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DoJ filing hits MS on four counts
News In a filing that quotes liberally from Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's findings of fact, the U.S. The conclusions of law, however, go through Judge Jackson's findings point-by-point, and suggest how existing case law should apply to those...
[December 7, 1999, 8:58]
PS2 mod chips legal in Australia
News Australia's competition watchdog has welcomed a federal judge's finding that Sydney-based Eddy Stevens had not contravened section a116A of the Copyright Act by selling "mod chips", which enable gamers to circumvent copy protection technology...
[July 29, 2002, 8:34]
DoJ to seek charges against Microsoft
News The Justice Department and 19 states are expected to jointly ask the federal judge in the Microsoft trial to find two violations of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, for illegally protecting and extending the Windows software monopoly, and a third...
[December 6, 1999, 14:35]
That ain't roses ya'll smelling!
Talkback Not only is the judge in the case an idiot, the patent office examiner is one as well. Because the i4i attorneys in the Dallas office know the judge in Tyler would rule their way. They shopped around for a compliant judge and then filed in his...
[August 18, 2009, 9:33]
Sacked worker blames porn on malware
News A US district judge has upheld a motion to dismiss in the case of hospital respiratory therapist David Farr, who filed a lawsuit against his former employer for unlawful termination after losing his job in August 2005.
[October 3, 2007, 17:12]
Let the Microsoft peace talks begin
News Judge Richard Posner convenes representatives of Microsoft 19 states and the Justice Department on Tuesday to determine the chances of mediating an agreement in the company's landmark antitrust trial.
[November 30, 1999, 15:53]
Microsoft blow in private antitrust case
News In what could be a legal blow to Microsoft, a federal judge has signaled that antitrust plaintiffs who filed recent private lawsuits against the software giant might be able to use findings from the government's earlier case, according to...
[October 28, 2002, 9:08]
Microsoft tries to stave off Word sale ban
Blog Comment A judge that hates Microsoft. Microsoft might have been better off using a local Tyler attorney to at the very least advise them what the Judge's usual temperament was in Microsoft related cases. I haven't read the transcript but I can imagine what...
[August 19, 2009, 1:54]
US Navy ordered to reinstate sailor following AOL flap
News A federal judge yesterday ordered the US Navy to comply with his earlier ruling reinstating a sailor who successfully fought dismissal after an investigator suggested he was homosexual based on information from the sailor's America Online profile.
[March 27, 1998, 10:19]
Google loses image search copyright case
News A US federal judge has ruled that portions of Google's popular image search feature, which displays small thumbnail versions of images found on other Web sites, likely violate US copyright law. District Judge A Howard Matz ruled on Friday that...
[February 22, 2006, 10:40]
Court gives go-ahead to Hewlett lawsuit
News A Delaware judge ruled Monday that Walter Hewlett may pursue a lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard, a decision that could pose problems for the company's proposed $19bn merger with Compaq Computer. A report by Dow Jones quoted the decision by judge...
[April 9, 2002, 8:34]
Court sides with Good against RIM
News A California judge has denied a request from Research In Motion for a temporary restraining order against rival Good Technology, which makes software that runs on RIM's BlackBerry devices. Good said Wednesday that Orange County Superior Court Judge...
[October 10, 2002, 9:29]
In Microsoft case, EU judges delve into technology
Talkback Although you say that "A European Union judge on Thursday challenged a landmark European Commission antitrust decision", I personally believe that the Judge merely asked the tough questions so that the Commission would have an opportunity to...
[April 28, 2006, 21:32]
Microsoft to pick up half of state's legal tab
News A federal judge has ordered Microsoft to pay nearly $1m in legal fees to the state of Massachusetts, although the award was less than half of what the state has been seeking. In an order posted online on Monday, US District Court Judge Colleen...
[September 23, 2003, 10:35]
Microsoft filing deadline extended again
News On Friday, US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly extended the deadline to 12 p.m. Microsoft wants the nation's highest court to throw out US District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's two-part ruling upheld by seven appellate jurists in June.
[September 18, 2001, 14:04]
Electronic evidence raises questions in porn case
News A New York federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former Xerox engineer accused of trafficking in child pornography to nearly four years in prison. The judge, I think, had decided already before he got there and that was it.
[August 30, 2002, 14:24]
Labels reel Kazaa owner into lawsuit
News A federal judge said on Monday that record labels and film studios could expand an ongoing copyright lawsuit to include Sharman Networks, which distributes the popular Kazaa software. In court on Monday, Judge Stephen Wilson said he would allow...
[July 10, 2002, 7:40]
IR35 ruling means tax chaos
News IT contractors face tax chaos after a judge issued new guidance to the Inland Revenue on the way it enforces IR35 tax rules. Mr Justice Burton, the judge who presided over a judicial review of IR35, ruled on Monday morning that the Revenue had not...
[April 2, 2001, 9:58]
Microsoft patent-infringement case to go to trial
News A federal judge ruled against Microsoft on Wednesday in a patent suit challenging "AutoPlay" technology included in recent versions of Microsoft Windows. Judge Jeffrey White of US District Court for the Northern District of California denied three...
[October 14, 2004, 9:00]
Teenager may face appeal over email attacks
News The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is considering appealing a judge's decision that a teenager who was accused of bombarding a former employer with millions of emails had no case to answer. The CPS indicated that it is carefully considering an...
[January 5, 2006, 12:00]
