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Court battle highlights email rights
News Anti-Intel crusader Ken Hamidi's long-standing battle to highlight alleged unfair labour practices at the chip giant is set to get another day in court this week. At a hearing on Wednesday, Intel is expected to ask the California Supreme Court to...
[April 1, 2003, 8:32]
Kazaa loses court battle
News Long legal battle The battle began in earnest in Australia in February 2004. An Australian court on Monday ruled makers of peer-to-peer software Kazaa had authorised users to infringe on music copyrights and directed them to modify the application...
[September 5, 2005, 15:55]
Apple Computer wins court battle with Beatles
News Apple Computer has triumphed in its latest court battle with The Beatles' record label, Apple Corps, over the use of its famous logo. On Monday the High Court in London ruled that Apple Computer was not liable for trademark infringement because the...
[May 8, 2006, 12:05]
Sex.com Web address battle returns to court
News One of the most lucrative domain names on the Internet will take centre stage in San Jose, California, this week, as a bizarre battle over Sex.com returns to court. Now Kremen is going back to court seeking $43m as retribution for the five years he...
[March 8, 2001, 11:35]
Java spat brews up court battle
News Battle's history Scores of class-action lawsuits against the company have been consolidated and are pending in Baltimore federal court, while the US Justice Department has agreed to settle a long-running pursuit of the company that began in early...
[December 3, 2002, 9:08]
Site at centre of Aussie court battle switched off
News The Web site at the heart of a legal battle between several music industry behemoths and Australian Internet service provider (ISP) ComCen was taken down this morning. The takedown comes after Stephen Cooper, the maintainer of the Web site www...
[October 27, 2003, 8:25]
Apple Computer wins court battle with Beatles
Talkback If it is merely a data transmission service, why so many patents in this area. I thought these patents dealt with the purchasing and downloading of music, but I am probably wrong again.
[May 9, 2006, 11:59]
Apple Computer wins court battle with Beatles
Talkback Surely by the same arguement of 'its datatransmission' that makes illegal music downloads legal?
[May 9, 2006, 11:56]
Java spat brews up court battle
Talkback When an individual can turn on his or her computer and have the choice of operating system and choice of office system presented on the opening screen then I will believe that the computer I purchased will be my own personal property free of any...
[December 10, 2003, 11:53]
IR35 battle to hit the High Court
News A group representing the UK's IT consultants will clash with the Inland Revenue in the High Court next Tuesday, in an attempt to overturn the government's controversial IR35 tax rules. A three-day hearing is scheduled to begin at the High Court on...
[March 9, 2001, 12:08]
Exclusive: Demon loses court battle
News Or go to the TalkBack forums and read online what people are saying and post your own thoughts on the precedent breaking court case. The high-profile Demon Internet versus Laurence Godfrey defamation case finally ended Thursday with a humiliating...
[March 30, 2000, 9:29]
IR35 battle moves to the Court of Appeal
News The government is facing a new challenge to IR35 after the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) announced on Tuesday that it is to take its fight against the tax to the Court of Appeals. Our members decided to fund an appeal against the High Court...
[August 28, 2001, 10:18]
Sun has betrayed us all
Talkback Instead of fighting the patent claims that Kodak raised over Java, Sun has settled out of court" you conveniently forgot to mention the prolonged court battle Sun has been in with Kodak over this very matter.
[October 10, 2004, 4:15]
Contractors lose IR35 appeal
News Speaking after the verdict was announced, the PCG's chairman announced that the battle was not over. The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has led the battle against IR35. The Court of Appeal ruled on Friday morning that IR35, the controversial...
[December 21, 2001, 10:55]
EC approves Oracle-PeopleSoft merger
News European antitrust regulators appeared to be considering similar key issues as US regulators, who recently lost a battle in US District Court to block the deal. European antitrust regulators ruled on Tuesday that Oracle can proceed with its hostile...
[October 26, 2004, 15:45]
Eolas hits back at Microsoft in patent battle
News The University of California has hit back at Microsoft in its pitched patent battle over fundamental Web browsing technology. Microsoft has put that browser on ice pending resolution of the infringement battle.
[July 20, 2004, 8:35]
Court ruling could make Microsoft bolder than ever
News During its antitrust battle with the Justice Department and 19 states, Microsoft showed more restraint -- at least publicly -- in its business strategies and tactics. When Microsoft dominated high-tech media coverage in 2000, much of the news...
[June 29, 2001, 9:04]
Ryanair Web site row takes off
News Ryanair is in the middle of a legal battle in a case that highlights the often uncomfortable relationship between companies and online message boards. It's a right old battle. The budget airline will appear in court next week in a bid to discover...
[March 30, 2005, 17:40]
Is there a future for US child protection bill?
News The appeal, which urges the court to force commercial sites to collect credit card numbers or other access codes as proof of age, will be "an uphill battle for the Justice Department," said Sobel, who served as co-counsel with the American Civil...
[April 6, 1999, 9:39]
Kai-Fu Lee trial to remain in Washington, for now
News The battle over Google's hiring of the former Microsoft engineer originally landed in Washington State Court, but Google filed a suit seeking to have a California court also rule on the matter. A federal judge in San Jose, California has issued a...
[October 14, 2005, 15:45]
