provision did not violate the Due Process Clause," said the ruling. The case is considered a landmark because it is the first of its kind to actually go to court, setting a precedent in favor of the record companies. Dozens of other lawsuits have been filed...

manage to successfully sue Apple or AT&T but whatever result is achieved is bound to have an impact. If Apple and AT&T come out winners on the other side there’ll be a precedent set against the people complaining that the speeds aren’t as fast as was promised....

to cut school aid by over 3%, fire over 500 state workers, shut down seven state agencies, and $3.5 billion in health care costs. While these taxes won't affect anyone outside of New York, the proposed tax on downloadable content could set a dangerous precedent,...

quality, and how many bells and whistles a TV comes with. Rarely do we consider energy consumption when buying a new HDTV. In what could set worldwide precedent, the European Union is looking to ban sales of new plasma television sets in all member nations...

actual cameras are getting smaller all the time and pocketsize cameras are producing a higher quality image. Gone are the days when you needed a giant pervert lens to get a good shot. Such a policy, however, would not be without precedent. In Japan and...

like Comcast have anti-piracy/anti-P2P on lockdown in the U.S., any sort of motion in the EU may assist in setting some sort of global precedent. Tom's Hardware will keep you updated on the report and if it finds its way into some sort of full-fledged parliament...