Litigation
IceTV takes program guide case to the High Court
By: Stephen Withers
A long-running legal squabble between Australia's Nine television network and IceTV, a third-party provider of electronic program guides for PVRs and computers, looks like reaching its climax in the High Court of Australia.
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By: Stephen Withers
A long-running legal squabble between Australia's Nine television network and IceTV, a third-party provider of electronic program guides for PVRs and computers, looks like reaching its climax in the High Court of Australia.
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Typhoon blasts Apple, Nokia, HTC and others with touch screen patent claim
By: Stuart Corner
Typhoon Touch Technologies, which claims to own foundational intellectual property covering touch-screen computing, has filed suit against Apple, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Lenovo, Panasonic, HTC, Palm, Samsung, Nokia and LG alleging patent infringements.
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By: Stuart Corner
Typhoon Touch Technologies, which claims to own foundational intellectual property covering touch-screen computing, has filed suit against Apple, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Lenovo, Panasonic, HTC, Palm, Samsung, Nokia and LG alleging patent infringements.
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Misguided plan to sue Valve over PS3 version of Orange Box
By: Mike Bantick
File under rumour for now, but there is an undercurrent of momentum building to launch a law suit against HalfLife 2 creators Valve for false advertising. A growing community of dissatisfied PS3 owners are not happy with their port of The Orange Box.
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By: Mike Bantick
File under rumour for now, but there is an undercurrent of momentum building to launch a law suit against HalfLife 2 creators Valve for false advertising. A growing community of dissatisfied PS3 owners are not happy with their port of The Orange Box.
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Mac 'cloner' Psystar pushes peck of pickled patches
By: Stephen Withers
Psystar, the company that caused a stir by offering a low-cost computer running Mac OS X, is now providing a range of software patches via its web site. Will Apple finally respond?
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By: Stephen Withers
Psystar, the company that caused a stir by offering a low-cost computer running Mac OS X, is now providing a range of software patches via its web site. Will Apple finally respond?
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Spammers stung for $US230 million - but who collects?
By: Stephen Withers
A US court has made a $US230 million judgement against a pair of spammers, one of them the notorious Sanford "Spamford" Wallace. But the money might not be going where you would expect.
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By: Stephen Withers
A US court has made a $US230 million judgement against a pair of spammers, one of them the notorious Sanford "Spamford" Wallace. But the money might not be going where you would expect.
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Telstra drops Next G appeal
By: Stephen Withers
Telstra has withdrawn its appeal against the Federal Court's December 2007 ruling that it engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to the coverage available on its Next G mobile network, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
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By: Stephen Withers
Telstra has withdrawn its appeal against the Federal Court's December 2007 ruling that it engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to the coverage available on its Next G mobile network, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
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Take Two hit Courts over pulled GTA IV ads
By: Mike Bantick
Remember the Chicago Transit Authority decided to pull ads for the crime laden blockbuster GTA IV? Well publisher Take Two, buoyed by the games success have come back swinging.
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By: Mike Bantick
Remember the Chicago Transit Authority decided to pull ads for the crime laden blockbuster GTA IV? Well publisher Take Two, buoyed by the games success have come back swinging.
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Apple sued over "inferior" iMac display
By: Stephen Withers
A few days after we learned that Apple had settled a court case over the MacBook and MacBook Pro displays, news comes of another plaintiff making a similar allegation about the 20in iMac.
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By: Stephen Withers
A few days after we learned that Apple had settled a court case over the MacBook and MacBook Pro displays, news comes of another plaintiff making a similar allegation about the 20in iMac.
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What's a reasonable venue for legal action?
By: Stephen Withers
Jurisdiction is a funny thing.
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By: Stephen Withers
Jurisdiction is a funny thing.
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MacBook "millions of colours" suit settled
By: Stephen Withers
A 'stealth' out-of-court settlement that ended a lawsuit against Apple has slipped under the radar for several months.
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By: Stephen Withers
A 'stealth' out-of-court settlement that ended a lawsuit against Apple has slipped under the radar for several months.
