items tagged with Legal
Microsoft loses copyright case in Beijing
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-11-18 22:21:17
Microsoft was successfully sued for copyright infringement by the developer of the Chinese fonts used in almost all versions of Windows.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-11-18 22:21:17
Microsoft was successfully sued for copyright infringement by the developer of the Chinese fonts used in almost all versions of Windows.
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Why Microsoft was wrong to silence Bing cashback whistleblower
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-11-11 04:41:10
If someone spots a potentially costly security hole in your product would you say thanks and fix it, or send in the lawyers? Microsoft opted for the latter, and it was absolutely wrong on this occasion to do so.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-11-11 04:41:10
If someone spots a potentially costly security hole in your product would you say thanks and fix it, or send in the lawyers? Microsoft opted for the latter, and it was absolutely wrong on this occasion to do so.
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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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Court rules Google must reveal journalists' IP addresses
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-08-31 08:14:44
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-08-31 08:14:44
In recent months the Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean: beautiful one day, beautiful the next) have suffered all kinds of political upheaval. Unfortunately, the whistleblowers are rapidly becoming the victims.
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The Duke is dead, long live the Duke
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-05-19 00:16:19
It seems the long awaited death of Duke Nukem Forever is yet to be confirmed as 3D Realms release a statement; “We are not closed”.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-05-19 00:16:19
It seems the long awaited death of Duke Nukem Forever is yet to be confirmed as 3D Realms release a statement; “We are not closed”.
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Breathe into this, sir - proprietary software fails DUI test
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-18 04:37:30
A remarkable court case in New Jersey saw the source code for the Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C reviewed by an independent software firm. The findings showed terrible bugs and technical deficiencies raising serious questions about the reliability of the devices and previous judgments issued. This is why open source is a must for accountability.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-18 04:37:30
A remarkable court case in New Jersey saw the source code for the Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C reviewed by an independent software firm. The findings showed terrible bugs and technical deficiencies raising serious questions about the reliability of the devices and previous judgments issued. This is why open source is a must for accountability.
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The site that rocked - Pirate Bay founders guilty
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-17 05:37:41
The Pirate Bay trial concluded today with the Swedish court reaching a guilty verdict. The four founders have been sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay SKr 30m in damages ($US 3.58m) to Warner Bros, Sony, EMI, Columbia Pictures and others.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-17 05:37:41
The Pirate Bay trial concluded today with the Swedish court reaching a guilty verdict. The four founders have been sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay SKr 30m in damages ($US 3.58m) to Warner Bros, Sony, EMI, Columbia Pictures and others.
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ABBA, King Kong, datanörd and the entertainment industry walked into a bar ...
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-02-21 20:41:18
Artists and file sharers alike are watching the Pirate Bay trial in Sweden with interest. It's a trial that strikes at matters of copyright, of liberty and the power of the U.S. recording artist's association. It's also a trial that is introducing new terms to our vocabulary, particularly the King Kong defence and datanörd.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-02-21 20:41:18
Artists and file sharers alike are watching the Pirate Bay trial in Sweden with interest. It's a trial that strikes at matters of copyright, of liberty and the power of the U.S. recording artist's association. It's also a trial that is introducing new terms to our vocabulary, particularly the King Kong defence and datanörd.
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Zuckerberg backs down over Facebook copyright grab
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-18 12:54:11
After some 70,000 Facebook users complain about revised terms and conditions, Chief Facebooker Mark Zuckerberg admits defeat - for now.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-18 12:54:11
After some 70,000 Facebook users complain about revised terms and conditions, Chief Facebooker Mark Zuckerberg admits defeat - for now.
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Law firm discloses value of Facebook-ConnectU settlement
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-11 19:29:16
The settlement between Facebook and ConnectU was supposed to be a secret, but the law firm that acted for the latter has let slip that it was $US65 million.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-11 19:29:16
The settlement between Facebook and ConnectU was supposed to be a secret, but the law firm that acted for the latter has let slip that it was $US65 million.
