Why Google Is Slamming A Little-Known Search Engine Called IsoHunt
Google is still locked in a legal battle with Viacom (NYSE: VIA) over how it handled users who violated copyright rules on YouTube. So a cop… Read more »
Google Pushes To Keep Reams Of Documents Secret In Major Trademark Case
Rosetta Stone v. Google, one of the most important trademark cases of the digital age, is pending in a Virginia federal appeals court, and G… Read more »
Movie Studios, Publishers Seek Limits On Celebrities’ ‘Rights Of Publicity’
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What kind of control should celebrities have over creative works that involve their images? In a high-stakes case just argued in a Californi… Read more »
Rights Holders Alliance To Defend Digital Economy Act
A coalition of rights holders including the Premier League and trade bodies representing the music, film and TV industries is lining up to i… Read more »
Mobile Device Bits: Oracle, Nokia Patents; Lenovo; Notebooks Still Strong
– Oracle v. Google: Android device makers LG (SEO: 066570), Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Samsung could be feeling some legal heat soon. They ha… Read more »
AT&T Case Shows Supreme Court Isn’t Big On Privacy Rights For Companies
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A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court granted extraordinary “free speech” rights to corporations, when it ruled (in the Citizens United v. Fede… Read more »
Facebook Appeal: The Winklevosses Fall Flat
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Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss hired some of the best tech lawyers money can buy to try to find holes in a settlement they reached with Facebo… Read more »
Why Microsoft’s Patent ‘Loss’ Is A Boon For Many Media And Tech Companies
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An appeals court ruling this week in Uniloc v. Microsoft means that patent holders who win in court will get smaller damage payouts. The rul… Read more »
Appeals Court Kills Universal’s Lawsuit Over Re-Selling Promo CDs
An appeals court confirmed today that consumers have a right to re-sell promotional CDs, which could have implications for other copyrighted… Read more »
Appeals Court Shoots Down Akamai’s Patent Claims Against Limelight
Plenty of internet companies choose to avoid patent battles, as the drawn-out lawsuits and counter-suits can quickly devolve into what some… Read more »
Winklevoss Twins Take One Last Shot At Facebook In Court
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At the end of the movie The Social Network, Facebook settles its lawsuit against Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, paying them $65 million in ca… Read more »
Government Needs A Warrant To Look At Private E-mails, Court Rules
When it comes to law-enforcement investigations, the government has long treated e-mail differently than telephone and postal communications… Read more »
Newspaper Publishers Back Viacom On Copyright Takedown Notices
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A friend-of-the-court brief filed in favor of Viacom show one thing clearly-that the U.S. publishing industry really doesn’t like the idea t… Read more »
Publishers Win An Unusual Victory In Costco v. Omega
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A 4-4 split decision issued today by the Supreme Court will leave intact a lower-court ruling that favors luxury watchmaker Omega in a copyr… Read more »
Viacom’s Unusual Legal Tack Against YouTube–And Why It Just Might Work
There’s a curious thing about Viacom’s recently appealed copyright case against YouTube (NSDQ: GOOG). Viacom’s evidence and allegations focu… Read more »
PRs Appeal UK High Court’s Pay-For-Links Ruling
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The Public Relations Consultants Association is appealing the ruling made in November by a High Court judge, who said PRs should pay newspap… Read more »
Viacom Appeal: YouTube Should Be The Copyright Cops, Not Us
A fundamental question around content in the Web 2.0 world is: Who should be in charge of policing online copyright? So far, two federal jud… Read more »
Pirate Bay Co-Founders Lose Appeal
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The Pirate Bay’s co-founders today lost their appeal against convictions for encouraging illegal filesharing, and have had their collective… Read more »
Trademark Lawsuit Against Google’s AdWords Hits Appeals Court
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has worn down most of its legal opponents over the years, but one of them isn’t going away so easily. Read more »
Updated: Federal Appeals Court Presses Replay On Dish-TiVo Patent Dispute
TiVo’s March court victory in its patent battle with Dish and EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) could be erased, as a federal appeals court has agreed t… Read more »
Dish, Echostar Lose TiVo Contempt Appeal; Will Seek Full Court’s Review
TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) won another court round against Dish and EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) when two members of a three-judge federal court panel sided… Read more »
Report: Pirate Bay Appeal Hampered By Spotify Connection
You couldn’t make it up. After trying for a re-trial based on claims the judge in its case was a member of pro-copyright groups, The Pirate… Read more »
Comcast Wins Appeal Against FCC's Cable Ownership Cap
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A federal appellate court smacked the Bush-era FCC with a ruling overturning the 30 percent cap on cable ownership and possibly opening the… Read more »
Cablevision’s Network DVR Wishes Come True: Supreme Court Rejects Appeal
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The media companies got one on the chin, sort of: The U.S. Supreme court has rejected an appeal by the Hollywood studios and TV networks to… Read more »
Orange Wins Appeal To Keep French IPTV Exclusivity
A French appeals court has told France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) it can keep exclusivity on its Orange Sport IPTV channnel. After IPTV rivals SFR… Read more »
