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Copyrights
Kazaa Buries Hatchet With Music Industry For $100M
Thursday, July 27, 2006
In a bid to become a legal download service, Internet file-sharing network Kazaa said this week it will shell out more than $100 million in a global out-of-court settlement with a slew of record companies, bringing to an end to its long-running feud with the music and entertainment industry. |
Avis Wins Copyright Suit Against Ex-Employee
Monday, July 24, 2006
A former employee of rental car company Avis Group Holdings Inc. backdated a spreadsheet software program and then wrongly sued the company for copyright infringement, a federal judge ruled Thursday. |
PlusFunds Sues Standard & Poor Over Copyright
Friday, July 21, 2006
Bankrupt hedge fund manager PlusFunds Group Inc. has sued Standard & Poor’s, alleging the popular financial data publisher breached a license agreement when it axed its hedge fund index that was stocked with PlusFunds’ data. |
Judge Seeks More Info As File-Sharing Feud Heats
Thursday, July 20, 2006
In a move that may foreshadow a bumpy road ahead for StreamCast Networks Inc., a federal judge is asking for additional information before he rules on whether the closely watched copyright battle between the peer-to-peer file-sharing company and the entertainment industry will be sent to a jury. |
YouTube Lawsuit Emerges In Grokster's Shadow
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
A potentially groundbreaking copyright case is taking shape in California, after popular online file-sharing service YouTube Inc. was sued by a news reporter who claims the copyright for his famous footage of the L.A. riots has been infringed. |
XM Radio Asks Judge To Throw Out Copyright Suit
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
XM Satellite Radio Inc. asked a federal judge Monday to throw out a copyright suit brought by ten major record companies, arguing that a law passed in 1992 should have precluded the suit from being filed. |
Da Vinci Suit Resurrected
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Two historians who accuse author Dan Brown of plagiarizing their work in his 2003 bestseller The Da Vinci Code will file an appeal, reviving a copyright infringement suit against publishing giant Random House that was dismissed by the U.K.’s High Court in April. |
Copyright Suit Over Proposed WTC Architecture Settled
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
A copyright battle over proposed architecture at the World Trade Center site has ended, with both parties in the infringement lawsuit over the 2003 Freedom Tower design agreeing to withdraw their claims against each other. |
Utah's "Clean Movie" Companies Illegitimate: Judge
Monday, July 10, 2006
In a blow to companies that edit sex and swearing out of Hollywood movies, a district judge in Colorado has ruled such practices are illegal under copyright law, handing directors and movie studios a significant victory. |
French "iTunes Law" Threatens IP Rights
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
The so-called “iTunes law” passed by French lawmakers Friday is drawing fire from critics who equate the legislation’s information-sharing requirements with theft, despite a recently added provision that would allow digital music providers to get around the requirements by forming agreements with copyright holders. |
Judge Deletes Most Of SCO's Claims Against IBM
Friday, June 30, 2006
In a major setback for the SCO Group’s $5 billion lawsuit against IBM Corp., a U.S. magistrate has rejected the majority of the software provider’s allegations of copyright infringement over source code in the open source operating system Linux. |
Graham Co. Wins $19M In "Indirect Profits" Victory
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
In what may be the largest “indirect profits” copyright infringement award in history, a federal jury has awarded a stunning $19 million to The Graham Company in a case involving a long-running infringement of two books written by the commercial insurance broker. |
Wall Street Swats “Fly” With Infringement Suit
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
The brokerage units of three of the world’s largest securities firms—Merrill Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley and Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc.—are taking Web site theflyonthewall.com to court, alleging that the online provider of financial news is infringing on the firms’ proprietary equity research. |
High Court Declines Winnie The Pooh and Tigger Too
Monday, June 26, 2006
The U.S. Supreme Court has halted the quest of A.A. Milne’s granddaughter to regain the copyright for stories featuring the author’s beloved children's character, Winnie the Pooh. |
French Lawmakers Draft Compromise iPod Law
Friday, June 23, 2006
In a significant compromise, French lawmakers voted on Thursday in favor of a copyright law that would force companies to make their music players compatible with similar products, but not force them to share copy-protection formats with rivals. |
Jury Gets Behind White Stripes In Copyright Suit
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
