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Judge considers Java for Windows XP
News Sun Microsystems told a federal judge on Tuesday that its Java programming language had been so harmed by Microsoft that it must be included with every copy of Windows XP. During the first day of an antitrust hearing that is likely to last all week...
[December 4, 2002, 10:47]
Judge asks to be shown live BitTorrent demo
News The judge presiding over the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft versus iiNet copyright-infringement hearing said on Tuesday that he wanted to see a live demonstration of how BitTorrent is used to download movies.
[October 7, 2009, 9:14]
Microsoft on Trial: Judge shortcuts 'cryptic' documents
News The judge overseeing the Microsoft Corp.antitrust trial Wednesday cut short part of the cross-examination of the government's chief economic witness after Microsoft's lawyers presented documents that suggest America Online Inc.
[June 3, 1999, 9:09]
Judge dreads software patents
Talkback There are very good reason for dreading software patents, so the judge is very right, which is fine and surprising, as he is not a IT-educated person and has had to read a lot in order to understand the problem.
[January 15, 2006, 22:09]
Judge puts file swappers in hot seat
News A federal judge on Monday ordered a trio of popular file-swapping services to stand trial on copyright infringement charges, ending a bid to bring a quick end to their legal troubles with the entertainment industry.
[March 5, 2002, 9:50]
Judge rules DVD-copying program is illegal
Talkback Intersting argument by the judge. When are they going to apply it to guns. If it makes sense with software, then it makes sense with weaponary.
[February 27, 2004, 14:23]
Judge rules against release of ID card review
News Judge Stanley Burnton overturned the decision by the Information Tribunal that the ID card gateway reviews should be published. Ruling against the tribunal's decision, the judge found that it had relied on the findings of a report on the...
[April 15, 2008, 8:31]
Judge
Talkback The judge has since given judgment in the Aerotel/Macrossan case (see http://www.patent.gov.uk/2006ewcaciv1371.pdf) where at paragraph 20 he said - Fourthly despite the fact that such patents have been granted for some time in the US, it is far...
[February 15, 2007, 10:11]
Judge dismisses suit against eBay
News A California state judge ruled on Thursday that eBay is not liable for the sale of fake sports memorabilia on its auction site. The judge has essentially decided to throw the case out," said James Krause, a lawyer representing eBay buyers who say...
[January 19, 2001, 9:50]
Judge prevents SCO selling off assets
News A bankruptcy court judge has denied a request by the SCO Group to sell off part of its business, a move that could have helped it pursue court cases against Novell and IBM. On Wednesday, US bankruptcy court judge Kevin Gross denied both motions.
[August 6, 2009, 15:33]
Microsoft on Trial: Judge quizzes MS witness over testimony
News With no more than a marker and a pad of paper, Schmalensee sketched for Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson a series of elementary economic relationships familiar to most freshman economic students. The assertion drew a question from the judge.
[January 22, 1999, 10:25]
Judge orders Microsoft broken in two
News US District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled Wednesday that Microsoft should be split into two companies, closely following a US Department of Justice recommendation. Microsoft said it will appeal the ruling.
[June 8, 2000, 8:51]
Judge raps eBay over fraud
News Ebay was criticised by a UK judge on Monday for not doing enough to protect its users from the dangers of fraud. Judge Richard Bray said it was "hardly surprising" that eBay was targeted by criminals, given the measures it has put in place to...
[December 7, 2004, 16:00]
Judge orders up Java for Windows
News A federal judge in Baltimore on Tuesday moved ahead with his order that Microsoft distribute Sun Microsystems' Java programming language with its Windows operating system. US District Judge J. Sun, by contrast, lauded the judge's action.
[January 21, 2003, 15:43]
Judge: Napster efforts 'disgraceful'
News A federal judge was sharply critical on Tuesday of Napster's attempts to block trades of copyrighted music, calling the company's existing filters "disgraceful". Presented with evidence from record companies and publishers that thousands of works...
[April 11, 2001, 13:07]
Judge calls Napster filters 'disgraceful'
News A federal judge leveled sharp criticism at Napster's attempts to block trades of copyrighted works Tuesday, calling the company's existing filters "disgraceful. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel said something needed to change.
[April 11, 2001, 8:10]
Microsoft on Trial: Judge closes hearing
News The judge in the Microsoft Corp.antitrust trial has closed a hearing on OEM pricing after Dell Computer Corp.and Compaq Computer Corp.complained that disclosing such information would hurt their business.
[January 12, 1999, 10:07]
US Report: Judge opens Gates' deposition to public
News In a surprising move, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson on Tuesday ruled that the public and the media can attend all future depositions being conducted in the U.S. Judge Jackson this afternoon issued a stay on all future depositions --- including the...
[August 12, 1998, 10:16]
Judge demands Microsoft explain email deletion
News A Baltimore federal judge has asked Microsoft to search its own computers and archives for information that could help explain a top executive's instructions to destroy old emails. District Judge J. We think [the issue of Allchin's email] was...
[May 24, 2004, 8:40]
Judge Jackson drops hammer on Microsoft
News Microsoft wielded monopoly power to stifle competition and innovation, the judge in the company's antitrust case ruled Friday. The finding of fact by the judge, Thomas Penfield Jackson, was greeted by the Justice Department, which called the ruling...
[November 6, 1999, 0:11]