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Steve Jobs health revelation triggers lawsuit speculation
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-15 16:53:35
The news that Steve Jobs' medical condition is "more complex" than previously disclosed has led to speculation that we will see class actions brought against Apple or its directors.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-15 16:53:35
The news that Steve Jobs' medical condition is "more complex" than previously disclosed has led to speculation that we will see class actions brought against Apple or its directors.
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It's 2009 and SCO are maintaining the Linux rage - what the?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-11 22:08:55
Yes, this is a 2009 headline. Who'd have thought? The SCO Group is back in the news with plans to auction off its core products so the proceeds can continue its lawsuits over alleged copyright violations in Linux. Is CEO Darl McBride mad?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-01-11 22:08:55
Yes, this is a 2009 headline. Who'd have thought? The SCO Group is back in the news with plans to auction off its core products so the proceeds can continue its lawsuits over alleged copyright violations in Linux. Is CEO Darl McBride mad?
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Cease and Desist: the netbook war of words
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-12-29 05:45:23
Have you got one of those small, cheap sub-notebooks that have proved so popular thanks to the likes of Acer and ASUS? Better not set up a website about them or the trademark police might track you down.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-12-29 05:45:23
Have you got one of those small, cheap sub-notebooks that have proved so popular thanks to the likes of Acer and ASUS? Better not set up a website about them or the trademark police might track you down.
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AFACT issues brief update on iiNet court proceedings
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-16 23:08:08
AFACT has issued the press a short statement including a Word .doc transcript “from today’s directions hearing on the iinet case regarding internet piracy of films and TV shows today.”
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-16 23:08:08
AFACT has issued the press a short statement including a Word .doc transcript “from today’s directions hearing on the iinet case regarding internet piracy of films and TV shows today.”
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iiNet – the Federal Court defence begins
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-16 19:04:51
iiNet, the Australian ISP under attack from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) for allegedly not doing enough to prevent piracy over its network, says its defence in the Federal Court has finally begun.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-16 19:04:51
iiNet, the Australian ISP under attack from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) for allegedly not doing enough to prevent piracy over its network, says its defence in the Federal Court has finally begun.
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Apple adds DMCA allegations to Psystar suit
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-12-01 20:34:46
Apple has beefed up its complaint against Mac 'cloner' Psystar by alleging a breach of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). But does Apple understand the DMCA?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-12-01 20:34:46
Apple has beefed up its complaint against Mac 'cloner' Psystar by alleging a breach of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). But does Apple understand the DMCA?
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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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Harry Potter Lexicon website disappears as JK Rowling wins court battle
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-08 17:15:26
A US Judge has handed victory to JK Rowling in her legal battle to prevent publication of a Harry Potter encyclopedia, but there are only losers as the Harry Potter Lexicon website goes down...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-09-08 17:15:26
A US Judge has handed victory to JK Rowling in her legal battle to prevent publication of a Harry Potter encyclopedia, but there are only losers as the Harry Potter Lexicon website goes down...
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iPhone to squash Blackberry in law firms: legal IT boss
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-09-03 03:28:16
Apple's iPhone could supplant the BlackBerry as handset of choice among lawyers, according to the IT general manager of a major law firm. In fact, at this particular firm the desire for BlackBerrys has already been supplanted by iPhone lust.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-09-03 03:28:16
Apple's iPhone could supplant the BlackBerry as handset of choice among lawyers, according to the IT general manager of a major law firm. In fact, at this particular firm the desire for BlackBerrys has already been supplanted by iPhone lust.
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Psystar Wars: Attack of the Clones
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-08-27 06:36:58
In a new twist to the Psystar saga, the Mac cloning company is to countersue Apple claiming anticompetitive business practises because the Mac Operating System is tied to Apple only hardware...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-08-27 06:36:58
In a new twist to the Psystar saga, the Mac cloning company is to countersue Apple claiming anticompetitive business practises because the Mac Operating System is tied to Apple only hardware...
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