items tagged with Lawsuit
Lawyer demands jury stops Googling
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-09-17 05:46:38
Using Google to research a news story is easy on your iPhone. Which is why one lawyer wants jurors to stop doing it.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-09-17 05:46:38
Using Google to research a news story is easy on your iPhone. Which is why one lawyer wants jurors to stop doing it.
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Twitter orders app developer to cease and desist
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-08-12 06:47:28
People have got used to Apple telling iPhone app developers to get stuffed, but now Twitter is beating some third party app developers with a big legal stick.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-08-12 06:47:28
People have got used to Apple telling iPhone app developers to get stuffed, but now Twitter is beating some third party app developers with a big legal stick.
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GOTCHA! EU takes UK to court over Phorm snooping trials
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-15 04:48:15
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-15 04:48:15
The UK has structurally flawed data protection and privacy laws which allowed secret Internet snooping trials to take place. Now the European Union is stepping in to try and force the UK Government to take action.
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Why ISPs can’t afford to let iiNet lose the piracy lawsuit
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-11-22 19:52:46
If iiNet loses the piracy lawsuit, the ramifications for all Australian ISPs will be immense, forcing all to spy on their users and become online policemen. It will wipe out online privacy, slow down the Internet, impede the free flow of information, impose massive costs on ISPs, impose massive costs on users, and put broadband progress back by 10 years in Australia. Can iiNet’s competitors – or indeed ISPs worldwide – afford to let this happen?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-11-22 19:52:46
If iiNet loses the piracy lawsuit, the ramifications for all Australian ISPs will be immense, forcing all to spy on their users and become online policemen. It will wipe out online privacy, slow down the Internet, impede the free flow of information, impose massive costs on ISPs, impose massive costs on users, and put broadband progress back by 10 years in Australia. Can iiNet’s competitors – or indeed ISPs worldwide – afford to let this happen?
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iiNet to “vigorously” defend claims it is a piirateNet
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-11-20 07:23:14
Australian ISP iiNet is the subject of Federal Court action over claims it is supporting or encouraging the illegal downloading of pirated content, despite a “terms of service” agreement with its users that prohibits the infringements of other’s rights, and intends to vigorously defend itself in court.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-11-20 07:23:14
Australian ISP iiNet is the subject of Federal Court action over claims it is supporting or encouraging the illegal downloading of pirated content, despite a “terms of service” agreement with its users that prohibits the infringements of other’s rights, and intends to vigorously defend itself in court.
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Xbox 360 Red Rings of Death land Microsoft in court
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-10-21 09:41:44
This is the story that just will not go away. Microsoft has been sued for violation of consumer protection laws for continuing to sell the Xbox 360 despite being aware the hardware is (allegedly) likely to suffer the Red Rings of Death and fail.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-10-21 09:41:44
This is the story that just will not go away. Microsoft has been sued for violation of consumer protection laws for continuing to sell the Xbox 360 despite being aware the hardware is (allegedly) likely to suffer the Red Rings of Death and fail.
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What shall we do with a drunken iPhone?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-10-18 05:44:18
Could this be the most expensive pint of beer that never existed? If Molson Coors loses a court battle that is brewing over the iPhone iPint application, the virtual beer could cost as much as USD 12.5 million...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-10-18 05:44:18
Could this be the most expensive pint of beer that never existed? If Molson Coors loses a court battle that is brewing over the iPhone iPint application, the virtual beer could cost as much as USD 12.5 million...
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Microsoft gives scareware scammers the Washington willies
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-10-01 04:38:15
Security software that markets itself by running into a room, shouting fire and then offering to sell you a dodgy fire extinguisher is known as scareware. Microsoft is taking advantage of an anti-spyware law in Washington to give them a taste of their own medicine.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-10-01 04:38:15
Security software that markets itself by running into a room, shouting fire and then offering to sell you a dodgy fire extinguisher is known as scareware. Microsoft is taking advantage of an anti-spyware law in Washington to give them a taste of their own medicine.
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Universal Music was wrong about YouTube dancing baby
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-08-21 15:22:43
A US federal judge has ruled that fair use rules do apply to YouTube video clips and must be taken into account before issuing takedown notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Which means the dancing baby can keep going crazy to Prince after all...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-08-21 15:22:43
A US federal judge has ruled that fair use rules do apply to YouTube video clips and must be taken into account before issuing takedown notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Which means the dancing baby can keep going crazy to Prince after all...
