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What you need to know when you download music in Germany

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on Thursday came to an important ruling on illegal downloads that has consequences not just for those who break the law.

Tech

World's biggest IT fair ready to boot up

Around 230,000 IT professionals from all over the world will descend on Hannover on Monday for CeBIT, the world's biggest IT expo. Exhibitors from academics to start-ups will be showcasing their new tech.

security

Spammers love Germany, new study finds

One in every five harmful European internet bots has come from Germany, according to a study published Tuesday by security software firm Symantec.

History

Konrad who? Unsung computer pioneer remembered

The inventor of the computer was a little known German engineer named Konrad Zuse, according to a new museum exhibition that seeks to revive the unsung hero’s notoriety.

licence

PCs may be exempt from broadcast fee

Owners of computers with internet connections may in future not have to pay the dreaded broadcasting licence fee after a court ruled on Monday certain computers should be exempt.