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EC says Microsoft probe goes on
News The European Commission's antitrust case against Microsoft will continue, unaffected by the software giant's settlement with the US Department of Justice last week, according to EC officials. This investigation will continue," said Amelia Torres...
[November 5, 2001, 12:32]
Google to appeal after losing German copyright cases
News Google lost two copyright cases in Germany on Monday but the search company reportedly plans to appeal. A German court ruled that Google violated the copyright of Michael Bernhard by displaying one of his photographs as a preview thumbnail...
[October 14, 2008, 9:13]
Pirate Bay defendants set course for retrial
News Just days after The Pirate Bay's anti-piracy trial resulted in a guilty verdict, a Swedish radio station has claimed that judge Tomas Norström was biased, owing to his involvement in numerous copyright-focused organisations.
[April 23, 2009, 15:55]
SCO prepares to send invoices for Linux
News The SCO Group is turning up the heat in its attempt to impose Unix licence fees for Linux use: it plans to begin sending invoices to companies before the month is out. The company announced in August that it wants corporations to buy Unix licenses...
[September 3, 2003, 8:50]
US Report: Microsoft quotes Netscape to attack antitrust lawsuit
News In a 48-page brief, Microsoft requested a summary judgement, saying that evidence provided by Netscape Communications bore out its claim that the company's Web browser software cannot be separated from Windows 98 without crippling the operating...
[September 9, 1998, 10:58]
Hollywood heads to court over movie-swapping
News Hollywood studios are about to take the long-anticipated step of firing a barrage of lawsuits at some of the most prolific Internet pirates, echoing the legal strategy that the recording industry already has used with limited success.
[November 5, 2004, 7:48]
Attack on Microsoft's Groove deal fails
News An ex-Groove Networks executive suffered a legal setback on Friday in his bid to block Microsoft's takeover of his former company. A Delaware Chancery Court judge refused to grant Michael Matthews' request for a temporary restraining order blocking...
[April 4, 2005, 10:10]
Nomai says Iomega Zip tests weren't fair
News Iomega recently obtained a restraining order preventing Nomai distributing its XHD cartridge aimed at Iomega's Zip drives, after claiming that the XHD could damage the drive mechanism. Responding today, Nomai said said the tests were conducted by a...
[December 8, 1997, 9:46]
EU upholds Microsoft penalties
News The European Court of First Instance dealt a blow to Microsoft on Wednesday, ordering the company to start offering a version of Windows without a bundled-in media player. Bo Vesterdorf, the court's president, said that Microsoft must comply with...
[December 22, 2004, 9:55]
Microsoft wins record amount from spammer
News Microsoft has won what it believes to be the largest civil award against a spammer in Europe. Paul Fox, whose messages were intended to direct traffic towards his pornographic download site, was this week forced by court order to pay Microsoft £45...
[September 13, 2006, 11:25]
France pushes ahead with 'three strikes' internet law
News French lawmakers have passed an amended version of the Hadopi legislation that calls for persistent file-sharers to be cut off from the internet. The draft 'three strikes' legislation, named after the body which will oversee the enforcement of...
[September 16, 2009, 16:54]
Sheesh..
Talkback These MP's will say anything to get off the hook, we all new full well what Peter Mandelson's report clearly stated, feet first think later.
[October 22, 2009, 18:49]
Music tug of war means users lose out
News Earlier this month, when he decided to record a new compact disc, Joe Smith followed a procedure he's done hundreds of times: insert the CD, get into the online music database and select songs. Yet this time, instead of displaying the usual song...
[May 24, 2001, 14:05]
Inside Microsoft Office Live beta review
Reviews The company has certainly bulk-licensed its software to big institutions for decades, while fending off anti-trust courts. So you thought that Microsoft had already cornered the market on digital tools for the office?
[February 15, 2006, 13:45]
Lindows barred from the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg
News Courts in Finland and Sweden have issued similar injunctions. Linux seller Lindows has lost the first of several trademark challenges by Microsoft. The company, which sells a version of the Linux operating system intended to mimic Microsoft's...
[February 2, 2004, 8:10]
File swappers' identities to be revealed
News Courts have spent the last few years grappling with how to reconcile Americans' right to be anonymous with the entertainment industry's own right to sue people who violate copyright law. A federal judge has handed a preliminary victory to the...
[July 28, 2004, 8:55]
BT's Phorm Trials
Talkback As with all other undesirable Internet activities, I have to ask where are the duly constituted authorities (Police, Courts, CPA, etc.and what are they doing? While not wishing to comment on the specifics, it's sad that we now live in a world when...
[July 18, 2008, 15:14]
Microsoft on Trial: Judge to rule on bundling issue
News In previous decisions, courts have ruled against monopolists that forced customers to take one product as a condition of buying another in which they held a monopoly. The judge overseeing the landmark Microsoft Corp.antitrust trial is expected to...
[January 28, 1999, 9:26]
Rambus sues Samsung over memory
News So far, courts have generally upheld the patents. Just when you thought the Rambus lawsuits might be coming to a close, the memory designer has decided to take Samsung to court. Los Altos based Rambus announced on Monday that it had filed a lawsuit...
[June 7, 2005, 14:25]
VeriSign backs down over phony alerts
News Courts have cracked down on the practice, but this is believed to be the first time VeriSign has agreed to stop sending the messages to the customers of all of its rivals. VeriSign has agreed to stop sending false notices that tell customers of...
[June 21, 2002, 12:27]
