The High Court has ordered the UK's major internet service providers to block three websites offering links to pirated material.

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Specifically, licensees offering service on C Block spectrum "shall not deny, limit, or restrict the ability of their customers to use the devices and applications of their choice on the licensee's C Block network, " subject to narrow exceptions.

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The software interface is also familiar enough, offering piano-roll and block-style notations that most music production platforms have standardized around.

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In China, the new kid on the block is WeChat, which launched in 2011 offering text and voice services.

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Some lawmakers tried to block Blackstone Group 's much anticipated initial public offering last week, citing investor protection and, in one case, homeland security.

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