items tagged with Litigation
LG countersues Hitachi in plasma patent dispute
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-06-18 15:27:49
LG Electronics has filed a countersuit against Hitachi, seeking an injunction on patent infringement of LG's PDP technology plus monetary compensation.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-06-18 15:27:49
LG Electronics has filed a countersuit against Hitachi, seeking an injunction on patent infringement of LG's PDP technology plus monetary compensation.
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Microsoft and Linspire reach interop, IP deal
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-14 18:11:23
Microsoft and Linspire have tied the knot with a deal aimed at improving interoperability between Windows and the Linux distribution while also offering Linspire users the chance to buy into "patent covenants" - essentially insurance against being sued by Microsoft for patent infringement.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-14 18:11:23
Microsoft and Linspire have tied the knot with a deal aimed at improving interoperability between Windows and the Linux distribution while also offering Linspire users the chance to buy into "patent covenants" - essentially insurance against being sued by Microsoft for patent infringement.
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YouTube to trial homebrewed video fingerprint tech
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-06-12 21:03:52
YouTube is set to begin a trial of software designed to spot clips uploaded to the video-sharing site without the consent of the copyright holder.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-06-12 21:03:52
YouTube is set to begin a trial of software designed to spot clips uploaded to the video-sharing site without the consent of the copyright holder.
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Microsoft antitrust flares over Google indexing claim
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2007-06-11 17:00:44
The consent decree that settled the US government's antitrust suit against Microsoft is back in the news with a complaint from Google that Vista limits consumer choice of desktop search software.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2007-06-11 17:00:44
The consent decree that settled the US government's antitrust suit against Microsoft is back in the news with a complaint from Google that Vista limits consumer choice of desktop search software.
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Nokia brews patent litigation against Qualcomm
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2007-06-11 05:04:58
After suffering litigation from Qualcomm over alleged patent infringements Nokia has hit back claiming that Qualcomm's MediaFLO mobile TV broadcast technology and its BREW mobile application platform both infringe on "many patented Nokia inventions."
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2007-06-11 05:04:58
After suffering litigation from Qualcomm over alleged patent infringements Nokia has hit back claiming that Qualcomm's MediaFLO mobile TV broadcast technology and its BREW mobile application platform both infringe on "many patented Nokia inventions."
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Update: 'Adware' vendor loses in court to PC Tools, Kaspersky
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-06-06 23:38:51
When the developers of desktop security products extended their software to provide protection against spyware, adware and the like, they were mindful that the people behind such threats could try to use the law against them - hence their use of terms such as 'potentially unwanted programs'.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-06-06 23:38:51
When the developers of desktop security products extended their software to provide protection against spyware, adware and the like, they were mindful that the people behind such threats could try to use the law against them - hence their use of terms such as 'potentially unwanted programs'.
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'Adware' vendor loses in court to PC Tools, Kaspersky
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-06-06 17:20:07
When the developers of desktop security products extended their software to provide protection against spyware, adware and the like, they were mindful that the people behind such threats could try to use the law against them - hence their use of terms such as 'potentially unwanted programs'.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2007-06-06 17:20:07
When the developers of desktop security products extended their software to provide protection against spyware, adware and the like, they were mindful that the people behind such threats could try to use the law against them - hence their use of terms such as 'potentially unwanted programs'.
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IBM settles with SEC
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Financial News
2007-06-05 22:29:11
IBM and the US Securities and Exchange Commission have reached an agreement settling an issue concerning certain disclosures made in 2005.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Financial News
2007-06-05 22:29:11
IBM and the US Securities and Exchange Commission have reached an agreement settling an issue concerning certain disclosures made in 2005.
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Microsoft does patent deal with Xandros Linux
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-06-04 14:01:01
Not content with one Linux deal with Novell, Microsoft has announced at the US Tech Ed that it’s done a similar deal with Novell’s competitor, Xandros, despite the latest draft of the GPLv3.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-06-04 14:01:01
Not content with one Linux deal with Novell, Microsoft has announced at the US Tech Ed that it’s done a similar deal with Novell’s competitor, Xandros, despite the latest draft of the GPLv3.
