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Ruling Means Dark Days For P2P Users?
News Friday's ruling that the makers of Grokster and Morpheus aren't liable for copyright infringement occurring as a result of people using their peer-to-peer software could spell bad news for the file traders themselves.
[April 28, 2003, 9:44]
Ruling Threatens Developers' Wallets
News In a ruling that could force royalty fees on some developers working with Microsoft's SQL Server 7 data-management software, a Washington state judge said Microsoft could not sublicense another company's patents to SQL Server customers.
[February 21, 2003, 10:33]
Ruling Boosts Microsoft Shares
News Microsoft investors cheered Thursday after a long-awaited federal appeals court ruling that reversed a judge's decision to split the software giant into two pieces. Halted right before the ruling was released, shares resumed trading around 11:50 am...
[June 29, 2001, 9:19]
Ruling Questions Windows Trademark
News In a strongly worded preliminary ruling handed down late on Friday in a US District Court, Judge John C. The ruling, which could be overturned at trial, indicates that Windows is a generic term; Microsoft, said the judge, has not demonstrated that...
[March 18, 2002, 18:52]
Microsoft Bows To EU Antitrust Ruling
Blog Microsoft has agreed to comply with a 2004 EU court ruling on anticompetition, bringing changes that will "profoundly affect the software industry" according to European commissioner for competition policy Neelie Kroes.
[October 22, 2007, 14:35]
Microsoft Ruling To Come Today
News Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson is ready to issue his final ruling in Microsoft's historic antitrust case, court officials said Wednesday. The ruling comes a day after Microsoft submitted a brief criticising the government for making only "cosmetic...
[June 7, 2000, 15:58]
Breaking News: Microsoft Press Conference On EU Ruling
Blog I'm back in the office from a trip to Nairobi to look at how PCs from the West can be re-used in developing countries - and easing backing into the news agenda is not an option given the EU's ruling against Microsoft this morning.
[September 17, 2007, 13:34]
AOL Wins 'hostile Code' Ruling
News In what legal experts describe as a first, a US District Court has upheld a ruling that America Online and other Internet service providers are not liable for "hostile code" sent between subscribers. The court upheld a ruling by the US District...
[January 23, 2003, 14:30]
Microsoft Set To Appeal EC Ruling
News Brad Smith, general counsel for Microsoft, said in a conference call that a final ruling is likely to drag on for many years yet. He described the EC ruling as "negative" and "unfortunate" and said it offered consumers less choice than Redmond's...
[March 24, 2004, 15:55]
Bulletin: MS-DoJ Ruling Delayed
News Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's ruling in the MS-DoJ ruling will come at 1:30 PM PT instead of at noon, the court said. No reason for the delay was announced. What do you think? Tell the Mailroom. And read what others have said.
[June 7, 2000, 16:37]
Consultants Await Latest IR35 Tax Ruling
News Consultants working in the UK are anxiously awaiting what could be a landmark ruling in a High Court case that ended on Friday. The Revenue's tax demands have been paid, but, if successful, the ruling in his case against HM Inspector of Taxes may...
[March 5, 2003, 12:01]
Entertainment Industry Appeals File-swap Ruling
News Record labels and movie studios said on Tuesday that they have appealed an April federal court ruling that held for the first time that some file-swapping software was legal. That ruling, made by a Los Angeles federal court judge, Stephen Wilson...
[August 20, 2003, 12:10]
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]
Microsoft Ruling A Victory For Consumers
News The US Department of Justice was quick to declare Wednesday's ruling in Microsoft's antitrust case a victory for consumers. Assistant attorney general Joel Klein said the ruling is a victory for technology users.
[June 8, 2000, 11:00]
PeopleSoft Under Greater Pressure After Ruling
News This ruling keeps Oracle tied up and distracted for a long time, and it takes PeopleSoft out of the market. The Justice Department has been "dealt a body blow" by Judge Walker's ruling, said attorney Chris Compton, who heads the antitrust practice...
[September 10, 2004, 10:30]
Microsoft Ruling: Open The Floodgates
News Judge Jackson's searing anti-Microsoft ruling has delighted those involved in private antitrust litigation against the software maker -- and many are scouring the document with plans to incorporate it into their case.
[November 10, 1999, 8:38]
DTI Appeals On Mobile License Ruling
News The Department of Trade and Industry is to appeal a ruling that allows new mobile phone companies to piggyback on the networks of existing phone operators, a practice known as roaming. In its original statement the government said that any existing...
[August 27, 1999, 16:34]
Microsoft: We'll Comply With EU Ruling
News The move follows Microsoft's failed appeal to the European Court of First Instance to get the EC sanctions suspended until the full appeal against the competition ruling is heard next year. Microsoft argued that releasing the protocols to...
[December 22, 2004, 14:45]
TorrentSpy Ruling Sparks Privacy Concerns
News It was a pro-copyright ruling that stunned nearly everyone dealing with the issue of online piracy. This ruling, which brings up serious privacy issues, could make it a lot harder. If allowed to stand, the ground-breaking ruling may mean that...
[June 15, 2007, 13:38]
Larry Dignan: Why Microsoft Ruling Won't Worry Wall Street
News Once you digest the government's 207-page ruling against Microsoft, the hundreds of press reports about company's latest courtroom setback and the commentary from dozens of pundits you come to a quick conclusion -- none of what the government said...
[November 8, 1999, 14:35]
