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Point, Veoh. Court Upholds DMCA Protections In Suit Brought Against It By UMG.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 7 hours ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags point, veoh, court, dmca, protections, lawsuit, umg,
"For those Web companies that comply by it, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is turning out to be their best friend. Last week, Universal Music Group (UMG) was denied a summary judgment by a Lo read more »
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No clear sign of settlement in Oracle-SAP suitOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 7 hours ago (http://feeds.infoworld.com)
Category: software | Tags settlement, oracle, sap, lawsuit, , , ,
"A document filed last week by SAP indicates there may be no quick settlement to its rancorous legal entanglement with rival enterprise software maker Oracle, even though SAP admits that some of..." read more »
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EFF wins request for reexamination of ringtone patentOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 10 hours ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags eff, wins, request, reexamination, ringtone, patent, ,
Synthesized controversyThe US Patent and Trademark Office has granted a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation to reexamine a controversial patent that covers the distribution of certain types read more »
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"Skanks in NYC" blog post leads to lawsuit against GoogleOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 2 hours 55 minutes ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags skanks, nyc, blog, post, leads, lawsuit, google,
Bloggers that wish to retain their anonymity may be watching an otherwise farcical case that's been filed in New York, where a model has claimed that a blog has defamed her and is suing Google in an read more »
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Antitrust: AMD, Intel, and the cases in betweenOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 8 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: hardware | Tags antitrust, amd, intel, lawsuit, cpu, , ,
"The upcoming litigation between AMD and Intel, as well as the various ongoing investigations into the CPU giant's activities combine in a tangled web of interconnected cases." read more »
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RIAA appeal in Jammie Thomas case refusedOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 9 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags riaa, appeal, thomas, case, lawsuit, judge, ,
"The judge overseeing the RIAA case against Jammie Thomas has refused to allow the music industry to appeal his order; the RIAA will instead need to go through a complete new trial before an appeal read more »
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Verizon awarded $33.15m against cybersquatterOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 11 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags verizon, cybersquatter, lawsuit, , , , ,
"Verizon has been awarded $33.15m in a cybersquatting lawsuit against a shady domain aggregator that registered hundreds of websites using the telco's name and trademarks." read more »
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Microsoft, Apple, Google sued over icon software patentOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 12 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags microsoft, apple, google, lawsuit, icon, software, patent,
"A small networking services company was recently granted a patent covering the use of representational icons in an operating system. What follows next should be no surprise: a lawsuit delivered to. read more »
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