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Updated: In Samsung v. Apple, Are Injunctions A Viable Nuclear Option?
Two more advances in the ongoing, international fight between Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Android tablet maker Samsung over alleged patent violat……
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One superstore step forward for Android in Australia, but another step back for Android-maker Samsung. Today saw what could be Google's answ……
Read MoreAussie Court Gives Samsung Galaxy Tab The All-Clear But Is It Too Late?
A reversal of fortunes, of sorts, for Samsung in its ongoing case against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) in Australia: today, an appeals court unanimous……
Read MoreDo Courts Back Google and Facebook's View of Anonymity?
Internet users who want to remain anonymous online have been pushing back against media companies' efforts to strip them of their pseudonyms……
Read MoreIPCom Threatens Injunction On HTC In Germany, But HTC Brushes It Off
The German courts have proven to be some of the most heated in the current rash of mobile patent suits, and here is one more case to cement……
Read MoreWhite Friday For Samsung: A Lifeline In Aussie Galaxy Tablet Injunction?
Could there be a little glimmer of light at the end of the tablet injunction tunnel for Samsung in Australia? With Christmas now exactly one……
Read MoreUpdate: UK High Court OKs Appeal Of Part Of Meltwater Copyright Case
Looks like a small window of opportunity has opened for Meltwater News Service and the Public Relations Consultants Association in its case……
Read MoreCourt: Authors Can’t Be Sued For Linking To Libelous Material
Hyperlinking is fundamental to how information spreads on the web -- it's the reason why traffic spikes on some sites and also explains why……
Read MoreNearly There: EU Expected To OK Microsoft’s Deal To Buy Skype
It looks like Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) could be jumping its last major regulatory hurdle in its bid to buy Skype: it is expected to get cleara……
Read MoreCourt Rejects Freelancer Settlement: Still No Payment From Tasini Court Win
Jonathan Tasini was a hero to many writers when he won his battle to get additional payments from publishers like The New York Times who had……
Read MoreRighthaven CEO Steve Gibson Brushes Aside Fair Use Setbacks
Righthaven had a major setback recently, after a judge ordered it to pay more than $34,000 in legal fees. We caught up with Righthaven CEO S……
Read MoreWinners And Losers In The News Aggregator Copyright Case
Britain's newspaper publishers, which are losing millions every week, need to find revenue somewhere. Most are sceptical they can charge on……
Read MorePR Chief: ‘Copyright Law Just Doesn’t Work In An Internet Age’
The PR industry chief whose members must pay a license for "copying" online newspaper articles says his appeal loss shows UK copyright law t……
Read MorePRCA & Meltwater vs NLA: Full Judgement & Key Points
Here is the full UK Court of Appeal judgement in the case in which the public relations industry and a commercial PR news monitor have faile……
Read MorePRs Lose Court Appeal On Online Story Copying
PRs have failed to overturn a court ruling that they should pay ongoing license fees for receiving links to and summaries of newspapers' onl……
Read MoreGroundhog Day: Winklevosses Lose In Court-Again
I wanted to start this post by saying something like "Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss' legal crusade against Facebook has finally come to an en……
Read MoreWinklevosses Still Won’t Give Up-Want To Re-Open Lawsuit Against Facebook
Earlier this week, when Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss abandoned their idea to head to the U.S. Supreme Court, it seemed to the world like the……
Read MoreWinklevosses Finally Give Up Their Fight Against Facebook
At long last, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have given up. The twins, who have spent years challenging Facebook in court, have decided they w……
Read More‘Hot News’ Doctrine Not Looking So Hot After Appeals Court Ruling
In the past couple years, media companies doing battle with news aggregators--or competitors--began to turn to the little-known legal doctri……
Read MoreMicrosoft Loses Major Patent Case At Supreme Court
The whole tech sector was cheering on Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) in this case, which could have had a major impact on the function of the U.S. p……
Read MoreAppeals Court: ‘Bundling’ Cable Service Is Not Illegal
A lot of people don't like "bundling"-the practice of selling consumers access to a big chunk of cable channels, rather than allowing "a la……
Read MoreThe Morning Lowdown 05-24-11
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Read MoreMobile Lowdown 5-19-11: Apple Cloud, EMI; VZW Sues FCC; Latest Gartner Figs
Our look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Apple's apparently getting closer to a cloud music product after signing a deal with EM……
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