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Specials

Mozilla, Skype Support the EEF in iPhone Jailbreaking Case

Mozilla, Skype Support the EEF in iPhone Jailbreaking Case

  Mozilla Corporation has recently announced that it supported a move aimed at discarding the...
» read full story February 18th, 2009 - 19:48
Pirate-Bay File-Sharing Trial Started

Pirate-Bay File-Sharing Trial Started

  On Monday, the four men behind file-sharing website Pirate-Bay went on trial in Stockholm,...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 18:11
Coldplay Accused of Plagiarizing Guitarist, Sued

Coldplay Accused of Plagiarizing Guitarist, Sued

British band Coldplay hardly had time to celebrate their seven Grammy nominations for their latest...
» read full story December 06th, 2008 - 12:40
MTV And MySpace To Experiment With Profit From Unauthorized Content

MTV And MySpace To Experiment With Profit From Unauthorized Content

Since the day video streaming services have appeared on the Internet there have been issues...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 12:08
YouTube Answers McCain’s Accusations over Removed Campaign Videos

YouTube Answers McCain’s Accusations over Removed Campaign Videos

Presidential candidate John McCain accused YouTube for removing his campaign videos. The Republican...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 22:33
President Bush Signs Copyright Infringement Bill

President Bush Signs Copyright Infringement Bill

Yesterday, United States President George W. Bush signed a bill related to the highly debated...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:26
Senate Passes New Copyright Bill

Senate Passes New Copyright Bill

A new bill dealing with intelectual property theft, which includes patent and trademark...
» read full story September 27th, 2008 - 11:45
Jammie Thomas Gets A Mistrial And Hopes For A Better Decision

Jammie Thomas Gets A Mistrial And Hopes For A Better Decision

The case of Jammie Thomas, the woman found guilty and ordered to pay a $220,000 fine, takes a new...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:12
New Trial granted In P2P Piracy Case

New Trial granted In P2P Piracy Case

In the case of the Minnesota woman who had been convicted of violating copyright laws by...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 00:16
Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” Classic Disturbed by Spielberg’s Rip Off

Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” Classic Disturbed by Spielberg’s Rip Off

Is “Disturbia” just a modern copy (not cheap) of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 “Rear Window”? It sure...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 16:10
Update: Blogger Arrested, Bailed Over Guns N’ Roses Copyright Infringement

Update: Blogger Arrested, Bailed Over Guns N’ Roses Copyright Infringement

A 27-year-old man from Culver City, Los Angeles, was arrested Wednesday by federal police on...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 16:07
Blogger Arrested For Leaking Guns N’ Roses Tracks

Blogger Arrested For Leaking Guns N’ Roses Tracks

Federal officials on Wednesday arrested a blogger for posting on the Internet songs from the...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 13:30
Watch Out “Watchmen”! Fox’s Lawsuit Over Warner May Proceed

Watch Out “Watchmen”! Fox’s Lawsuit Over Warner May Proceed

Warner Brothers’ “Watchmen” may be in big trouble. Twentieth Century Fox announced on Monday that...
» read full story August 19th, 2008 - 13:30
Scrabulous Is No More On Facebook

Scrabulous Is No More On Facebook

The immensely popular online game has been taken off Facebook, as Hasbro, the company which holds...
» read full story July 29th, 2008 - 22:47
Facebook Connect: Online Social Networking Will Never Be The Same

Facebook Connect: Online Social Networking Will Never Be The Same

On Thursday, during the second annual F8 developer conference in San Francisco, social networking...
» read full story July 25th, 2008 - 11:58
Hasbro, Owner of Scrabble, Sues Scrabulous Creators

Hasbro, Owner of Scrabble, Sues Scrabulous Creators

American toy company Hasbro Inc has allegedly sued the creators of a Scrabble knock-off called...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 22:40
Copyright Pirate Faces Five Years In Prison

Copyright Pirate Faces Five Years In Prison

Barry Gitarts, 25, member of the Apocalypse Production Crew (APC), was found guilty on Thursday of...
» read full story May 24th, 2008 - 14:50
Lexicon Author Cries, Rowling Indomitable, Judge Says Settle

Lexicon Author Cries, Rowling Indomitable, Judge Says Settle

The adventure of the unauthorized “Harry Potter Lexicon” continues, with the passionate reader and...
» read full story April 17th, 2008 - 14:47
Rowling Tells Court of “Heartache” Caused by Plagiarism

