Copyright Violation
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MP3.com settles copyright dispute with Warner, BMG
News MP3.com settled a copyright infringement lawsuit with Time Warner's Warner Music Group and Bertelsmann's BMG Entertainment, sending the online music site's stock up in morning trading Saturday.
Microsoft: Sun lawsuit tries to have it both ways
News Microsoft is now arguing that a recent federal appeals court opinion calls into question key positions taken in the case over the Java programming language.
Microsoft: Sun lawsuit tries to have it both ways
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Swedish court orders shutdown of The Pirate Bay
News Swedish ISP said it was ordered to shut down the BitTorrent tracking site or face penalties. It's unclear when the site will, if ever, come back online.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, software company, copyright violation, Internet Service, financial, founder, Internet Service Provider, Internet Cafe, Internet
Isohunt judge says MPAA has yet to prove direct infringment
News Federal court judge says studios must convince him that Isohunt's U.S. users are violating copyright. Isohunt's attorney says he's hopeful case will go to a jury.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, TorrentSpy, BitTorrent, copyright violation, MPAA, Judge, U.S. District Court Judge, U.S. District Judge, Web 2.0
Veoh wins copyright case; YouTube wins, too?
News Accused by the largest music label of violating its copyright, Veoh wins court decision that says such sites are protected under Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Digital rights management (DRM), Viacom Inc., Universal Music Group, Safe Harbor, Video, copyright violation, YouTube Inc., Web Site
Real CEO acknowledges RealDVD will copy rentals
News During RealDVD hearing, Rob Glaser says studios could help prevent the illegal copying of rented DVDs by helping devices recognize those discs as rentals.
Tags: Piracy, Video, RealNetworks Inc., DVD, copyright violation, Associated Press, MPAA, movie, hard drive, America
Thailand hopes to be taken off Priority Watch List
News It expects the Untied States will move Thailand from the PWL to the Watch List because of the country's huge success enforcing intellectual property law.
Tags: Copyright, Asia, Business Software Alliance, Thailand, IP, copyright violation, intellectual property, business software, software, financial
Pirate Bay acquisition still on track
News Apparently, much was made about legal boilerplate but Global Gaming is more "certain than ever" that a deal will get done.
Tags: Acquisitions, Legal, BitTorrent, Grokster Ltd., Investor, Swedish company, Music Industry, copyright violation, computer, founder
German court: AOL allowed illegal music swaps
News An appeals court upheld a ruling against Internet giant America Online that could give the music industry a weapon against online piracy, court officials said Friday.
Analysts don't like YouTube's chances
News Forrester argues that while YouTube may have media companies' attention, one copyright lawsuit could undo it all.
Tags: Multimedia, Video, Copyright, Lawsuits
NZ Justice Ministry wants open source
News The New Zealand Ministry of Justice believes that open source software is a more stable, supportable and cost-effective choice compared to proprietary solutions.
Tags: Open source
Global music industry to ID Napster fans
News The music industry is developing software that will automatically detect people who are illegally swapping songs over the Internet--and it is prepared to pass the information on to the police.
Global music industry to ID Napster fans
News The music industry is developing software that will automatically detect people who are illegally swapping songs over the Internet--and it is prepared to pass the information on to the police.
IBM expands SCO countersuit
News IBM has expanded its Linux-related countersuit against SCO Group--adding a new twist to the case by accusing the software maker of infringing on IBM copyrights.
