Trade Secret
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Prosecutor: Cloud is security's frontier
News Software piracy model is becoming obsolete as programs are more and more distributed over the Net, making targets of cloud computing centers, U.S. attorney says.
Tags: Cloud computing, Piracy, Security, Attack, attorney, distributed denial of service, computer hacking, computer, Cloud computing, intellectual property
Microsoft pledges not to sue over open source
News As part of a new interoperability strategy, software maker says it won't take legal action against those who develop open source products.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Microsoft Windows
Apple pushes to unmask product leaker
News Company pushes in court to unmask product leaker, and Mac sales "pause" as users await Intel systems.
Tags: Mac OS, Corporate law, Lawsuits
Former Intel worker faces more charges in alleged trade secrets theft
News Man faces four new counts of wire fraud for allegedly stealing trade secrets from the chipmaker while working for competitor Advanced Micro Devices.
Tags: Processors, Security, Legal, Lawsuits, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., FBI, Trade Secret, Chip Company, U.S. Department Of Justice
U.S. jury indicts pair in trade secret theft
News A federal grand jury indicts two men on criminal charges of stealing trade secrets from Sun Microsystems, Transmeta and other computer technology companies.
Avant ordered to pay US$182m
News Chip-design software maker Avant must pay rival Cadence Design Systems US$182 million in restitution for stealing its trade secrets, a Santa Clara County, California, judge has ruled.
Google: Microsoft suit a 'charade'
News Search king claims lawsuit over former exec jumping ship is about scaring other Redmond employees into staying put.
YouTube privacy at risk in Google-Viacom ruling
News Google scores a legal victory in keeping its search source code secret from Viacom, but YouTube users are not so fortunate with their privacy.
Tags: Lawsuits, Search, Privacy, Video, Viacom Inc., Google Inc., Privacy, YouTube Inc., antipiracy, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Judge rejects group's request to block DVD program
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Courts may not be the place for high-tech cases
News It's been a little more than five years since authorities raided the offices of Avant executives, resulting in a felony trade secrets indictment.
First Amendment lawyers take on DVD cracking case
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Sony sues another software firm over PlayStation emulator
News Sony is suing another software developer for allegedly infringing patents with a program designed to allow PlayStation games to be played on a PC.
Apple fights trade secret leaks on many fronts
News A number of issues have crawled under Apple's skin lately. The computer maker, well known for running a tight ship on 1 Infinite Loop, is fighting alleged trade secret leaks on several fronts.
MTV sues Imagine Radio founders
News Viacom's MTV Networks is suing the founders of Imagine Radio, an Internet radio site, for allegedly forming a competing business in violation of their employment contracts.
Retailers report short supplies of some new Macs
News A number of issues have crawled under Apple's skin lately. The computer maker, well known for running a tight ship on 1 Infinite Loop, is hustling to meet demand for several new Macs announced last month.
