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Skype founders pull out the stops
News The men who launched the Internet-calling service are redoubling their legal efforts after a failed last-minute bid to buy back the eBay unit.
Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., networking company, financial, founder, Internet, VoIP/IP telephony
Intel-Dell dealings under fire
News Pressure on Dell, as outlined in Cuomo's lawsuit, provides fresh insight into the marketing payments that regulators say left PC makers beholden to Intel.
Tags: Processors, Personal Computers, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Computer, Complaint, Cuomo, CEO, Personal Computers, PC Company
Yahoo settles pay-per-click fraud suit
News As part of a class-action settlement, Yahoo plans to create a new ad distribution option that will give advertisers more control over where ads purchased through Yahoo appear.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Web browsers, Internet advertising, Yahoo! Inc., Advertiser, Pay-per-click Advertising, advertisement, Web sites
Skype founders file copyright suit against Skype
News Joltid, a company founded by Skype's developers, alleges its P2P software is being infringed upon every time someone downloads and uses the popular VoIP service.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, VoIP, Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Lawsuit, P2P, Northern California, founder, U.S. District Court, spokesman
AP, AHN Media settle intellectual property lawsuit
News All Headline News admits to improperly using AP content in settlement of intellectual property lawsuit involving "hot news".
Tags: Lawsuits, Copyright, VeriSign Inc., Lawsuit, Intellectual Property Right, intellectual property, Associated Press, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Media, U.S. District Court Judge
Here come the 'Twitter, we did it first' lawsuits
News Service that makes emergency-management messaging software has sued Twitter over alleged patent infringement. The legal documents, however, are pretty vague.
Tags: Web 2.0, Legal, Twitter, Lawsuit, Emergency Management, Harvard University, Mark Zuckerberg, emergency response, Facebook, founder
Microsoft suit alleges ex-worker stole trade secrets
News Startup CEO is accused of getting hired by Microsoft under false pretenses in order to steal information to use in a patent lawsuit against three Microsoft partners.
Tags: Patents, Lawsuits, Software, Microsoft Corp., Patent, Patent Suit, patent litigation, Lawsuit, attorney, OEM
Intel files US$50M suit against insurance firm
News Lawsuit follows American Guarantee and Liability Insurance's failure to pay for Intel's legal defense related to antitrust lawsuits.
Tags: Antitrust, Lawsuits, Mobile processors, Processors, Insurance Company, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Chip Company, Lawsuit
Twitter to roll out 'Verified Accounts'
News Twitter co-founder Biz Stone details plans to prevent abuse of the service such as identity theft in future.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Twitter, Lawsuit, Terms Of Service, Account, Chicago, San Francisco, accident, co-founder
Apple faces US lawsuit over iPhone 3G glitches
News An Alabama woman is seeking class-action status in a lawsuit that claims Apple's iPhone 3G network is slower than advertised.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Lawsuit, Internet Connection, Advertisement, phone, Associated Press
iPhone battery lawsuit dismissed
News Apple is off the hook after a judge rules the company provided sufficient disclosure on the iPhone's package that the battery could not be replaced by the user.
Tags: Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Lawsuits, Battery, Apple Inc., Lawsuit, Bloomberg L.P., AT&T Corp., Apple iPod
Google faces US$1B damages in trade-secret lawsuit
News Filing says Google purloined secrets from erstwhile partner, LimitNone, which sold a product that helps customers move data from Microsoft Outlook to Google Apps.
Tags: Lawsuits, Software, Google Inc., Lawsuit, software development, knowledge, Illinois, partnership, Google Apps, Google Gmail
Oracle ordered to name settlement price in SAP lawsuit
News U.S. federal judge orders Oracle to give a specific dollar amount in lawsuit over handling of third-party data for ex-Oracle customers who switched over to its archrival.
Tags: Business applications, Legal, Lawsuits, SAP AG, Conference, Lawsuit, Judge, News.com, Oracle Corp., litigation
Apple settles backdating lawsuit for US$14M
News Stock-option backdating troubles at Apple appear to be history following the settlement of a shareholder suit filed against company executives.
Tags: Legal, Lawsuits, Apple Inc., Backdating, Lawsuit, Compensation, Stock, Associated Press, SEC, shareholder
Google, US authors settle book-digitization lawsuit
News The search giant's US$125 million settlement with authors and publishers has been called "the biggest book deal in U.S. publishing history".
Tags: Copyright, Lawsuits, Google Inc., Officer, Lawsuit, Compensation, Settlement, Advertisement, News.com, U.S.
