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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
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
Google Books settlement sets geographic, business limits
News Revised settlement allows the scanning of out-of-print works from only English-speaking countries, restricts future business for Google, and gives copyright holders more rights.
Tags: Business development/management, Regulations, Google Inc., revenue, U.S. Department Of Justice, Australia, Settlement, Alexandria, antitrust, Canada
Judge sets February hearing for new Google Books deal
News Schedule is laid out for second round of final approval process as preliminary approval is given to revised deal submitted last Friday.
Tags: Copyright, Google Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, New York, Judge, researcher, U.S. District Court, agreement, Benefit
Google, bank resolve issue over misfired e-mail
News Google and Rocky Mountain Bank ask court to dismiss a case that stemmed from the bank inadvertently e-mailing customer data to a random Gmail address.
Tags: E-mail servers, Social Security, e-mail, San Jose, U.S. District Court, Google Gmail, E-mail servers
Google Books hearing officially delayed
News Pointing out that the settlement scheduled to be discussed on October 7 is being reworked, the judge overseeing the Google Books settlement process agreed to delay the hearing.
Tags: Web 2.0, Conference, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, New York, Judge, U.S. District Court, Web 2.0
Closing chapter of Google Books saga near
News Monday's deadline to submit a revised settlement could mark the beginning of the end for the Google Books legal process, after a year of rancorous debate.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Web 2.0, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, New York, copyright law
Misfired e-mail was never viewed by Gmail user
News Rocky Mountain Bank says Google confirmed an e-mail with customer data that was mistakenly sent to a random Gmail address was never opened, has been destroyed.
Tags: E-mail clients, E-mail servers, E-mail Address, Social Security, e-mail, San Jose, U.S. District Court, Google Gmail, E-mail clients, E-mail servers
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
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.
US Justice Dept: Google's book settlement needs rewrite
News Concerns about Google's settlement with book authors are valid, the Department of Justice said in a filing with the court overseeing the settlement. But things could change.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, New York, antitrust, Computer & Communications Industry Association, copyright law, U.S. District Court, agreement
TomTom countersues Microsoft in patent dispute
News The car navigation device maker responds in a court filing Thursday, accusing Microsoft of violating four of its patents.
Tags: Copyright, Lawsuits, Microsoft Corp., Patent, TomTom, GPS, Virginia, Linux Kernel, device manufacturer, software
Microsoft hit with patent suit over update tech
News The software maker is being sued by BackWeb Technologies, which says Microsoft's automatic updating mechanism infringes on its technology.
Tags: Copyright, BackWeb, Microsoft Corp., BackWeb Technologies, Israel, Microsoft Windows, San Jose, Adobe PDF, U.S. District Court, California
Intel, AMD reach landmark settlement
News Upon payment of US$1.25 billion by Intel, AMD will drop longstanding antitrust litigation. The two powerhouses will share chip technology.
Tags: Processors, Servers, Intel Corp., computer chip, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Computer, European Commission, Chip, FTC, Settlement
Psystar bankruptcy protection filing could minimize Apple suit
News Essentially, filing has pressed the fast-forward button on the copyright proceedings and minimized what it could owe Apple.
Tags: Mac OS, Personal Computers, Lawsuits, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Bankruptcy, bankruptcy protection, Northern California, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
