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JD Edwards sues Ellison and Oracle for $1.7bn
News Earlier this week, merger partner PeopleSoft had left Oracle lawyers waiting at the court after telling them it was planning to sue. JD Edwards is suing Larry Ellison, two Oracle executives and Oracle itself in two... [13 Jun 2003]
Leader: How can we stop ageism in IT?
Leader Ageism exists outside the UK, yes, but companies have to be more careful because there's always a threat that an employee or potential employee will sue. As many readers will have noticed, silicon.com is undertaking a... [01 Jun 2004]
Ginger, ginger, ginger and Orange, Orange, Orange
Comment The report says: "Shareholders in high-licence-cost countries will sue governments for destroying the profitability of the mobile industry by imposing huge licence costs. Forrester Research believes angry shareholders... [18 Jan 2001]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.02.08
Round-Up Next, Microsoft will be saying it won't sue open-source developers who create non-commercial software based on its protocols. The Seattle software giant has announced it is opening its application code secrets to the... [29 Feb 2008]
Ask the Lawyer @ Silicon.com
Comment Of course, if you are an individual with no assets, no-one will actually sue you - but you may find the whole enterprise fraught with difficulty. Q: I am setting up a complaint Web site where the public can air their... [20 Apr 2000]
Encryption guru takes a stand
News Zimmermann said he intends to sue the US government and use the Freedom of Information Act, to force the full details of the investigation to be revealed. Internet legend, Phil Zimmermann has launched a one-man crusade... [02 Jun 1999]
Memo to domain name industry - SORT IT OUT
Comment All that's about is lawyers who want to sue each other. juliaroberts.com, madonna.com, playboy.com, sex.com. Just when you thought you'd had your fill of domain name controversies another one comes along... [09 Jan 2002]
Ecommerce to overtake conventional trading, says PSINet chief
News All these things happen all over the world, we are keenly aware of them, but we can't watch everything and when people sue us, we watch a little more carefully. Within three to four years, most countries' GDP will be... [21 Oct 1999]
Qualcomm: 'We'd consider Nokia venture and WiMax buy'
News The patent spat, which has seen Qualcomm sue Nokia in the US and the UK and Nokia also get litigious, relates to GSM patents set to expire in April. While the acrimonious patent negotiations between Nokia and Qualcomm... [05 Dec 2006]
More Linux lawsuits on the cards from SCO
News Linux antagonist SCO Group vowed Tuesday to widen its legal battle against the open source operating system, saying it intends to sue large-scale Linux users for copyright infringement. CEO Darl McBride said the company... [19 Nov 2003]
E-minister asks for industry advice on online trade laws
News The Brussels Convention, originally adopted in 1968, gives customers the right to sue in their own country. UK e-minister Patricia Hewitt is today expected to call for industry consultation over the European Union's... [12 Apr 2000]
Best of Reader Comments: No place for sexism in Linux
News I hope the German feminists will sue them. Once again it's been a busy week for the silicon.com virtual mail bag with reader comment flooding in on a number of subjects. The story which attracted the most comment,... [17 Feb 2004]
Baltimore keeps its head above water - just
News The company's battle to survive was dealt another blow last month when former CEO Fran Rooney said he would sue Baltimore for alleged disparaging comments made about him. Baltimore Technologies has sold its content... [24 Jan 2002]
Hackers hit high-profile web sites
News is not likely to sue the owners of the servers used to launch these attacks but it does raise issues of legal liability. A number of big-name web sites have been hit by hacking attacks similar to the kind that brought... [09 Feb 2000]
Leader: Unjust extradition laws must be amended
Leader To rub salt in the latter's wound CA may also now sue Kumar for his legal expenses. In this post-Enron era the prosecution and punishment of perpetrators of white collar crime and corporate fraud is something still high... [22 Nov 2006]