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Court ruling could make Microsoft bolder than ever
News In Thursday's ruling, the appeals court threw the tying question back to a lower court and set new standards in order for the government to prove illegal product tying. It's rather bold to do that while that very issue is being litigated in the...
[June 29, 2001, 9:04]
FAQ: What the appeals court's ruling means
News ZDNet UK addresses key questions about the appeals court's decision not to break up software giant Microsoft. Several steps will follow, starting with the remedy portion returning to the trial court but reassigned to a different judge.
[June 29, 2001, 9:29]
Bloggers celebrate court ruling
News EFF attorney Lee Tien, who co-authored the San Francisco-based group's 2004 brief, applauded the ruling, but said the case never should have had to reach the state Supreme Court level. In a victory for bloggers, newsgroup participants and other web...
[November 21, 2006, 8:11]
Google upbeat over court ruling
News Tuesday's preliminary court ruling in the battle over Dr Kai-Fu Lee has been welcomed by Google. In a 13-page ruling released on Tuesday, Judge Steven Gonzalez restricted Lee to recruiting for Google in China and to talking to government officials...
[September 14, 2005, 17:45]
Mobile phone campaigners welcome court ruling
News Campaigners fighting against the erection of mobile phone masts in north London are celebrating a high court ruling that they hope could mean that applications for new masts can be rejected because of health concerns.
[June 28, 2002, 17:20]
File-swap ruling heads back to court
News We believe [Grokster and Streamcast] are operating just like Napster and fall under the Napster ruling that the court handed down three years ago," Motion Picture Association of America attorney David Kendall said.
[February 3, 2004, 8:05]
EU sets court date for Microsoft ruling
News The commission will be hoping that it has managed to draft a ruling that it will stand up in court. Microsoft's first action will undoubtedly be to ask the EU Court of First Instance to suspend the ruling until its long, drawn-out case with the EU...
[March 16, 2004, 16:20]
EU sets court date for Microsoft ruling
Talkback Why are Microsoft so worried about the prospect of competing with Real Networks, Apple Quicktime, etc? Surely if their media player software's so good it should be able to stand on its own two feet? Suddenly the desperation seems obvious.
[March 17, 2004, 9:45]
EU sets court date for Microsoft ruling
Talkback If I were Bill Gates I would say FINE. Use any operating software you would like. Then I would say when ever you decide to use Microsoft the $$ will be double!
[March 16, 2004, 16:48]
Microsoft ruling: Court's decision
News The Luxembourg-based Court of First Instance overturns the appeal of the software giant and orders it to pay a €497m (£344m) fine originally levied by the EU executive in 2004.
[September 18, 2007, 16:57]
Microsoft ruling: EU court statement
News The European Court of First Instance said on Monday that it upheld the European Commission's antitrust decision against Microsoft, in what could prove to be a crucial regulatory landmark. The Court dismissed Microsoft's appeal on all substantive...
[September 17, 2007, 10:07]
Microsoft-EU antitrust decision looms
News While the court's ruling may have an effect on how antitrust cases are addressed by the Commission, one legal expert said it is unlikely Google, Intel, Rambus or Qualcomm will be affected by the Microsoft decision.
[September 17, 2007, 8:15]
Grokster decision muddies P2P waters
News In its ruling, America's top court found that file-swapping companies Grokster and StreamCast Networks should be held liable for the widespread copyright infringement their technologies enable. In the meantime, the Grokster case will go to a lower...
[June 28, 2005, 9:25]
EC opens up Oracle case
News European antitrust regulators on Friday began combing through a federal court ruling in the controversial antitrust case against Oracle, comparing notes as they decide whether to issue their own challenge to the deal.
[September 13, 2004, 10:25]
Court favours Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent case
News A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that Microsoft need not pay damages to Alcatel-Lucent in a long-running patent dispute, in a case that could have opened up a broad range of litigation over the MP3 music format.
[September 26, 2008, 8:57]
News Roundup: Napster facing the music
News A court ruling on Tuesday forces Napster to remove all copyright-protected material from its MP3-swapping service within three days. Mon, 05 Mar Their beloved song-swapping service dragged into court and facing a possible shutdown, Napster fans are...
[March 6, 2001, 15:02]
MS faces tougher battle in Europe
News Last week's appeals court ruling lifted from Microsoft the immediate threat of a breakup. Some legal experts believe that the appeals court ruling will have a ripple effect overseas, leading to increased activity in a region where Microsoft lacks...
[July 4, 2001, 10:36]
Vonage seeks retrial in Verizon patent case
News A pivotal US Supreme Court ruling designed to make it easier to challenge obvious patents prompted Vonage on Tuesday to ask for a new trial in an ongoing dispute with Verizon. In a statement, Vonage chief legal officer Sharon O'Leary said...
[May 2, 2007, 8:15]
Microsoft wins antitrust appeal
News Handing Microsoft a major victory in its antitrust case, a federal appeals court has vacated a lower court's ruling calling for the breakup of the software titan. Thursday's decision was not entirely surprising, although most court watchers did not...
[June 28, 2001, 17:19]
US Report: AOL dismissed in Drudge case
News AOL general counsel George Vradenburg said in a statement that the ruling was consistent with previous court decisions on ISP liability District Court Judge, Paul Friedman ruled that AOL and other ISPs can't be held liable for potentially...
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