items tagged with Litigation
Block P2P, Belgian court tells ISP
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-07-05 16:58:41
Scarlet, one of Belgium's largest ISPs, has been given six months to block the use of peer-to-peer networks to exchange music without the copyright holder's consent.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-07-05 16:58:41
Scarlet, one of Belgium's largest ISPs, has been given six months to block the use of peer-to-peer networks to exchange music without the copyright holder's consent.
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LG sues Quanta over DVD patents
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-07-04 16:48:24
South Korean electronics company LG has filed suit against Taiwanese computer maker Quanta, alleging infringement of four patents relating to DVD technology.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-07-04 16:48:24
South Korean electronics company LG has filed suit against Taiwanese computer maker Quanta, alleging infringement of four patents relating to DVD technology.
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Cheap and controversial allofmp3 download site closes
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-07-04 16:24:09
The notorious download site allofmp3.com has closed.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-07-04 16:24:09
The notorious download site allofmp3.com has closed.
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Google complaint gets short shrift from Microsoft antitrust judge
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-26 15:46:14
US District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly appears set to leave the desktop search issues raised by Google in the hands of federal and state authorities as they are the plaintiffs in the Microsoft antitrust case.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-26 15:46:14
US District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly appears set to leave the desktop search issues raised by Google in the hands of federal and state authorities as they are the plaintiffs in the Microsoft antitrust case.
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Google seeks extended court scrutiny of Microsoft
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-06-25 15:59:36
Google has asked a US federal judge to extend the duration of Microsoft's antitrust consent decree.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-06-25 15:59:36
Google has asked a US federal judge to extend the duration of Microsoft's antitrust consent decree.
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Vista: They took five years for this?
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2007-06-21 20:07:23
Linux users can, at times, be the worst kind of ingrates, whining and complaining about what they perceive as missing features in a free operating system.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2007-06-21 20:07:23
Linux users can, at times, be the worst kind of ingrates, whining and complaining about what they perceive as missing features in a free operating system.
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Microsoft agrees to Vista search changes
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-20 01:15:58
Microsoft will alter Windows Vista to allow users to more easily use third-party desktop search programs such as Google Desktop.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-06-20 01:15:58
Microsoft will alter Windows Vista to allow users to more easily use third-party desktop search programs such as Google Desktop.
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Microsoft sues Immersion over Sony payments
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-06-19 18:21:19
Microsoft is running a breach of contract case against touch feedback developer Immersion, claiming it is entitled to a percentage of money received from Sony Computer Entertainment.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-06-19 18:21:19
Microsoft is running a breach of contract case against touch feedback developer Immersion, claiming it is entitled to a percentage of money received from Sony Computer Entertainment.
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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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