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Manhunt 2 heads to UK shelves, don’t expect it in Australia
By: Mike Bantick
After a lengthy, no doubt expensive and much talked about legal battle in UK courts, RockStar Game’s Manhunt 2 will now head to UK retail shelves with the R18+ rating and a great deal of unintentional (perhaps!) press momentum. Will the same sort of due process occur in Australia? Don’t count on it Manhunt fans.
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By: Mike Bantick
After a lengthy, no doubt expensive and much talked about legal battle in UK courts, RockStar Game’s Manhunt 2 will now head to UK retail shelves with the R18+ rating and a great deal of unintentional (perhaps!) press momentum. Will the same sort of due process occur in Australia? Don’t count on it Manhunt fans.
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Guitar Hero publisher sued by Gibson Guitar
By: Mike Bantick
Activision has been sued by Gibson Guitar, their partner in the highly successful Guitar Hero video game franchise.
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By: Mike Bantick
Activision has been sued by Gibson Guitar, their partner in the highly successful Guitar Hero video game franchise.
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Is Microsoft ‘capable’ of stopping Vista Capable lawsuit?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Microsoft would dearly love the Vista Capable lawsuit to just go away, but once the wheels of justice start grinding, can any amount of grease stop the squeaky wheel?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Microsoft would dearly love the Vista Capable lawsuit to just go away, but once the wheels of justice start grinding, can any amount of grease stop the squeaky wheel?
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Outraged Telstra says court loss threatens future broadband investment
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The High Court of Australia has ruled against Telstra’s assertions that allowing competitors inexpensive access to Telstra’s network sees those competitors unfairly acquiring Telstra’s assets without just compensation – and Telstra is not happy!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
The High Court of Australia has ruled against Telstra’s assertions that allowing competitors inexpensive access to Telstra’s network sees those competitors unfairly acquiring Telstra’s assets without just compensation – and Telstra is not happy!
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Twisted Vista: Microsoft, Intel ‘capable’ of selling-out consumers?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Putting customers first seems to have been the missing ingredient in the tale of Microsoft and Intel reaching a ‘deal’ on assigning ‘Vista Capable’ status, resulting in the purchase of computers that were Vista compatible as far as ‘Vista Home Basic’.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Putting customers first seems to have been the missing ingredient in the tale of Microsoft and Intel reaching a ‘deal’ on assigning ‘Vista Capable’ status, resulting in the purchase of computers that were Vista compatible as far as ‘Vista Home Basic’.
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HD DVD refunds for early adopters a no-go
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
If you purchased an HD DVD player and are now wondering if Toshiba will give you a refund, you can forget it, as “there is nothing wrong with the products”, says Toshiba Australia’s general manager – unless you want to play new HD titles well into the future, of course.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
If you purchased an HD DVD player and are now wondering if Toshiba will give you a refund, you can forget it, as “there is nothing wrong with the products”, says Toshiba Australia’s general manager – unless you want to play new HD titles well into the future, of course.
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Swedish “Pirate Bay” under new legal attack
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Torrent download site, the Pirate Bay is in the legal firing line once again, this time from lawyers representing Prince and the Village People. However, if the Pirate Bay’s other responses to letters they have received from companies around the world are any indication, their response will likely be little more than a line from the Village People’s hit: you can’t stop the music, nobody can stop the music (or the Pirate Bay!).
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Torrent download site, the Pirate Bay is in the legal firing line once again, this time from lawyers representing Prince and the Village People. However, if the Pirate Bay’s other responses to letters they have received from companies around the world are any indication, their response will likely be little more than a line from the Village People’s hit: you can’t stop the music, nobody can stop the music (or the Pirate Bay!).
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Telstra wins court case to access ‘secret’ OPEL documents
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telstra has won a court case to access so-called ‘secret documents’ which would potentially outline why Telstra lost a bid for AUD $600m in Government funding to build a rural and regional broadband network.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Telstra has won a court case to access so-called ‘secret documents’ which would potentially outline why Telstra lost a bid for AUD $600m in Government funding to build a rural and regional broadband network.
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