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Settlement means sweeping changes to Passport
News Microsoft on Thursday agreed to make sweeping changes to its Passport authentication system as part of a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission. The settlement addresses allegations that Passport collects too much information, uses...
[August 9, 2002, 7:50]
US Report: Settlement negotiations could change Windows 98
News As Microsoft delays shipment of Windows 98 to PC makers at least until Monday while it discusses a possible settlement with state and federal antitrust officials, attorneys for both sides are huddled in negotiations.
[May 15, 1998, 8:41]
Apple objects to Microsoft settlement
News Apple on Monday objected to a tentative antitrust settlement between California and Microsoft, saying the agreement will actually benefit the software giant. Apple's complaint largely revolves around the destiny of funds that are not claimed by...
[January 14, 2003, 8:20]
Microsoft's $1bn settlement with consumers
News They will have a four-month period, beginning when the judge approves the settlement, to claim the vouchers, which can be used for laptop, desktop or tablet computers and related software from Microsoft or other companies.
[January 11, 2003, 8:15]
Microsoft earnings deflated by AOL settlement
News Despite beating sales targets, Microsoft reported lower fourth-quarter earnings than expected on Thursday, hit by the costs of a legal settlement with AOL Time Warner. The settlement charge relates to Microsoft's May announcement that it would pay...
[July 18, 2003, 14:31]
Major spammer pays $1m settlement
News The settlement has cost Ryan Pitylak $1m (£530,000), as well as the seizure of many of the assets he accumulated during a short-lived career as one of the world's worst spammers. A major spammer who was accused of sending up to 25 million emails...
[June 5, 2006, 15:20]
FTC, Intel reach partial settlement
News The proposed settlement must still be approved by the Commission, and would still leave some issues to be investigated by the Commission, according to an FTC statement. The FTC counsel said it expects to submit a proposed settlement to the full...
[March 8, 1999, 14:08]
New York judge passes Sony rootkit settlement
News A New York judge has given a preliminary approval to the settlement of consumers' lawsuits against Sony BMG Music Entertainment, according to an Associated Press report. In the settlement, Sony has agreed to stop producing the CDs, and replace the...
[January 9, 2006, 12:15]
Microsoft seeks to shut Lindows out of settlement
News Microsoft proffered legal papers seeking to disavow California class-action settlement claims submitted via the Linux distributor's MSfreePC Web site. In a motion filed earlier this month with the Superior Court of California for San Francisco...
[November 11, 2003, 8:30]
Oracle told to name settlement price in SAP case
News A US federal court judge has ordered Oracle to name a settlement price in its ongoing litigation against rival SAP. A settlement conference is scheduled for 23 February. The judge's order is common practice in US lawsuits, in which the parties are...
[October 22, 2008, 11:45]
Google agrees click fraud settlement
News Under an agreed $90m (£50m) settlement of a class-action lawsuit over alleged click fraud, This agreement covers all advertisers who claim to have been charged but not reimbursed for invalid clicks dating from 2002 when we launched our 'cost per...
[March 9, 2006, 8:20]
Appeals court reaffirms Microsoft settlement
News A US Appeals Court on Wednesday upheld Microsoft's landmark antitrust settlement with the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general, rejecting Massachusetts' appeal for stiffer penalties.
[July 1, 2004, 9:30]
Microsoft releases details of new settlement
News Microsoft once again may have snatched a victory at the settlement table that it might not have been able to achieve in the courtroom. The private lawsuits are unaffected by the government settlement," said Bob Lande, an antitrust professor with...
[November 21, 2001, 8:51]
Microsoft judge approves settlement
News A federal judge on Friday largely accepted a proposed settlement in Microsoft's long-running antitrust case with the US Justice Department. We are pleased that the court has conditionally approved the settlement we reached with the federal...
[November 2, 2002, 7:44]
Public blasts Microsoft antitrust settlement
News The Justice Department and Microsoft on Thursday filed a legal brief summarising public comments received on an antitrust settlement cut in November. Both Gray and Stanton are convinced Kollar-Kotelly will hold off ruling on the settlement until...
[February 8, 2002, 8:45]
Lucent in clear after £200m settlement
News Under the settlement, Lucent agreed to pay out $315m in cash, stock or a combination of both. In addition to Lucent's settlement, the company's insurance carriers have agreed to contribute $148m in cash toward the settlement fund.
[March 28, 2003, 14:31]
Microsoft draws up whiteboard settlement
News The settlement, announced by SPX and its Imagexpo unit on Wednesday, gives Microsoft the right to use technology covered under patent #5,206,934, "Method and apparatus for interactive computer conferencing.
[December 29, 2003, 7:35]
Coalition to oppose Google Books settlement
News The Internet Archive is enlisting some heavy hitters in its challenge of Google's proposed settlement with book publishers and authors. Microsoft, Amazon and Yahoo are joining with several library associations to oppose the settlement, Peter...
[August 21, 2009, 12:38]
Microsoft case misses settlement deadline
News In a move that surprised some legal experts, the Justice Department last month took a breakup off the table, in a gesture seen as a move toward settlement. That's a significant change from the previous environment that made settlement virtually...
[October 15, 2001, 9:09]
Microsoft, DOJ unveil settlement report
News The Justice Department and Microsoft on Thursday released a report summarising public comments received on an antitrust settlement deal cut in November. Roughly half the comments were against the settlement, 7,500 were in favour of the deal, and 7...
[February 8, 2002, 6:31]
