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Lawsuit filed against NebuAd, ISPs

Lawsuit filed against NebuAd, ISPsWhy does this not surprise me?In the wild, wild, west of the internet - ANYTHING GOES is about to end!RE: Lawsuit filed against NebuAd, ISPsJoy, now we can spend millions of taxpayer $$ investigating and maybe prosecuting. For what, a slap on the hand at...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), LAWSUIT FILED, NebuAd, Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

Lawsuit filed against 180solutions

Lawsuit filed against 180solutionsWhat do you call180solutions at the bottom of the ocean? A start . . . ;)Lawsuit Filed Against 180solutionsIt's about damn time! I'm thrilled to death that someone that had the power to do something finally did. I've found myuself in the corner several times trying to...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, 180Solutions, LAWSUIT FILED, illness

Discussion threads 2005-09-14

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HP Pavilion Elite owner resorts to lawsuit over 'inherently defective' PC

My HP Pavilion Elite... / HP quality controlMy HP Pavilion Elite came with an obviously defective, and defectively designed, video card. After about eight months, the video card model was finally recalled.My previous HP desktop computer went for about five years without a problem.HP's quality control is clearly going down...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion Elite, HP Pavilion, Linux, Core i7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Real appeals injunction against RealDVD; says judge erred

Real has filed an appeal in its legal battle with the Motion Picture Association of America, arguing that a judge erred when she agreed to a preliminary injunction to halt sales of a DVD-copying program called RealDVD. In legal documents filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals...

Tags: Software, Preliminary Injunction, CD, Apple iTunes, RealDVD, Piracy, Digital Music, Sales Strategy, Digital Media, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-11

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06

Gartner wins in ZL lawsuit: but is it a pyrrhic victory?

Just in. ZL lost in its lawsuit over Gartner Magic Quadrants. It has issued this statement: "ZL believes that Gartner’s overwhelming influence on large corporations’ purchasing decisions, and its inaccurate ratings, including its bias in favor of large vendors, combine to pose major competitive hurdles that hurt...

Tags: Lawsuit, Gartner Inc., ZL, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-05

'Smoking gun' emails in Viacom-YouTube case

Is this a smoking gun in the Viacom-YouTube suit? News.com's Greg Sandoval reports that evidence has surfaced that may undercut YouTube's argument that it has safe harbor protection under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act: Internal YouTube e-mails indicate that YouTube managers knew and discussed the existence of...

Tags: YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., E-mail, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft

Horrible PrecedentA judge over turning what a jury has already ruled, is setting a very bad precedent. This basically means if a judge doesn't like the a way a case came out, he can simply change it. Which means, whats the point of a jury?As for their reasoning, a software...

Tags: patent verdict, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Court likely to cut damages in MSFT patent infringement case

M$ must pay the pepperstealing from small competitors should not be allowed.small correctionits Piper. But you were close.Didn't read the patent?? WTFFrom what I understand and as part of the facts of the case, MS received a a copy of i4i's product for evaluation and was offered a license to...

Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp., I4i

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Report: Skype founders sue eBay; could complicate Skype sale

eBay's $2 billion sale of Skype to a group of investors could be complicated by a lawsuit filed by a company owned by Skype's founders. According to a Wall Street Journal report, a company named Joltid, which is owned by Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, filed suit in...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Joltid, Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-16

The First Amendment rights of anonymous defamers

Photo posted on 'Skanks of NYC' blog Yesterday I wrote that a Manhattan federal judge has ordered Google to tell supermodel Liskula Cohen the identity of the blogger behind the "Skanks of NYC" blog, which brands Cohen "a psychotic, lying, whoring, still going to clubs at her...

Tags: Defamation, First Amendment, Cahill, Courts, D.C. Case, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-20

Microsoft appeals for stay of Word injunction

Microsoft didn't mention this when they should have!Great day for Open Office - i4i said it has looked at OpenOffice and found it doesn?t infringe on its patents. Oh dear. Poor Microsoft. From Groklaw -http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090817235436439"I have a question for Microsoft. Why didn't they tell us about this i4i patent litigation...

Tags: Microsoft Word, Mary Jo-Foley, Groklaw, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, I4i, patent

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Google Books privacy debate: Whose side are you on?

I was listening to NPR yesterday, and one story lingered with me throughout the day. So, I figured I'd take it to the blogs and see what you all have to say about the matter. Here's the deal: Some authors have mixed feelings...

Tags: Google Inc., Privacy, Security, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Examine the patent that made selling Microsoft Word a crime

counter productiveIsn't XML meant to provide a standard format for storing and transferring data? This lawsuit will just make other companies more cautious about using XML which will basically negate any attempt to make XML a standard. In my opinion, i4i never should have received a patent on...

Tags: KARMA, Microsoft Word, patent, XML, I4i, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'

Chris Dawson thinks this: If you don't like buying online products only to have them remotely deleted without so much as a "have a nice day," ... Don't buy a bloody Kindle! Chris thinks that Amazon's terms of service create...

Tags: Lawsuit, Amazon.com Inc., Digital Content, Chris Dawson, Chris, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Company sues for defamation over tweet

Company sues for defamation over tweetIn cases like it shouldn't stay 'between you and them'Because it is usually a systemic problem when things like this come up. I would like to believe that companies 'do the right thing', however I have had enough experience TO THE BLEEPING CONTRARY that I...

Tags: defamation, tweet

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

Apple, and pretty much everyone, sued over touchpad technology

Apple is the target of a lawsuit by Tsera LLC, a technology firm based in Texas, claiming it infringed on its patent for a touchpad interface. Briefs filed in Federal District Court in Texas claim that Tsera owns “all right, title and interest in” a patent filed...

Tags: Patent, Apple Inc., Trackpads, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Amazon to replace cracked Kindle e-readers free; drops $200 charge

Following a customer lawsuit, Amazon says it will replace models of its popular Kindle e-reader that have been cracked by a cover for the device that it sells as an accessory. The move marks a shift in Amazon's previous position, which was to...

Tags: E-reader, Amazon.com Inc., Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-17

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with Microsoft

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftIt's only news if ....... Google signs one.^o^RE: Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftWe can conclude from this that linux does in fact violate Microsoft's patents. Its no suprise since linux is known for stealing and copying others work. In...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, patent, Linux patent-protection

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Sony settles digital camera lawsuit with CalTech

Sony Corporation has finally settled a a patent-infringement lawsuit that was filed by the California Institute of Technology CalTech over patents on digital camera technology. While the exact terms of the settlement weren't made public, CalTech reps said that the situation was "resolved" in a filing in Los Angeles on...

Tags: Sony Corp., Lawsuit, California Institute Of Technology, Digital Camera, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-06-26