Class Action
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Google's digital book future hangs in the balance
News Google Book Search has the potential to unlock the musty archives of the world's libraries but will it overcome antitrust obstacles and other opposition?
Tags: Search, Web services, Author, Google Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, Class Action, 3D, Amazon.com Inc., Alexandria
US Justice Dept extends investigation into Oracle-Sun deal
News The Department of Justice wants more time to consider Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems, but Oracle is confident deal will still go through without problem.
Tags: Acquisitions, IBM Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Class Action, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., SEC, shareholder, merger, Java
Parties seek Google Books hearing delay; new deal brewing
News Google will have to amend its settlement with book publishers and authors after the DOJ objected, and the parties need more time to work out a new deal.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, Class Action, New York, antitrust, Judge, blog, alliance
Challenge to Google Books settlement focuses on class actions
News Lawyer plans to file a new objection to Google's settlement with book rights holders claiming that class action lawsuits were not intended to strike licensing deals.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Legal, Settlement, Class Action, RAM, copyright law, New York Times Co., U.S.
Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case?
News YouTube's internal e-mail indicate employees and managers knew about copyright content, sources say, but chose to leave the material on the site. What are the DMCA ramifications?
Tags: Web 2.0, Digital rights management (DRM), Google Inc., Viacom Inc., Web 2.0, Matz, TV, Entertainment Company, Entertainment Industry, Video
Coalition to challenge Google Books settlement
News Internet Archive is reportedly forming a coalition of tech giants to be led by veteran Silicon Valley attorney Gary Reback.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web browsers, Web services, Web Browser, Settlement, Class Action, antitrust, Internet, Web 2.0
On2 shareholders unhappy with Google offer
News Lawsuit challenges the acquisition of the video-compression software company on grounds that it undervalues the company.
Tags: Business applications, Web sites, Web browsers, Video, Stock, Class Action, New York Post, Delaware Chancery Court, shareholder, Web browsers
More questions than answers on Google Books
News Google insists it has the best of intentions following its settlement with book rights holders, but there is a strong undercurrent of distrust in the publishing community.
Tags: Data Management, Databases, Settlement, Class Action, financial, knowledge, asset, University of California at Berkeley, director, Data Management
Judge orders Ballmer to testify in Vista suit
News Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer faces a three-hour deposition in next 30 days in a class action lawsuit over the "Vista Capable" logo program.
Tags: Lawsuits, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Class Action, class action suit, Jim Allchin, Judge, Microsoft Windows, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Judge sides with YouTube on several copyright issues
News US Federal court dismissed some of the copyright complaints made by a class of plaintiffs because they were made overseas and aren't protected by US copyright law.
Tags: Copyright, Lawsuits, Federal Government, Viacom Inc., Google Inc., Class Action, YouTube Inc., New York, copyright law, Judge
'Vista capable' suit no longer class-action
News A judge declines to dismiss the suit against Microsoft, but rules that each PC buyer has to bring his own legal action when seeking redress.
Tags: Lawsuits, Windows Vista, Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Class Action, inflation, class action suit, e-mail, Microsoft Windows XP
Reports: Google, US govt talked about Book Search
News The U.S. Justice Department has held talks with Google about its book-search project, according to published reports. Are antitrust concerns getting more serious?
Tags: Search, Legal, Google Inc., Internet Search Advertising, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, Class Action, antitrust, Harvard University, New York Times Co.
Nvidia in defective-chip class-action suit
News The company kept graphic chip flaws secret for six months while making "misleading statements", claim shareholders.
Tags: Processors, Lawsuits, Graphics, NVidia Corp., Chip, Class Action, Notebook, graphics chip, software, financial
Dell faces class action lawsuit from workers
News The lawsuit claiming the computer company underpaid call center workers could draw as many as 5,000 plaintiffs now that it's been given class-action status in Oregon.
Tags: Legal, Lawsuits, Personal Computers, Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Class Action, Worker, Tennessee, CNET Networks Inc., U.S.
Amazon: Google Books deal an 'unprecedented' copyright hack
News Perhaps the most strident criticism from a competitor of Google's digital book settlement with publishers and authors was released Wednesday by Amazon.
Tags: E-commerce, Web sites, Content management, Settlement, Class Action, copyright law, Judge, U.S. District Court, U.S. Congress, Sony Corp.