The White Stripes won over the crowd in a copyright infringement case that, if lost, could have opened the door to a wave of similar suits in the music industry. |
More Countries Take Aim At Apple’s iPod
Friday, June 16, 2006
Feeling the heat on all fronts, Apple Computer Inc. is being targeted by more European and Asian countries to break open its iTunes monopoly so songs purchased for its popular iPod digital music player can be played on any portable music player. |
Lawsuit Alleges Joyce Estate Blocking Portrait Of Artist
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Repeatedly denied access by the James Joyce estate to family correspondences, medical records and writings, a Stanford professor is suing the renowned Irish writer’s estate in hopes of using some of the material on a scholarly Web site. |
Heirs Win "Grapes" And Other Fruits Of Steinbeck's Labor
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
A federal judge in New York has given the rights of several works of legendary author John Steinbeck to his son and granddaughter in a case that could have broad implications for copyright law. |
U.S. Preparing For Fight With China Over Piracy
Friday, June 09, 2006
The United States may bring a World Trade Organization case against China because officials are failing to live up to their promises to stop intellectual property infringement, a top U.S. official said this week |
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French Tax Raises Money For Drugs—And IP Concerns
As international governments and drug companies struggle to find a balance between protection of intellectual property and the rights of poor nations to access crucial medications, a controversial new French initiative stands to fuel the growing debate by pressuring the pharmaceutical industry to lower its prices. |
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London Fog Lets Go Of Trademark
Monday, August 21, 2006
Still selling off its assets, bankrupt rainwear maker London Fog Group Inc. has unloaded its famed trademark, with Iconix Brand Group Inc. snapping up the recognizable brand for $30.5 million in cash and $7 million in stock.
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No End In Sight In Plavix Battle
Monday, August 21, 2006
Attorneys spent a second day in court Monday arguing over whether Apotex’ generic version of the blockbuster blood thinner Plavix should be allowed on the market.
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Lengthy Patent Battle Wages On For Microsoft
Monday, August 21, 2006
Timeline Inc. announced Monday that it has terminated a limited license with Microsoft Corp. for use of its patents with the software giant’s SQL Servers, and has asked a federal court to add Microsoft to a patent infringement lawsuit.
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eBay Opinion Doesn’t Affect Preliminary Injunctions, Judge Rules
Monday, August 21, 2006
A federal judge has ruled that a landmark Supreme Court decision involving eBay only relates to permanent injunctions and not preliminary ones.
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Federal Circuit Overturns Jury Verdict Against ACell
Monday, August 21, 2006
The Federal Circuit has overturned a jury verdict that found biotechnology company ACell Inc. liable for patent infringement of a tissue-engineering method for healing wounds and scars, ruling against Cook Biotech Inc. and Purdue Research Foundation.
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Silicon Graphics To Retain Paul Hastings
Monday, August 21, 2006
Silicon Graphics Inc. has requested permission to hire Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP to act as its special intellectual property counsel.
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Courts Write History on Permanent Injunctions In Patent Actions
Monday, August 21, 2006
Although a few more pages have been filled on the subject, there are still more pages that need to be written before the full impact and proper manner of applying the logic set forth in eBay will be understood, say Anthony F. Lo Cicero and Charles R. Macedo of Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP.
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DexCom Scores Stay, Partial Dismissal In Abbott Suit
Friday, August 18, 2006
DexCom Inc. revealed Friday that it received a favorable ruling in a patent infringement dispute with rival Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. over technology related to glucose monitors used by diabetics.
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EchoStar Wins Block Of Damaging DVR Injunction
Friday, August 18, 2006
The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Friday blocked a temporary injunction that would have prevented Echostar Communication Corp. from selling some of its digitial video recorders and stopped the service of about 4 million DVRs within 30 days.
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Gloves Come Off In Plavix Battle
Friday, August 18, 2006
Canadian generic drug maker Apotex has accused Bristol-Myers of engaging in illegal secret side deals that led to a Department of Justice investigation into a Plavix settlement agreement.
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