Rowling Tells Court of “Heartache” Caused by Plagiarism

Famed British writer J. K. Rowling, who is trying to stop the publication of an unauthorized Harry...
» read full story April 15th, 2008 - 15:14
J.K. Rowling Takes The Stand In Lexicon Case

J.K. Rowling Takes The Stand In Lexicon Case

Testifying in court today in the ongoing the case of Warner Bros. and J.K. Rowling v. RDR Books,...
» read full story April 14th, 2008 - 22:44
J. K. Rowling Goes To Court over Alleged Plagiarism

J. K. Rowling Goes To Court over Alleged Plagiarism

Famed Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is to testify in a New York court Monday, against the...
» read full story April 14th, 2008 - 12:56
J. K. Rowling Denounces Literary Exploitation

J. K. Rowling Denounces Literary Exploitation

Famed British author J. K. Rowling says she feels betrayed that one of her fans, coincidentally...
» read full story February 29th, 2008 - 16:14
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U.S.

Bush Approves Anti-Piracy Bill

Bush Approves Anti-Piracy Bill

On Monday, an intellectual-property enforcement bill was signed into law by United States...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 16:42
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People

Spider-Man Creator Sued

Spider-Man Creator Sued

Stan Lee, the creator of the legendary Spider-Man movies and comic books was sued by the...
» read full story January 27th, 2009 - 19:39
Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay Over Plagiarizing Claim

Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay Over Plagiarizing Claim

Rock guitarist Joe Satriani has filed a lawsuit against British band Coldplay, accusing them of...
» read full story December 06th, 2008 - 10:35
Dreamworks’ ‘Disturbia’ Accused Of Copying Hitchcock Classic

Dreamworks’ ‘Disturbia’ Accused Of Copying Hitchcock Classic

A lawsuit was filed against Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures Corp., claiming...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 16:01
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Video Games

Legal Troubles Mount for Scrabulous: Hasbro Sues for Infringement

Legal Troubles Mount for Scrabulous: Hasbro Sues for Infringement

American toy company Hasbro Inc has sued Thursday, July 24, the creators of a Scrabble knock-off...
» read full story July 27th, 2008 - 17:23
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World

Minnesota Town the Official "Icebox of the Nation"

Minnesota Town the Official "Icebox of the Nation"

The competition between the ski town of Fraser, Colorado and the International Falls for the right...
» read full story February 11th, 2008 - 21:21
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Movies

Fox Wins Dispute over “Watchmen” Adaptation

Fox Wins Dispute over “Watchmen” Adaptation

Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox finally seem to have resolved their dispute over the...
» read full story January 17th, 2009 - 12:08
Fox Insists for “Watchmen” Delay

Fox Insists for “Watchmen” Delay

Warner Bros Company has accused Fox network for “Watchmen” copyright infringement. In a...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 21:26
Studio Clash Over “Watchmen” Has Yet to Be Solved

Studio Clash Over “Watchmen” Has Yet to Be Solved

In spite of the fact that the trailer for the long-awaited superhero film “Watchmen”...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 15:02
Yoko Ono Loses Battle To Bar Use of “Imagine” In Film

Yoko Ono Loses Battle To Bar Use of “Imagine” In Film

Yoko Ono lost the legal bid Monday to forbid filmmakers to use a 15-second excerpt of Jonn...
» read full story June 03rd, 2008 - 15:03
Seinfelds Sued For Plagiarism and Defamation

Seinfelds Sued For Plagiarism and Defamation

Jerry Seinfeld and his wife, Jessica, were sued on Monday by an author who claims that Mrs....
» read full story January 08th, 2008 - 12:14
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Business

The Owners Of The Pirate Bay Taken To Trial On Copyright Infringement Accusations

The Owners Of The Pirate Bay Taken To Trial On Copyright Infringement Accusations

A high profile trial begun earlier today in Stockholm, as the four men...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 15:31
RIAA Found A New Way Of Dealing With Illegal Music Downloads

RIAA Found A New Way Of Dealing With Illegal Music Downloads

Looking to find a better way to deal with the individuals illegally trading music, the Recording...
» read full story December 22nd, 2008 - 15:30
Psystar Drops Antitrust Complaint against Apple, Claims Copyright Laws Abuse

Psystar Drops Antitrust Complaint against Apple, Claims Copyright Laws Abuse

The legal issues between Apple Incorporated and Open Computer maker Psystar, which arose a few...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 21:21
MTV Networks and MySpace Strike Video Upload Deal

