items tagged with Intellectual property rights
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-04-26 06:54:58
Apple is facing a jury trial over allegations it ripped off a US patent filed by Xerox way back in 1987. At issue: Mac OS X 10.4's use of tabs and other UI elements to flip between different panels within a single window.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-04-24 20:43:57
A deal with Gracenote has brought a licensed library of song lyrics to Yahoo Music at no charge to the user.
Read More About Yahoo Music Adds Lyrics...
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-04-18 17:11:53
Sega has extended its deal with Marvel, picking up the rights to create games based on comic book and movie versions of Thor, The Incredible Hulk and Captain America.
Read More About Sega Signs Three More Marvel Superheroes...
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-04-08 09:36:53
EMI’s decision to sell music without DRM through Apple’s iTunes store, and other online music stores, has not only enraged some competitors, but has encouraged Microsoft to jump on the DRM-free bandwagon.
Read More About Microsoft Copies Apple Yet Again With Dream Of DRM-Free Music...
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-04-07 04:56:55
Following last week's announcement from EMI and Apple that the iTunes Store would begin selling DRM-free music, Microsoft seems set to follow suit with unprotected EMI tracks for Zune.
Read More About Microsoft To Follow Apple's Lead On DRM-Free Music...
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-04-07 01:03:43
Microsoft seems set to follow the lead of Apple's iTunes Store and begin selling DRM-free music for the Zune.
Read More About Microsoft's Zune To Join Swing To DRM-Free Music...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: ZDNet UK
2007-04-04 06:02:33
Internet telephony provider Vonage, which is facing a possible shutdown of its service this week because of a patent dispute, may have been granted a stay of execution.
Read More About Vonage Gets Last-Minute Lifeline...
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-04-03 18:04:48
The bold move by EMI to make all of its music available online DRM free is a long overdue step in the right direction. However, why will consumers pay extra for something that should be theirs by right?
Read More About DRM Free Music From EMI A Price Hike By Stealth...
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-04-03 03:00:46
Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr is still living in a pre 2nd of April, 2007-era with claims from one of his executives that “the weakest, most desperate music company” did a deal with Jobs on DRM.
Read More About Wake Up Bronfman Jr – DRM Is Dead And You Know It...
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-04-02 17:21:56
EMI Music has taken a brave decision to offer higher quality, DRM-free digital downloads, which allow purchased tracks to be played on a wider range of devices other than Apple's iPods, the forthcoming iPhone and computers running iTunes.
Read More About EMI Music Drops DRM, Boosts BPS...
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-04-01 16:27:47
News that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will attend an EMI event in London later today has renewed speculation that Beatles tracks will soon be available from the iTunes Store.
Read More About Beatles Coming To ITunes?...
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-03-29 01:32:42
A patent infringement law suit involving UK-based chip manufacturer Cambridge Silicon Radio's (CSR's) Bluetooth implementation has spread to include Apple, Dell, Sony and other big names.
Read More About Bluetooth Suit Drags In More Defendants, Including Apple...
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2007-03-28 22:45:20
The GPL version 3 will take a few months more to come into effect. A March deadline has slipped and it is now looking like it may take until the final quarter of 2007 before the licence is formally ushered in.
Read More About New GNU Licence Delayed...
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-03-28 19:08:30
The third discussion draft of the GNU General Public Licence version 3 (GPLv3) addresses last year's deal between Microsoft and Novell, in which Microsoft promised not to sue Novell customers for using its intellectual property.
Read More About GPL Update Targets Microsoft-Novell Deal...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: ZDNet UK
2007-03-28 04:18:30
In a clash between two of the world's biggest computer companies, HP is suing Acer for patent infringement.
Read More About HP Sues Acer In Patent Clash...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-03-27 06:09:01
US phone company Vonage has been ordered to stop using technology which a court has ruled violates patents held by mobile phone company Verizon.
Read More About Verizon Wins Injunction Against Vonage Over Patent Battle...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: ZDNet UK
2007-03-27 05:07:56
Oracle has licensed patents of the Open Invention Network, a group seeking to give open source allies some clout in an intellectual property realm that favours the incumbent proprietary software powers.
Read More About Oracle Licenses 'open' Patents...
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Enterprise
2007-03-25 20:34:43
A multi-vendor project to improve the interoperability of management tools has been submitted to the World Wide Web Consortium for standardisation.
Read More About Vendor Group Submits Interoperability Spec To W3C...
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-03-22 03:33:29
At present, people registering domains must allow their contact details to appear in a public database - but that may change if the recommendations of ICANN's task force on whois services are accepted.
Read More About ICANN May Offer Domain Registrants More Privacy...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-03-19 08:25:55
HELSINKI, March 19 (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it had filed complaints against Qualcomm (QCOM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) patents in Germany and the Netherlands in the latest case between the two technology giants.
Read More About UPDATE 1-Nokia Files Claims Against Qualcomm In Europe...
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