copyright infringement
Google Books hit with fresh wave of criticism from Microsoft, Open Book Alliance
News The proposed settlement goes well beyond the legitimate role of a copyright lawsuit -resolving claims for infringement - and imposes a slew of provisions that would restructure the rights and remedies of... [09 Sep 2009]
Google seeks to appease Europe with digital books copyright deal
News Plaintiffs alleged that the company's digitising initiative amounted to "massive" copyright infringement. On the first day of the events, Viviane Reding, the EU's commissioner for information society and... [08 Sep 2009]
File-sharers' internet access could be cut off
News The plans, announced by Lord Mandelson's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, would see ISPs tasked with suspending internet access for users suspected of copyright infringement. Illegal... [25 Aug 2009]
Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo! join fight against Google Books
News The Authors Guild, which represents more than 8,000 authors, sued Google in September 2005, alleging that the company's digitizing initiative amounted to "massive" copyright infringement. Under the... [21 Aug 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News I am pleased that the government has taken the position, advocated by ISPA, that unlawful online copyright infringement should be reduced through offering viable legal alternatives," Lansman said in a... [18 Jun 2009]
'Apple-clone' bankruptcy protection filing: Less cash for Apple?
News Apple sued Psystar last year for copyright and trademark infringement for selling Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware. Under normal circumstances, when a defendant in a copyright... [27 May 2009]
IP infringement fines to rise
News Respondents were presented with three options: to maintain the current maximum fine, to increase the maximum fine for copyright infringement, or to increase the maximum fine for all intellectual-property... [07 May 2009]
Does Pirate Bay verdict spell trouble for Google?
Comment One interesting feature of the case is that the founders of the site were found guilty of helping to make copyright-protected content available, a secondary act of infringement which is different to... [28 Apr 2009]
Apple: Jailbreaking iPhones violates copyright
News In its response to the Copyright Office, Apple disagreed that such an exemption was proper because the very act of jailbreaking the iPhone results in copyright infringement. Current... [16 Feb 2009]
Apple's 'private' route to resolve 'Mac clone' dispute
News Apple sued Psystar earlier this year for copyright infringement after Psystar began selling low-cost Open Computers with Mac OS X preinstalled. Apple and Psystar have agreed to pursue a mediated... [21 Oct 2008]
Legal Eye: Do we need GPLv3?
Comment The recent case of Jacobson v Katzer, for example, held that breach of the GPL is in fact copyright infringement, which allows the innocent party to seek additional relief. But it also created an uneasy... [15 Oct 2008]
Peter Sunde and Gottfrid Svartholm
AS Profile The site operators face fresh charges for facilitating copyright infringement in what could prove a landmark trial for intellectual property - but whatever the outcome, Sunde and Svartholm are setting an... [07 Oct 2008]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Eric Schmidt
News Less appetising for Schmidt has been Viacom suing Google for $1bn over copyright infringement on its video sharing site YouTube, together with the near 40 per cent drop in its stock price since November... [22 Sep 2008]
Indemnification Becomes Open Source’s Nightmare and Microsoft’s Blessing
White Paper Download this free Yankee Group Report to read about software license indemnification and how it can help your company mitigate the threat of lawsuits related to intellectual property rights, copyright... [02 Sep 2008]
Companies urged not to ban Facebook
News Potential areas of concern for businesses include copyright infringement, inappropriate use of brands and general misbehaviour. Instead businesses should view employee participation as part of the... [08 Aug 2008]
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