MTV Networks and MySpace Strike Video Upload Deal

More and more companies, networks and the like are starting to realize that the digital era is here...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 20:56
Major Movie Studios Sue to Ban DVD Copying Software

Major Movie Studios Sue to Ban DVD Copying Software

Tuesday, six Hollywood movie studios have sued RealNetworks over the latter’s software program...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 17:35
Judge Declares Mistrial for Jammie Thomas in $222k RIAA Case

Judge Declares Mistrial for Jammie Thomas in $222k RIAA Case

After expressing doubts about the validity of his decision, Judge Michael Davis of the Duluth, ...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 16:42
Pro-Veoh Ruling May Help Muxtape, Maybe Google

Pro-Veoh Ruling May Help Muxtape, Maybe Google

The ruling of a Northern California judge to dismiss the copyright infringement case against Veoh...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 17:44
Veoh Cleared Of Copyright Accusations

Veoh Cleared Of Copyright Accusations

According to a Californian district court, Veoh is not guilty of copyright infringement, the...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 12:47
Psystar Fights Back By Sending Apple To Court

Psystar Fights Back By Sending Apple To Court

Psystar, the Mac clone maker taken to court by Apple on copyright infringement accusations,...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 13:00
Scrabulous Is Unavailable Worldwide

Scrabulous Is Unavailable Worldwide

Facebook’s decision to pull the plug on the popular Scrabble clone known as Scrabulous is now...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 14:25
Oracle Corp. Elaborates on Theft Accusations against SAP

Oracle Corp. Elaborates on Theft Accusations against SAP

Oracle Corp., the world's second- largest software producer, elaborated on the accusations it...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 23:44
There Will Be No More Illegal Music and Movie Downloading in the UK

There Will Be No More Illegal Music and Movie Downloading in the UK

On Tuesday, Britain announced the beginning of a great fight against online piracy, with regard to...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 18:09
Facebook Files Suit Against Similarly-Designed German Networking Site

Facebook Files Suit Against Similarly-Designed German Networking Site

On Friday, Facebook pressed charges against studiVZ, a Germany-based social networking website; the...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 19:07
Apple Sues Psystar

Apple Sues Psystar

Apple finally sued Psystar, a newcomer company which manufactures Mac clones. Apple asked that all...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 17:52
Viacom’s Possible Approach in YouTube Case

Viacom’s Possible Approach in YouTube Case

As everyone probably knows by now, within the Viacom – Google legal dispute, the latter was ordered...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 16:53
Apple Takes Psystar To Court

Apple Takes Psystar To Court

Apple Inc. decided on taking legal action against Psystar Corp., a company that made a name for...
» read full story July 16th, 2008 - 11:14
Tiffany Vs eBay Fight Ends

Tiffany Vs eBay Fight Ends

On Monday, eBay came out of the legal battle against Tiffany on top, as a federal judge considered...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 18:46
Viacom Backs Off Request To Obtain YouTube Users' Viewing Histories

Viacom Backs Off Request To Obtain YouTube Users' Viewing Histories

The Viacom vs. Google legal battle is far from being settled, but the two parts did manage to reach...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 16:48
Judge Grants MPAA with Unusual Victory against TorrentSpy

Judge Grants MPAA with Unusual Victory against TorrentSpy

Yesterday, the entertainment industry was honored with one of the most important, and unusual,...
» read full story December 19th, 2007 - 17:14
Chinese Court: Schneider Electric Infringed Chinese Patents

Chinese Court: Schneider Electric Infringed Chinese Patents

French electric company Schneider Electric was found to have infringed the patents of a Chinese...
» read full story September 30th, 2007 - 21:30
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Gadgets

The iPhone Will Not Be Keeping Its Tris Application

The iPhone Will Not Be Keeping Its Tris Application

The application development frenzy Apple's App Store has generated, has brought some app makers a...
» read full story August 26th, 2008 - 21:06
Game Over For Scrabulous On Facebook?

Game Over For Scrabulous On Facebook?

