Legal Fight Is No Fun for Amazon, Toys R Us (Reuters)

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Toys R Us Online Unit Sues Amazon.com
(Reuters)

Toys R Us Online Unit Sues Amazon.com
(Reuters) 05/24/2004 03:45 PM
Reuters - Toys R Us Inc. (TOY.N), the No. 2 toy seller, said on Monday its online arm, Toysrus.com, filed a lawsuit charging that Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN.O) violated Toys R Us' exclusive rights to sell toys, games and baby products on the Amazon Web site.

McDonald's Loses Legal Fight Against
MacNoodles (Reuters)

McDonald's Loses Legal Fight Against
MacNoodles (Reuters) 09/20/2004 08:37 AM
Reuters - U.S. fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. lost a legal battle in Singapore Monday to stop a food company from distributing products named "MacNoodles," "MacTea" and "MacChocolate."

Amazon Sex Toys?

Amazon Sex Toys? 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
I have a sick mind. And I'm a visual person. I was checking out something on Amazon and that stupid gold box in the upper right corner shook and caught my attention. For some reason I decided that I ought to see what was in it this time, not that I've ever found anything remotely interesting there before. But, you know, there's always a first time... The first item that came up... Well, let's just say it surprised me. I...

Amazon countersues Toys R Us

Amazon countersues Toys R Us 06/30/2004 10:55 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 30 2004 2:10PM GMT

Behind the Toys 'R' Us/Amazon Spat

Behind the Toys 'R' Us/Amazon Spat 05/26/2004 07:34 AM
Business Week May 26 2004 12:05PM GMT

Amazon.com and Toys R Us head to divorce
court

Amazon.com and Toys R Us head to divorce
court 07/01/2004 12:31 AM
Toys R Us sues Amazon over a broken exclusivity agreement. Amazon countersues saying the charges are baseless and Toys R Us hasn't lived up to their end of the bargain.

Toys R us Online Unit Sues Amazon.com

Toys R us Online Unit Sues Amazon.com 05/24/2004 05:37 PM

Judge orders Amazon and Toys R Us to
work together

Judge orders Amazon and Toys R Us to
work together 08/12/2004 06:40 PM
SiliconValley.com Aug 12 2004 10:42PM GMT

Amazon Seeks Divorce, $750M from Toys R
Us

Amazon Seeks Divorce, $750M from Toys R
Us 06/26/2004 05:17 PM

Toysrus.com sues Amazon.com for allowing
others to sell toys

Toysrus.com sues Amazon.com for allowing
others to sell toys 05/24/2004 11:23 PM
San Jose Mercury News May 25 2004 3:15AM GMT

Toys 'R' Us Sues Amazon.com Over
Exclusive Sales Agreement

Toys 'R' Us Sues Amazon.com Over
Exclusive Sales Agreement 05/24/2004 11:23 PM
Toys "R'' Us has accused Amazon.com of breaking the contract that gave them the right to be the exclusive toy and game seller on Amazon's site.

Amazon, Toysrus Fight Gets Nastier

Amazon, Toysrus Fight Gets Nastier 06/28/2004 05:22 AM
Last month we wrote about the surpris ing lawsuit from Toysrus.com against Amazon.com. The two companies had been happy partners for years -- and the relationship between the two (where Amazon ran the website for Toys 'R' Us) was often used as an example of a way that the two companies probably saved each other. However, part of the deal included Toysrus.com paying Amazon $200 million for "exclusivity." They claimed Amazon was violating that exclusivity by allowing its independent merchants sell toys and baby goods online as well. It's pretty obvious that this would be nearly impossible for Amazon to stop, and would definitely be bad for business. Still, Toysrus claims that after trying to "settle" the manner peacefully, they were forced to sue. Now Amazon has hit back. Instead of just responding to the lawsuit, though, they've knocked it up a notch: claiming that Toysrus.com has failed to live up to their end of the contract as well and trying to dissolve the contract between the two companies. Amazon claims that Toysrus.com has done a bad job picking the top toy products, and an even worse job keeping popular products in stock. These days, Amazon probably is in a position to go it alone without too much trouble. Toysrus.com, however, may be in a bit more trouble if they want to recreate a quality e-commerce site without much notice.

