In cross-examination, Samsung's lawyers asked why Apple had failed to mention in the 2010 presentation that it would be unwilling to license specific patents.

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The audit confirmed the findings of an AP investigation last year that found a lack of accountability in California's multimillion-dollar special license plate program and specific examples of misappropriation in the memorial license plate fund.

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But regulating by placing specific conditions on individual license transfers is a bad idea no matter what.

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The reseller must log into our back office and enter the required data specific to that iphone (his license credit will be substracted).

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Because the proposal defines a software purchase as buying a license to use the software on specific agreement terms, it differs from copyright law that governs the purchase of software copies.

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According to the U.S. Treasury Department 160, 000 Americans traveled legally to Cuba last year, under one of two categories of license--'General' or 'Specific'.

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They license it to broadcasters and service providers, who each gain a very specific set of rights and in turn deliver it to us.

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In response to my query, a Commerce spokesman e-mailed a statement that such license requests are granted on a case-by-case basis, and Commerce cannot comment on specific instances.

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