The dispute between Hasbro and the makers of Scrabulous has gone legal. Hasbro has filed a lawsuit...
» read full story July 26th, 2008 - 17:13
CNN Confirms iPhone Crack And A New One Emerges

CNN Confirms iPhone Crack And A New One Emerges

CNN confirmed the iPhone crack developed by a group called iPhoneSIMFree, which was reported last...
» read full story September 02nd, 2007 - 11:41
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Music

Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay Over "Viva La Vida" Copyright Infringement

Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay Over "Viva La Vida" Copyright Infringement

Rock guitarist Joe Satriani accused British band Coldplay of plagiarizing one of his songs. The...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 15:16
Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay for Copyright Infringement

Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay for Copyright Infringement

The band Coldplay, which has recently earned 7 Grammy Awards nominations, is currently being sued...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 18:38
Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay over Plagiarizing Claim

Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay over Plagiarizing Claim

Rock guitarist Joe Satriani has filed a lawsuit against British band Coldplay, accusing them of...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 16:42
Blogger to Plead Guilty in Guns N' Roses Case

Blogger to Plead Guilty in Guns N' Roses Case

The blogger accused of leaking the album “Chinese Democracy," of the Guns N' Roses band, will...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:48
Yoko Ono Drops Lawsuit over Use of John Lennon Song

Yoko Ono Drops Lawsuit over Use of John Lennon Song

John Lennon’s very famous widow, Yoko Ono, and record company EMI have dropped a lawsuit against...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 14:31
John McCain Sued For Copyright Infringement

John McCain Sued For Copyright Infringement

US presidential candidate John McCain is the recipient of a lawsuit for copyright infringement....
» read full story August 16th, 2008 - 17:33
Prince Sues Web Companies Over Copyright Infringement

Prince Sues Web Companies Over Copyright Infringement

The artist formerly known as Prince has decided to “reclaim the Internet and he is preparing to...
» read full story September 14th, 2007 - 02:04
Avril Lavigne Sued Over Stolen Song

Avril Lavigne Sued Over Stolen Song

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne is facing a lawsuit by the members of a ‘70s rock band who are...
» read full story July 06th, 2007 - 09:51
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Technology

YouTube, Universal Music Reportedly Talking Business

YouTube, Universal Music Reportedly Talking Business

YouTube may be taking a new approach when it comes to music videos, which this time would not imply...
» read full story March 05th, 2009 - 13:55
Microsoft Issued Copyright Infringement Suit Against TomTom

Microsoft Issued Copyright Infringement Suit Against TomTom

This week, Microsoft issued a copyright infringement suit in US district court and with the US...
» read full story February 27th, 2009 - 00:25
IFPI Swedish Website Hack Attack Condemned By Pirate Bay Defendant

IFPI Swedish Website Hack Attack Condemned By Pirate Bay Defendant

The first days of trial for the BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay turned out to be full of events,...
» read full story February 20th, 2009 - 14:37
Prosecution Dropping Charge Draws Epic Lol From Pirate Bay Defendant

Prosecution Dropping Charge Draws Epic Lol From Pirate Bay Defendant

  While the trial against The Pirate Bay torrent tracker taking place in Sweden is far from...
» read full story February 18th, 2009 - 14:06
Four Men Behind The Pirate Bay Tracker Stand Trial In Sweden

Four Men Behind The Pirate Bay Tracker Stand Trial In Sweden

The men behind world’s largest BitTorrent tracker are scheduled to appear in a Stockholm...
» read full story February 17th, 2009 - 14:08
Apple Is Loudly Protesting Against the iPhone Jailbreaking

Apple Is Loudly Protesting Against the iPhone Jailbreaking

Apple recently told the U.S. Copyright Office that it believes iPhone jailbreaking is a violation...
» read full story February 14th, 2009 - 00:41
PsyStar Wins Legal Battle Against Computer Giant Apple

PsyStar Wins Legal Battle Against Computer Giant Apple

A federal court judge handed Mac clone maker PsyStar a victory Friday, in its effort to amend its...
» read full story February 09th, 2009 - 19:44
Santa Google Not Its Usual Generous Self

Santa Google Not Its Usual Generous Self

Everybody uses it. Many of us have set it as our homepage a long time ago. And we got accustomed to...
» read full story December 24th, 2008 - 16:14
Apple Rejects iBoobs, But Launches Rolando

Apple Rejects iBoobs, But Launches Rolando

 Apple's online App Store has recently rejected an iPhone application that allowed users to...
» read full story December 24th, 2008 - 14:00
Judge Dismisses Psystar’s Countersuit Claims As Ungrounded

Judge Dismisses Psystar’s Countersuit Claims As Ungrounded

A federal judge dismissed Psystar’s countersuit accusing Apple of anticompetitive business...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 14:52
YouTube Set To Deliver Full-Length MGM Movies

YouTube Set To Deliver Full-Length MGM Movies

The MGM studio is eager to monetize its library however possible and it will allow YouTube to...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 08:35
MTV And MySpace Join Forces To Make Online Piracy Profitable