Amazon And Toysrus Told To Have Their
Geniuses Solve The Legal Dispute

Amazon And Toysrus Told To Have Their
Geniuses Solve The Legal Dispute 08/12/2004 04:49 PM
Following up on the increasingly acrimonious lawsuit between Amazon and Toys 'R' Us comes a judge's order today that t wo sides need to work together to solve this dispute. The problem, of course, is that the complaints from Toys R Us are somewhat unreasonable. They have an "exclusive" relationship to sell toy products, but Amazon's offering allowing anyone to set up their own shop makes it difficult to police to make sure that no one else dare sell toys on Amazon's site (especially without pissing off sellers who didn't realize they couldn't sell toys). In their effort to be as annoying as possible, Toys R Us has apparently had someone watching Amazon and documenting any time an item slips through. The judge points out that its silly to order sanctions against Amazon for letting a few items slip through, but that their "geniuses" better figure out an automated way to stop it pretty damn quick. In the meantime, Amazon is still hoping to completely dissolv e the relationship with Toysrus.com, realizing they could probably do a better job on their own and not have to worry about all of this. Toys R Us, meanwhile, seems to be thinking about getting out of the toys business altogether.

Yahoo's legal fight continues

Yahoo's legal fight continues 03/25/2005 04:56 PM
CNEWS Mar 25 2005 9:47PM GMT

Legal Fight Over Schiavo Nearing an End
(AP)

Legal Fight Over Schiavo Nearing an End
(AP) 03/26/2005 10:03 PM
AP - After another round of losses in the courts, Terri Schiavo's parents kept watch over their dying daughter Saturday, unsuccessfully seeking permission to give her Easter communion as their attorneys acknowledged the fight to reconnect the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube was nearing an end.

Police chief legal fight under way

Police chief legal fight under way 06/29/2004 07:08 AM
Legal proceedings have begun challenging Humberside Police Authority's refusal to suspend its chief constable.

Ryanair steps up BAA legal fight

Ryanair steps up BAA legal fight 07/22/2004 06:26 AM
The Irish-based budget airline is to take the main UK airport operator to court, alleging it is abusing its monopoly on fuel levies.

Rambus embroiled in new legal fight

Rambus embroiled in new legal fight 06/17/2005 07:13 PM
Rambus and Samsung are suing each other over patent licensing issues. However, Rambus looks to be vulnerable based on recent events.

Microsoft must fight on in NY legal case

Microsoft must fight on in NY legal case 06/10/2004 04:43 AM
Silicon.com Jun 10 2004 9:26AM GMT

Amazon.com countersues in contract fight
with Toysrus.com

Amazon.com countersues in contract fight
with Toysrus.com 06/29/2004 05:23 PM
In its filing, Amazon.com asked the court to declare that Toysrus.com breached an almost 4-year-old online product sales agreement and cited a "chronic failure" by Toysrus.com to have enough stock on hand to fill customer orders.

Sony preps PS2 mod chip legal fight

Sony preps PS2 mod chip legal fight 03/14/2005 04:39 PM
If Oz High Court hearing goes modder's way

Legal fight greets S.F. gay marriages
(USATODAY.com)

Legal fight greets S.F. gay marriages
(USATODAY.com) 02/16/2004 07:56 AM
USATODAY.com - In a show of civil defiance, hundreds of gay and lesbian couples rushed to City Hall to be married over Valentine's Day weekend, setting up a legal showdown Tuesday.

June date for Nominet legal fight

June date for Nominet legal fight 04/19/2004 01:55 PM
Personal Computer World Apr 19 2004 6:25PM GMT

CNN.com - Schindlers' lawyer: Legal
fight near end - Mar 26, 2005

CNN.com - Schindlers' lawyer: Legal
fight near end - Mar 26, 2005 03/28/2005 05:45 AM
doctors do not expect Schiavo to live beyond next Friday .. Florida judge denies latest appeal in Schiavo case .. Attorney Says .. feeding tube

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Amazon seeks to cut Toys "R"
Us ties

Amazon seeks to cut Toys "R"
Us ties 06/29/2004 12:54 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Mon Jun 28, 08:13 pm GMT

SCO legal fight 'hampering' adoption of
Linux in government

SCO legal fight 'hampering' adoption of
Linux in government 04/21/2004 01:07 PM
ZDNet UK Apr 21 2004 4:55PM GMT

