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SCO 'must show more code' - judge
News A judge on Wednesday ordered both the SCO Group and IBM to reveal more information in their legal tangle over Linux and Unix, including the code that SCO believes infringes on its intellectual property.
[March 4, 2004, 7:15]
Judge raps eBay over fraud
Talkback Three cheers for Judge Bray! I too have been the victim of a fraudulant seller on e-Bay, however neither e-Bay, nor their arrogant stepchild Pay-Pal seems to care;their policies are a joke! I can only hope that the bad publicity in the U.K.will...
[December 8, 2004, 6:23]
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]
US Report: Judge halts Diamond's MP3 player
News While the judge granted the order," said Bob Kohn, chairman and founder of Internet music distributor GoodNoise Corp.she was troubled by the fact that the Rio seems outside of the Audio Home Recording Act.
[October 19, 1998, 9:41]
Judge calls for Internet controls on Net paedophilia
News A British judge has called for greater checks on unlawful Internet content after sentencing an Oxford University scholar to five years for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy that he met in a gay Internet chatroom.
[April 6, 2001, 15:07]
Judge waves MP3Board suit into court
News A federal judge has cleared the way for an online music search service to sue the record industry, potentially providing legal shelter for search engines that link to infringing material on the Web, legal experts say.
[March 20, 2001, 9:55]
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 opens up Unix code for SCO
News A judge overseeing the legal fight between the SCO Group and IBM over Linux and Unix on Tuesday ordered Big Blue to show all versions of its two Unix products, AIX and Dynix. Although US Magistrate Judge Brooke Wells denied SCO's request for access...
[January 20, 2005, 14:20]
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 rules DVD-copying program is illegal
News After eight months of deliberation, a San Francisco federal judge has ruled that software company 321 Studios' popular DVD-copying products are illegal. In a ruling released on Friday, Judge Susan Illston granted Hollywood studios' request for an...
[February 23, 2004, 7:50]
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 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]
Judge agrees to limit SCO claims against IBM
News A Utah judge has thrown out hundreds of claims made by SCO Group in its Linux lawsuit against IBM, finding that SCO failed to specify many of Big Blue's alleged misdeeds. In a ruling filed last week in district court, Judge Brooke Wells agreed with...
[July 3, 2006, 9:40]
A Year Ago: Judge Jackson drops hammer on Microsoft
News Judge uses "harsh language" in ruling Microsoft a monopoly in PC operating systems. Microsoft wielded monopoly power to stifle competition and innovation, the judge in the company's antitrust case ruled Friday.
[November 7, 2000, 6:05]
Judge upholds patent ruling against Microsoft
News A Chicago federal judge on Wednesday upheld a $512m (£278m) patent verdict against Microsoft that could ultimately force major changes in many of the most common Internet software products. Judge James Zagel said he saw no reason to overturn an...
[January 15, 2004, 7:25]
Judge lifts gag order on Boston travelcard-hack
News Judge O'Toole said he disagreed with the basic premise of the MBTA's argument: that the students' presentation was likely to be a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a 1986 federal law meant to protect computers from malicious attacks...
[August 20, 2008, 17:07]
Judge: FBI must cough up Carnivore info
News A federal judge this week ordered the FBI to expand its search for records about Carnivore, also known as DCS1000, technology that is installed at Internet service providers to monitor email from criminal suspects.
[March 28, 2002, 9:24]
Judge slams door on Napster
News A federal judge on Wednesday issued a surprise injunction requiring Napster to block all copyrighted music on its site. Saying the recording industry is likely to prevail in its copyright infringement case against the popular song-sharing company...
[July 27, 2000, 8:56]
Judge rules for RIM in patent suit
News RIM said a US District Court judge has ruled that the company's products do not infringe on a Glenayre patent related to battery technology, a charge Atlanta-based Glenayre made in a 1999 suit against RIM.
[July 10, 2001, 9:54]
Judge: Kazaa can be sued in US
News A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that record companies and movie studios can proceed with a lawsuit against the parent company of Kazaa -- the most popular online file-swapping service -- in the United States.
[January 13, 2003, 8:00]
