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RSS law suitYahoo! wins Sony appeal in music streaming case
News The suit arose way back in 2001, when a division of Sony sued Launch Media claiming the service was bypassing a law that requires those who provide specific playlists of songs over the internet to pay... [24 Aug 2009]
Facebook faces lawsuit over privacy concerns
News A Facebook spokesman declined to comment on the specifics of the lawsuit other than to say: "We see no merit to this suit and we plan to fight it. Facebook could therefore retain member data from deactivated accounts for... [18 Aug 2009]
'Apple-clone' bankruptcy protection filing: Less cash for Apple?
News Most of the debt is owed to shipping companies, PC parts makers, and more importantly, its law firm Carr & Ferrell, which is representing the company in a suit brought by Apple. Under normal... [27 May 2009]
eBay pays a high price for fakes
Comment If eBay is unable to overturn the decision of the French courts and other courts follow suit, the implications are daunting.eBay's global popularity means it is an incredibly burdensome undertaking for it to have to... [01 Aug 2008]
Legal Eye: Bogus brands face web crackdown
Comment While in pure money terms luxury brands may have the most to lose, it's interesting to note that pushchair manufacturers MacLaren and Bugaboo are also reviewing their internet sales policy restricting third-party sales of their items in... [22 Jul 2008]
Attempts made to block HP-EDS love-in
News Utah-based Intermountain Ironworkers Trust Fund, which filed the suit through law firm Baron & Budd, has alleged the sale is unfair on EDS shareholders. The law firm also noted that the... [04 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: Google declares trademark open season
Comment Who is the real loser, asks lawyer Sian Croxon - the trademark holder, the consumer or the law itself? But even if on balance advertisers and consumers can reap the benefits, the real victim here is probably trademark... [30 Apr 2008]
Vendors hype up compliance fears
Comment Tamzin Matthew, partner at law firm Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons, says that when she does talks on subjects such as email archiving, people often express surprise at how few pieces of legislation there are that mandate... [08 Apr 2008]
Legal Eye: Is it wise to hit ISPs over file-sharing?
Comment Quite apart from posing a potential contradiction to wider privacy and data protection law, these proposals will be very hard to implement and enforce. Culture secretary Andy Burnham clearly thinks the spread of online... [22 Feb 2008]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: Don't let sleeping data dogs lie
Comment Californian law obliges companies to come clean about data breaches. Steve Ranger says it's high time the UK considered following suit. There a law known as SB 1386 obliges state... [04 Sep 2007]
P2P indexing site shutters access to US users
News That group filed a civil complaint against the company last year accusing TorrentSpy of violating copyright law. Although TorrentSpy doesn't host any pirated movies on its site, the search engine helps users find... [28 Aug 2007]
Yahoo! fights China human rights suit
News s motion: "This is a lawsuit by citizens of China imprisoned for using the internet in China to express political views in violation of China law. Yahoo! has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by two Chinese... [28 Aug 2007]
Reporters sue over HP boardroom leak scandal
News The suits come nearly a year after HP's investigation methods came under scrutiny from law enforcement officials and the federal government. The CNET News.com reporters had previously indicated they were likely to file... [16 Aug 2007]
Lexmark Distributed Fleet Management Services Suit Akin Gump
White Paper Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in 15 offices worldwide. With an array of about 1,200 aging printers, copiers and fax machines from... [24 May 2007]
Job losses at Neteller as US law bites
News The company's services were used extensively for payments made to online gambling sites before a change in US law last year made that type of transaction illegal.silicon.com Financial Services Since then there has been a... [16 Feb 2007]