MTV And MySpace Join Forces To Make Online Piracy Profitable

There’s always a solution and great potential to make money out of anything, even out of...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 14:31
Psystar Not Confident Mediation Will Solve the Legal Dispute with Apple

Psystar Not Confident Mediation Will Solve the Legal Dispute with Apple

The controversial legal dispute between Apple and Psystar Corp. is far from settling, despite the...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 14:30
The PRO IP Act Has Bush By Its Side

The PRO IP Act Has Bush By Its Side

The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (PRO IP) of 2008 gained...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 23:24
Update: YouTube Goes e-Commerce Road With Tunes, Games

Update: YouTube Goes e-Commerce Road With Tunes, Games

In a new effort to convert into real dollars the huge traffic of YouTube, Google is trying a new...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 00:51
Judge Strikes Down RIAA Victory, Orders Retrial of Jammie Thomas Case

Judge Strikes Down RIAA Victory, Orders Retrial of Jammie Thomas Case

Judge Michael J. Davis overturned a landmark federal jury decision against single mom Jammie...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 21:35
Judge Drops Financial Claims Against Jammie Thomas

Judge Drops Financial Claims Against Jammie Thomas

On Wednesday, federal judge Michael Davis declared his previous decision on the Jammie Thomas case...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 15:53
Copyright LawsuitI Against Veoh  Dismissed

Copyright LawsuitI Against Veoh Dismissed

A lawsuit, similar to the ones filed by copyright holders against YouTube, MySpace, and others,...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 22:29
Veoh Proves YouTube’s Point In Copyright Infringement Case

Veoh Proves YouTube’s Point In Copyright Infringement Case

The U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California dismissed the copyright...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 14:00
Tetris-Like Game Pulled From App Store Over Copyright Issues

Tetris-Like Game Pulled From App Store Over Copyright Issues

Apple decided to remove yet another application from their App Store, only this time, the...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 15:34
RIAA to Win P2P Case As Defendant Destroys Evidence

RIAA to Win P2P Case As Defendant Destroys Evidence

An Arizona federal judge ruled that that the music infringer accused by the Recording Industry...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 15:12
GraphOn Seeks Unspecified Damages In Lawsuit Against Google

GraphOn Seeks Unspecified Damages In Lawsuit Against Google

Google’s name appears once more in a patent infringement lawsuit, this time filed by GraphOn...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 15:00
Court Order Creates Solid Base For Open Source Copyright Owners

Court Order Creates Solid Base For Open Source Copyright Owners

A federal appeals court established this Wednesday a very solid foundation for open-source...
» read full story August 15th, 2008 - 17:40
Cablevision and Customers Prevail over MPAA in Appeals Court

Cablevision and Customers Prevail over MPAA in Appeals Court

Cablevision Systems Corp won a landmark copyright appeal, as the three-judge panel of the US Second...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 17:43
Update 1: As Hasbro Fights For Copyrights, Scrabble Loses Popularity

Update 1: As Hasbro Fights For Copyrights, Scrabble Loses Popularity

After multiple refusals from the creators of Scrabulous to remove the application from Facebook,...
» read full story August 01st, 2008 - 17:05
Berlusconi's Mediaset Takes On YouTube Over Copyrighted Clips

Berlusconi's Mediaset Takes On YouTube Over Copyrighted Clips

The main Italian commercial television network, Mediaset, which was founded by prime minister...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 22:27
Update: Scrabulous In Danger, As Hasbro Makes It A Legal Battle

Update: Scrabulous In Danger, As Hasbro Makes It A Legal Battle

While trying to gather some more adepts for it's latest game installment with EA, Hasbro decided to...
» read full story July 26th, 2008 - 12:30
Hasbro Takes Scrabulous Matter To Court

Hasbro Takes Scrabulous Matter To Court

The legal battle between Scrabble owners and Scrabulous has begun! Hasbro, who hold the...
» read full story July 25th, 2008 - 12:00
Facebook Files Suit Against Similar German Networking Site

Facebook Files Suit Against Similar German Networking Site

On Friday, Facebook pressed charges against studiVZ, a Germany-based social networking website; the...
» read full story July 22nd, 2008 - 07:37
Apple’s Demands Against Psystar, Rightful Or Exaggerated?

Apple’s Demands Against Psystar, Rightful Or Exaggerated?

Is Apple really that “cold-hearted” to put Psystar out of business by forcing it to recall all the...
» read full story July 18th, 2008 - 14:32
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