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Microsoft has this week to explain Xbox 360 disc scratching
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2007-06-04 00:17:02
The European Commission for Consumers (ECC) has given Microsoft to the end of this week to explain a number issues raised by Dutch TV show Kassa. Reports of disc scratching have been around since the release of the Xbox 360, but this is the first formal action asking for a response from Microsoft.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2007-06-04 00:17:02
The European Commission for Consumers (ECC) has given Microsoft to the end of this week to explain a number issues raised by Dutch TV show Kassa. Reports of disc scratching have been around since the release of the Xbox 360, but this is the first formal action asking for a response from Microsoft.
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Shock: YouTube not sued but signs deal instead
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-31 22:55:46
EMI finally joins Warner, Sony BMG and Universal in licensing music videos to the world’s largest and most popular video sharing and viewing service, YouTube – with no lawsuit!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-31 22:55:46
EMI finally joins Warner, Sony BMG and Universal in licensing music videos to the world’s largest and most popular video sharing and viewing service, YouTube – with no lawsuit!
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Red Hat advises caution over patents
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2007-05-27 21:49:01
Red Hat's Mark Webbink is not the sort of person to issue threats. He's somewhat unusual in that he's a legal counsel who uses clear, concise prose when he speaks. Like all those in the profession, he does speak carefully but thankfully his speech is free of obfuscation.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2007-05-27 21:49:01
Red Hat's Mark Webbink is not the sort of person to issue threats. He's somewhat unusual in that he's a legal counsel who uses clear, concise prose when he speaks. Like all those in the profession, he does speak carefully but thankfully his speech is free of obfuscation.
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Can Nokia quash Qualcomm's lawsuit?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Smart Phones
2007-05-25 03:55:21
Nokia has responded to Qualcomm’s latest patent infringement lawsuit with patent counter assertions of its own, but can Qualcomm win this time after losing 11 previous patent cases?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Smart Phones
2007-05-25 03:55:21
Nokia has responded to Qualcomm’s latest patent infringement lawsuit with patent counter assertions of its own, but can Qualcomm win this time after losing 11 previous patent cases?
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Apple faces suit over MacBook displays
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-05-21 17:00:00
A class action suit has been launched in the California Superior Court alleges that Apple engaged in deceptive advertising, unfair competition and misrepresentation regarding the ability of the displays used in the MacBook and MacBook Pro to display "millions" of colours.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-05-21 17:00:00
A class action suit has been launched in the California Superior Court alleges that Apple engaged in deceptive advertising, unfair competition and misrepresentation regarding the ability of the displays used in the MacBook and MacBook Pro to display "millions" of colours.
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Has Microsoft violated the GPL?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2007-05-20 22:19:32
It would be rather funny if, after all the brouhaha Microsoft has made recently about patent violations, the company is found to be violating the one thing which it passionately hates - the existing General Public Licence.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2007-05-20 22:19:32
It would be rather funny if, after all the brouhaha Microsoft has made recently about patent violations, the company is found to be violating the one thing which it passionately hates - the existing General Public Licence.
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Google free again to pump out porn thumbnails
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-05-17 03:58:39
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-05-17 03:58:39
It's once again easy to consume porn online after a US court ruled in favor of search juggernaut Google's right to display tiny pictures of naked people.
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'Gay or straight?' ruling looks bad for all US social networking sites
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-05-17 03:52:48
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-05-17 03:52:48
Analysis The world just got a little scarier for social network providers. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just determined that Roommates.com - a networking site for people looking for, well, roommates - did not deserve immunity under Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act for information that users of the site provide on questionnaires during registration.
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It's my content, so you should protect it for me
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-16 04:39:43
There's an unpleasant trend among music and TV companies seeking to enforce their copyrights: they seem to think that other people should actively apply technology to stop third parties from making unauthorised copies of the content.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-16 04:39:43
There's an unpleasant trend among music and TV companies seeking to enforce their copyrights: they seem to think that other people should actively apply technology to stop third parties from making unauthorised copies of the content.
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