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Making IP Infringement A Crime
Talkback How about the developers of the software used to perform IP infringement? If I make some software that allows users to take backups of DVDs and then some mafia uses that to do large-scale copying, could I get put in jail for aiding and abetting?
[August 2, 2005, 14:33]
Apple Accused Of Patent Infringement
News The company was involved in a similar patent infringement dispute with Microsoft last year that ended with a $60m (£30m) settlement and a Microsoft licence to the Burst technology. Burst.com has filed a countersuit against Apple claiming that the...
[April 18, 2006, 9:40]
IBM Accused Of Trademark Infringement
News IBM is reportedly being sued by a Chinese software company over alleged trademark infringement. The case between IBM and Chinese firm Shanghai Shenji Computer Software Company is currently under review in Beijing's Chaoyang People's Court...
[January 10, 2005, 15:05]
Nvidia Accused Of Patent Infringement
News Graphics processor manufacturer Nvidia has been accused of patent infringement by OPTi, a company based in California. In a statement released on Tuesday, OPTi announced that it has filed a complaint against Nvidia Corporation in the Eastern...
[October 20, 2004, 16:50]
SanDisk To Sue STMicroelectronics For Patent Infringement
News SanDisk has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against rival STMicroelectronics and has asked a trade commission to halt shipments of its competitor's flash memory into the United States. SanDisk, the leader in flash memory cards, said Monday it...
[October 18, 2004, 16:45]
Microsoft Patent-infringement Case To Go To Trial
News The motion also seeks a ruling that any Microsoft infringement of TVI's patents is not wilful, because there is no evidence Microsoft knew of the TVI patents before the suit. A federal judge ruled against Microsoft on Wednesday in a patent suit...
[October 14, 2004, 9:00]
Trademark Infringement Suit Hits Search Again
News JP Enterprises, which owns the LoveCity.com site, filed the lawsuit on 6 June in a US district court in Colorado, accusing Yahoo, HDVE LLC, Spark Networks and Insight Direct USA of unfair competition and trademark dilution and infringement.
[June 19, 2006, 10:00]
Palm Accused Of Patent Infringement
News NTP, the company behind the epic patent-infringement lawsuit against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, is now going after Palm. In a lawsuit filed in US District Court in Virginia on Monday, NTP asserted that Palm's products, services, systems...
[November 7, 2006, 8:36]
Rambus Sues Hitachi Over Patent Infringement
News Rambus Tuesday filed suit against Hitachi for alleged wilful patent infringement on several semiconductor products, seeking injunctions against the manufacture, use and sale of several memory and microprocessor products, and seeking punitive...
[January 19, 2000, 14:57]
Microsoft Sued Again For Patent Infringement
News During one of those meetings, Priceline said Microsoft CEO Bill Gates told Priceline founder Jay Walker that he wasn't going to let patent infringement claims stand in his way. Gates went on to say that many other companies were suing Microsoft for...
[October 14, 1999, 9:47]
Verizon Sues Vonage For VoIP Patent Infringement
News The bad news for Internet phone provider Vonage keeps piling up, as the company now faces a patent infringement lawsuit from telephone giant Verizon Communications. On Monday, less than a month after the company's disappointing debut on the New...
[June 20, 2006, 9:50]
Making IP Infringement A Crime
Talkback Sigh. The EC is still clueless. They still haven't figured out that they are being used by large cooperations to do their dirty work for them. Picture the following scenario. Someone big wants to pressure someone small.
[August 1, 2005, 22:46]
Making IP Infringement A Crime
News The law in the UK is generally used only in cases of large-scale organised crime, while the European directive appears to offer enforcement against any type of IP infringement on a commercial scale. This could dissuade companies from using open...
[August 1, 2005, 17:30]
Verizon Sues Vonage For VoIP Patent Infringement
Talkback Getting sick of these "two lawyers and a dog" companies trying to soak hard working developers for cash using trivial patents.even the larger guys are turning on each other now.very very sad as usual the only winners are the leeches the poor old...
[July 12, 2006, 21:32]
Verizon Sues Vonage For VoIP Patent Infringement
Talkback If they developed it themselves using 3rd party stuff (could verizon be the 3rd party ;)) then i don't see what they have to worry about :D
[June 29, 2006, 9:59]
Apple Accused Of Patent Infringement
Talkback this is a data stream just delivered faster, where can a "patent" be involved in a speed change. Is there special hardware involved? No therefore this is just another invalid software patent.
[April 18, 2006, 11:09]
Making IP Infringement A Crime
Talkback How can anyone say that the UK will not jump on board this bandwagon. We are completely within the power of an undemocratic "dodgy" government. The latest gimmick plan is the creation of "supercop" who can take away your license and vehicle if he...
[September 22, 2005, 13:43]
Making IP Infringement A Crime
Talkback It's basically 'IT Terrorism'. The European Commission makes the bombs (easily abused laws). The corporations place them on the victims (developers and users of free software) . The courts press the button (hand out the prison sentences).
[August 1, 2005, 20:04]
Compaq Sues For Patent Infringement
News "Compaq makes substantial investments in research and development," said Alan Hodel, a spokesman for the Houston, Texas-based Compaq.eMachines is infringing patents that hurt those R&D investments.eMachines would not comment, though a spokesperson...
[July 27, 1999, 8:56]
Cyrix Sues Intel For Patent Infringement
News Like Digital yesterday, Cyrix says Intel infringed its patents in Pentium, Pentium Pro and Pentium II processors. Cyrix is pursuing an injunction and unspecified damages and fees.
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