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Google infringed on Oracle copyright, jury finds

...is whether the APIs here are copyrightable, and that's for the court to decide. We expect to prevail on this issue and Oracle's... Read more

8 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Motorola wins German ban on Windows 7, Xbox 360

...Microsoft will appeal. Image credit: CNET News The ruling in Mannheim regional court on Wednesday morning dealt with two Motorola patents that are essential to... Read more

2 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Programming languages can't be copyrighted: EU court

...The highest court in the European Union issued a ruling on Wednesday that essentially declared... Read more

4 May, 2012 by Rachel King

The Pirate Bay infringes copyright, High Court decides

...The Pirate Bay and its users are copyright infringers, the High Court has established in a judgment that will probably lead to the popular... Read more

21 February, 2012 by David Meyer
Google's defence against Oracle in pictures

Google's defence against Oracle in pictures

...to do. Oracle disputes this.The slideshow handed to the San Francisco court as part of Google's opening statement comes in at 71 pages... Read more

20 April, 2012 by Karen Friar

Oracle may only get $150,000 in damages from Google

...covering patent infringement.Judge William Alsup warned Oracle at the US District Court of Northern California on Thursday morning that the "most" the plaintiff might... Read more

11 May, 2012 by Rachel King

Apple and Samsung head for talks in patent row

...Samsung are expected to meet on Monday in a San Francisco federal court to try to work out their patent dispute, according to a Reuters... Read more

21 May, 2012 by Steven Musil

BT asked to block the Pirate Bay

...labels, film studios and other copyright holders. The request follows a High Court ruling last week, which gave the ISP two weeks to cut off... Read more

4 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Android doesn't violate Oracle's Java patents, jury decides

...was cancelled. Following the verdict, Judge William Alsup of the US District Court of Northern California dismissed the jurors, while noting that it was the... Read more

24 May, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

Oracle vs Google: One claim that should not stand

Oracle claims that Google appropriated the Java API fror Android and that money is due. That's not the way the law has worked in the past, nor how it should in the future Read more

19 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

SOCA: Police can monitor file download histories

...In the UK, copyright enforcement laws allow rights holders to get a court order forcing ISPs to block access to copyright-infringing sites hosted overseas... Read more

16 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Oracle loses bid to throw out Google's 'fair use' defence

The judge in the Oracle-Google trial has rejected a motion by Oracle to throw out Google's 'fair use' defence, but a number of key questions remain Read more

10 May, 2012 by Rachel King

Former Sun boss says Google didn't need Java API licence

Former Sun chief executive Jonathan Schwartz has backed Google's case in its trial with Oracle over patents used in Android Read more

27 April, 2012 by Dan Farber

Court rules Swedish ISPs can hand over customer data

...The European Court of Justice said on Thursday that Swedish law does not provide any... Read more

20 April, 2012 by Don Reisinger
Apple: Samsung failed to obey <endeca_term>court</endeca_term> order

Apple: Samsung failed to obey court order

...by a judge. According to Apple, Samsung "only partially complied with" a court order asking it to produce source code for products under scrutiny, including... Read more

12 March, 2012 by Joe Svetlik

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