items tagged with Litigation
Is Psystar guilty of sophistry?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-09-02 02:31:57
So Psystar has denied Apple's allegations of copyright and other infringements associated with the sale of its Open Computer. Psystar's Open Computer is assembled from generic parts, and offered for sale with Mac OS X preinstalled as one of the operating system options. Is Psystar putting up fallacious arguments in its defence and counterattack or are its arguments justified?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-09-02 02:31:57
So Psystar has denied Apple's allegations of copyright and other infringements associated with the sale of its Open Computer. Psystar's Open Computer is assembled from generic parts, and offered for sale with Mac OS X preinstalled as one of the operating system options. Is Psystar putting up fallacious arguments in its defence and counterattack or are its arguments justified?
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Google 'views' success with Video ID
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-08-27 22:25:10
YouTube lawsuits over video piracy could become a thing of the past, thanks to a strategy based on appealing to rightsholders' pockets which appears to be paying off for Google's YouTube operation. Google has claimed success!
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-08-27 22:25:10
YouTube lawsuits over video piracy could become a thing of the past, thanks to a strategy based on appealing to rightsholders' pockets which appears to be paying off for Google's YouTube operation. Google has claimed success!
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Another Mac cloner appears to taunt Apple legal eagles
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-22 17:22:38
Another Mac clone maker, Open Tech, has arrived on the scene to provide Apple's lawyers with another target. Open Tech may be trying to stay out of trouble by avoiding Psystar's practice of pre-installing Mac OS X, but will that be enough to keep it out of court?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-22 17:22:38
Another Mac clone maker, Open Tech, has arrived on the scene to provide Apple's lawyers with another target. Open Tech may be trying to stay out of trouble by avoiding Psystar's practice of pre-installing Mac OS X, but will that be enough to keep it out of court?
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Apple wants to take Psystar and its clone customers to the cleaners
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-17 02:19:52
Apple has pulled out all the stops and come out swinging against Mac cloner Psystar, asking for all profits made from its clones and a total recall of all Psystar clones sold into the market. The Cupertino company is making a total of ten claims against the Miami based system builder, covering copyright, trademark and trade dress infringement, trademark dilution, breach of contract, and unfair competition.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-17 02:19:52
Apple has pulled out all the stops and come out swinging against Mac cloner Psystar, asking for all profits made from its clones and a total recall of all Psystar clones sold into the market. The Cupertino company is making a total of ten claims against the Miami based system builder, covering copyright, trademark and trade dress infringement, trademark dilution, breach of contract, and unfair competition.
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Apple unleashes law suit on Mac 'cloner' Psystar
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-15 17:20:15
Apple has finally taken legal steps to shut down Mac cloner Psystar, the company that brazenly offered consumers products running the Mac OS X operating system. The question on everyone's lips is why has it taken litigious Apple so long?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-07-15 17:20:15
Apple has finally taken legal steps to shut down Mac cloner Psystar, the company that brazenly offered consumers products running the Mac OS X operating system. The question on everyone's lips is why has it taken litigious Apple so long?
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Viacom and others back off from demands for YouTube user data!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-15 03:07:44
Your YouTube viewing history is safe from the prying eyes of Viacom and the other companies suing Google, at least for now. Despite a recent court order backing a Viacom demand for YouTube to hand over complete user viewing history records, Viacom and its confederates have partially backed off.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-15 03:07:44
Your YouTube viewing history is safe from the prying eyes of Viacom and the other companies suing Google, at least for now. Despite a recent court order backing a Viacom demand for YouTube to hand over complete user viewing history records, Viacom and its confederates have partially backed off.
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eBay rebels strike back and take eBay to court!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-13 02:22:25
Launching an all out rebel assault against the dark side of the eBay and PayPal empire, the latest action from the eBay rebels sees them seeking recourse through the Australian court system. No longer relying on “using the force”, the rebels have decided to “use the courts”, instead!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-13 02:22:25
Launching an all out rebel assault against the dark side of the eBay and PayPal empire, the latest action from the eBay rebels sees them seeking recourse through the Australian court system. No longer relying on “using the force”, the rebels have decided to “use the courts”, instead!
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IceTV takes program guide case to the High Court
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-26 05:01:34
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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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-06-26 05:01:34
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
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-06-23 22:52:18
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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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-06-23 22:52:18
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
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-06-23 19:44:07
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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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-06-23 19:44:07
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
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-21 00:29:10
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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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-21 00:29:10
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?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-14 17:56:40
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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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-14 17:56:40
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
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2008-05-07 16:59:46
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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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2008-05-07 16:59:46
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
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-05-06 05:55:10
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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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-05-06 05:55:10
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
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-04-01 15:36:53
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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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-04-01 15:36:53
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?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-03-31 01:57:56
Jurisdiction is a funny thing.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-03-31 01:57:56
Jurisdiction is a funny thing.
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MacBook "millions of colours" suit settled
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-03-26 15:23:22
A 'stealth' out-of-court settlement that ended a lawsuit against Apple has slipped under the radar for several months.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2008-03-26 15:23:22
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
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-03-17 01:38:49
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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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2008-03-17 01:38:49
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
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-03-12 18:34:19
Activision has been sued by Gibson Guitar, their partner in the highly successful Guitar Hero video game franchise.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-03-12 18:34:19
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?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-10 21:22:08
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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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-03-10 21:22:08
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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