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It’s the law: open source doesn't mean no copyright
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-17 09:28:02
Open source software has long been accepted as a legitimate software license by tech-savvy crowds. It's become recognised by business. And even the courts are taking seriously open source software authors rights despite the fact no money has changed hands. This month an Artistic License was tested in court in the case of Robert Jacobsen vs KAM Industries, and upheld as enforceable copyright conditions. It was a landmark decision ratifying the philosophical basis behind FOSS.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-17 09:28:02
Open source software has long been accepted as a legitimate software license by tech-savvy crowds. It's become recognised by business. And even the courts are taking seriously open source software authors rights despite the fact no money has changed hands. This month an Artistic License was tested in court in the case of Robert Jacobsen vs KAM Industries, and upheld as enforceable copyright conditions. It was a landmark decision ratifying the philosophical basis behind FOSS.
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Sex choice adverts banned from search engines in India
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-08-16 20:48:13
Internet censorship has many and varied faces. The latest revealed itself in India as the Supreme Court ordered Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to stop serving up adverts for sites that promote sex selection services.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-08-16 20:48:13
Internet censorship has many and varied faces. The latest revealed itself in India as the Supreme Court ordered Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to stop serving up adverts for sites that promote sex selection services.
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US District Judge bans Defcon 16 security exploit speech
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-10 18:09:39
A Judge has granted a restraining order against three students who were due to present a talk detailing vulnerabilities in the electronic ticketing system of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority at the Defcon 16 hacker conference over the weekend...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-10 18:09:39
A Judge has granted a restraining order against three students who were due to present a talk detailing vulnerabilities in the electronic ticketing system of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority at the Defcon 16 hacker conference over the weekend...
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Boring couple forces Google into admitting that complete privacy no longer exists
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-08-01 09:37:28
Has Google become schizophrenic? It seems that way as with one breath it tells us that it takes our privacy very seriously indeed, and in the next admits that there is no privacy...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-08-01 09:37:28
Has Google become schizophrenic? It seems that way as with one breath it tells us that it takes our privacy very seriously indeed, and in the next admits that there is no privacy...
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Facebook fake fined thousands in landmark libel case
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-24 18:41:20
Many people consider the setting up of a fake profile on a social networking site as almost the done thing. However, as the UK High Court ruled today, when you do it to exact revenge on someone else then you better be prepared to face the legal consequences...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-24 18:41:20
Many people consider the setting up of a fake profile on a social networking site as almost the done thing. However, as the UK High Court ruled today, when you do it to exact revenge on someone else then you better be prepared to face the legal consequences...
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Viacom: All your YouTube viewing data are belong to us
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-03 05:14:32
A judge has ordered that YouTube must hand over every record of every video watched by YouTube users to Viacom. That's the user name, address and IP address relating to every video clip you ever watched. The data, contained on a set of four terabyte hard drives, is to be used to help Viacom prove that copyright infringing material is more popular than user-generated video content. And increase the liability of Google if Viacom wins its $1 billion copyright infringement case, of course. Meanwhile, it seems, all your YouTube viewing history belongs to Viacom...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-03 05:14:32
A judge has ordered that YouTube must hand over every record of every video watched by YouTube users to Viacom. That's the user name, address and IP address relating to every video clip you ever watched. The data, contained on a set of four terabyte hard drives, is to be used to help Viacom prove that copyright infringing material is more popular than user-generated video content. And increase the liability of Google if Viacom wins its $1 billion copyright infringement case, of course. Meanwhile, it seems, all your YouTube viewing history belongs to Viacom...
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New law says computer repair guys in Texas must also be licensed private investigators!!!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-07-02 06:47:12
If you want to repair computers in Texas then you need to complete a three year apprenticeship and get your private investigator license first. Either that or face a year in jail, according to an amendment to the Texas Occupations Code...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2008-07-02 06:47:12
If you want to repair computers in Texas then you need to complete a three year apprenticeship and get your private investigator license first. Either that or face a year in jail, according to an amendment to the Texas Occupations Code...
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Don't Be Evil Google sued for a billion over IP theft charges
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-06-26 10:06:03
A Chicago start-up business has filed a $1 Billion lawsuit against Google. LimitNone accuses the search giant of stealing its migration tool technology.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-06-26 10:06:03
A Chicago start-up business has filed a $1 Billion lawsuit against Google. LimitNone accuses the search giant of stealing its migration tool technology.
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