create jobs by destroying some by collecting taxes, so no."

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French Government Knights Peter Molyneux

By Chris Faylor, Apr 06, 2007 1:10pm PDT

France has granted accomplished game designer Peter Molyneux membership in the government's distinguished Chevalier de lÂ’Ordre des Arts et des...

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"Hes turning into the most decorated man in games. First an OBE now this."

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Games and Government

By Chris Remo, Sep 21, 2005 5:15pm PDT

The outspoken Jason Della Rocca, director of the International Game Developers Association, has an article up entitled "Salvation vs. Condemnation:...

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"I assume Louisiana's Digital Media Act was simply a law to longer jail terms to software, movie, ..."

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Government Not Helping Ubisoft

By Maarten Goldstein, Jan 11, 2005 6:36pm PST

Though "watching with attention and concern", the French government has no plans to intervene in the fate of French publisher Ubisoft according to...

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"As long as someone is taking it away from Vivendi then I'm cool with it. Even if it is our soon ..."

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Government & Broadband

By Steve Gibson, Feb 15, 2002 8:01am PST

Looks like the ever wise FCC is mulling over some possible changes to the DSL markets which could affect quite a few people here. What it basically...

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" I assume you mean the CO? Line distance is about 15,800 feet, which is why I'm not keeping it, ..."

- zakk see all 32 comments

Government Broadband

By Steve Gibson, Dec 26, 2001 3:38pm PST

This story on ZDNet examines the possibilites and justification of a government regulations being implemented for broadband internet connections....

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" Ooooooh, I'm scared. "'Parents of dead children should hang' Glock" Wow, I NEVER said ..."

- LOD-Glock see all 38 comments

US Government & Games

By Steve Gibson, Apr 05, 2001 6:34am PDT

Ok this oughta piss some people off around here for sure. Most people here probably remember the Surgeon General a while back putting out a paper...

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Government Porn

By Steve Gibson, Apr 28, 2000 1:09am PDT

In case you had any doubt that porn is what makes the internet go around, check out this Salon report talking about a particular Canadian...

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"Fuck. I don't give a shit about the lives of those fucking igloo dwellers. Give me some real ..."

- James Juice see all 37 comments

Government Pays For No Drugs

By Maarten Goldstein, Jan 14, 2000 7:33am PST

This Salon story is about the secret government effort to place anti-drug messages in American TV shows, offering big money to TV shows who do so....

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" In a way this can be a positive thing. Because most people grow up watching TV and learn what ..."

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