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Supreme Court Rules against 4th Amendment and Privacy in 5-4 Decision
SECURITY, SOFTWARE, BLOGS NEWS
Say goodbye to your online privacy, in a five to four decision the Supreme Court took the side of the US Government in allowing for the FISA Amendments Act to stand.
On 2/28/2013 by Anshel Sag... Comments (0) Read more
PayPal Changes Terms & Conditions, Bans Class Action Suits
SECURITY, BUSINESS NEWS
Over the past couple of months, we have witnessed a sea of changes to Terms & Conditions of online services. All these changes spark from a 2010 Supreme Court decision, trickling down to other T&C's.
On 10/15/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Kim Dotcom and the Future of Digital Distribution
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Kim Dotcom might be about to become the most important person in technology and entertainment. That is because of what he has achieved as well as his current court case and its aftermath.
On 7/1/2012 by Roy Taylor... Comments (0) Read more
Twitter Sends Out Wrong Info About Supreme Court Decision
BLOGS, BUSINESS NEWS
Twitter rumors caused CNN and FOX News to claim the US Supreme Court had turned down the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”
On 6/30/2012 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more

Rambus Invents - An Appeal
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Rambus Inc. appealed their loss of a $3.95 billion jury trial over their allegations that Micron Technology Inc. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. had conspired to prevent their memory designs from becoming an industry standard.
On 4/5/2012 by Gil Russell... Comments (0) Read more
Interplay Wins over TopWare in "Battle vs. Chess" Affair
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
After surrendering the Fallout license to Bethesda Softworks, a lot of question marks hang above Interplay's ability to successfully litigate a case. Looks like the company got a break in a fight with a smaller player...
On 2/13/2012 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

U.S. PTO Invalidates Rambus Patent - IP Tank Nearing MT
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
The World of Rambus felt another terrorizing tremor rattle through near the last of the company’s most important patent covenants. This time none other than the U.S. PTO has invalidated the third and final "Barth" patent.
On 1/28/2012 by Gil Russell... Comments (0) Read more
Could Bethesda Lose the Fallout Franchise?
BUSINESS, SECURITY, SOFTWARE NEWS
The long standing war between Interplay and Bethesda got an interesting turn in U.S. Court of Appeals, who threw the 2nd injunction against Interplay out and decided to start jury trial.
On 10/27/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more

Old Novell Law Suits Giving Bill Gates Grey Hair
ENTERPRISE, SECURITY, BUSINESS NEWS
Bill Gates has aged (even retired) since 2004 when Novell sued his company, Microsoft, for violating antitrust laws. Could be because Microsoft keeps being drug into court and it ages a father to see his child chastised?
On 10/21/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Sennheiser Releases Warning - Counterfeit Headphones for Sale
HARDWARE NEWS
Sennheiser, well respected manufacturer of quality headphones, saw an increase in complaints and warranty returns of their equipment. Consumers had purchased online from websites based in - you guessed it - China.
On 10/13/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

U.S. Court: Electronic Arts Foiled in Attempt to Renege on Contract
SECURITY, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
The programmer who first designed Madden NFL Football games just handed Electronic Arts a slap from the justice system. EA tried to have the fraud suit dismissed, but this week a U.S. District Court denied the motion.
On 10/3/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Is VIA's "Surefire Win" Apple Lawsuit an Intro For Something More?
APPLE, HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
VIA filed complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court of Delaware yesterday for patent infringement by Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Apple TV product lines, and associated software.
On 9/23/2011 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more

Dutch Court Grants Apple Preliminary Injunction Against Samsung
APPLE, BUSINESS NEWS
The big patent war between the two giants took an interesting twist. A Dutch court has found Samsung's Galaxy Ace, Galaxy S and Galaxy S II smartphones infringe on Apple's software patent.
On 8/25/2011 by Marcus Pollice... Comments (0) Read more
Violent Video Games Given the Go-Ahead by US Supreme Court
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
Science and research be quiet. The US Supreme Court said makers can develop and sell, and kids can play, violent video games. It’s their constitutional right under Freedom of Speech.
On 6/28/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Zuckerberg 2, Twins 0: Lawsuit Settles in Facebook’s Favor
BUSINESS NEWS
It might not be baseball, but Facebook hit all the home runs and the Winklevoss twins struck out in the contentious law suit they brought against the social network giant. Their social networking site didn’t win over Facebook.
On 4/11/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Microsoft Challenges Google's Practices in Europe
BUSINESS NEWS
Brad Smith, speaking as legal beagle for Microsoft, announced that the Seattle, Washington based mega company agrees that Google has violated European competition laws.
On 4/2/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

US Judge Stops Google's Digital Library
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
Tuesday, a US judge dealt a severe setback to Google's digital book-scanning project, rejecting a settlement with authors and publishers that would have paved the way for the Internet giant to run a vast online library.
On 3/24/2011 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more
LG's Legal Battle With Sony Isn't Over
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Most of the PS3 consoles for the European marketplace come through the Netherlands. That’s why the recent lifting of a Dutch court order that had banned imports of the Sony PlayStation is so important.
On 3/15/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Facebook Subpoenaed Over Juror Foreman’s Posting
SECURITY, BUSINESS NEWS
Sacramento lawyers are trying to drag Facebook into court over postings by the foreman of a jury. Just like what we see in every day TV dramas: judges instruct jurors not to talk about the case, while it is ongoing.

On 11/19/2010 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more
If The Cops Ask, Give 'Em Your Password
SECURITY, BUSINESS NEWS
A 19-year old Oliver Drage from Liverpool protected his secret password a step too far. When police seized his computer in a child sexual exploitation investigation, refused to provide them with his password.
On 10/5/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

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