Sites Fight Back On Baseless Legal
Threats

Sites Fight Back On Baseless Legal
Threats 09/17/2004 06:47 AM
In the past year and a half, Techdirt has received five or six threats of legal action for things written on the site (one time we even received two completely separate legal threats on the same day -- which actually was quite confusing). None of these went very far, as a quick review of every situation showed they were baseless. In every case, the threats involved statements (usually in the comments) that someone didn't want to be out there, but which were clearly perfectly legal. What most of those doing the threatening failed to realize was that if legal action was taken, the first thing that would happen would be a public discussion of what was happening -- meaning a random comment from years ago on the site that no one looked at any more, would suddenly get a lot more attention (see: Streisa nd, Barbara). Anyway, it looks like more sites (especially in the blog realm) are learning not to freak out every time they get a cease & desist letter, but to push back, and even publicize the threats. At some point, lawyers will wise up and realize that baseless legal threats, with the hope that the legalese will scare a non-lawyer, have a very high likelihood of backfiring in a big way.

Ericsson, Sendo begin antitrust legal
fight

Ericsson, Sendo begin antitrust legal
fight 03/23/2005 12:53 PM
Sweden's Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson on Wednesday launched a patent infringement lawsuit against U.K. mobile phone maker Sendo Holdings, the same day Sendo filed documents with the European Competition Commission accusing Ericsson of anticompetitive practices.

Legal experts predict new rounds in food
fight (USATODAY.com)

Legal experts predict new rounds in food
fight (USATODAY.com) 05/07/2004 03:10 PM
USATODAY.com - A controversial obesity lawsuit against McDonald's may have been thrown out of court. But it inspired the movie Super Size Me, which opens Friday and promises to raise the volume in the debate over fast food and obesity.

Cdn recording industry begins legal
fight to stop music uploaders

Cdn recording industry begins legal
fight to stop music uploaders 02/16/2004 01:19 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Feb 16 2004 5:10PM GMT

Boys Prefer Video Games to Toys
(Reuters)

Boys Prefer Video Games to Toys
(Reuters) 05/11/2004 10:50 AM
Reuters - Boys would rather play a "G.I. Joe" video game than with "G.I. Joe" action figures, a new study finds. Boys ages 5 to 12 spend more time each week playing video games than playing with traditional toys, market research firm NPD Group said on Tuesday. The survey did not detail how much more time was spent.

Toys aren't them? Toys R Us may sell toy
unit (USATODAY.com)

Toys aren't them? Toys R Us may sell toy
unit (USATODAY.com) 08/12/2004 05:41 AM
USATODAY.com - Pounded by competition from discount retailers and increasingly shunned by kids moving on to fancy cell phones and iPods at younger ages, Toys R Us (TOY) says it might shed its toy business in a major restructuring.

Toys: Yomega is putting a new spin on
old toys

Toys: Yomega is putting a new spin on
old toys 06/07/2004 08:58 AM
Boston Globe Jun 7 2004 1:34PM GMT

Boys Prefer Video Games to Toys, Study
Says (Reuters)

Boys Prefer Video Games to Toys, Study
Says (Reuters) 05/11/2004 12:01 PM
Reuters - Boys would rather play a "G.I. Joe" video game than with "G.I. Joe" action figures, a new study finds.

Texas woman faces trial for selling sex
toys (Reuters)

Texas woman faces trial for selling sex
toys (Reuters) 02/11/2004 09:26 AM
Reuters - Joanne Webb is a mother of three, a Baptist, a booster of the town of Burleson, Texas, and a former schoolteacher. She also faces trial for being a smut merchant.

where earlier in the day there used to
be the biggest Toys R Us in the world,
in its place is now a store that sells
the nastiest sex toys in the world.

where earlier in the day there used to
be the biggest Toys R Us in the world,
in its place is now a store that sells
the nastiest sex toys in the world. 05/18/2004 07:24 PM
Choose Your Own New York You're in town to visit your wealthy and eccentric Aunt Ginny, who is spending the day having her blood replaced with Botox on the Upper East Side. Now you have the entire day to yourself to explore the most exciting city in the world! -- A Choose Your Own Adventure story, updated.

Go shopping for a president on Amazon
(Reuters)

Go shopping for a president on Amazon
(Reuters) 01/24/2004 03:36 AM
Reuters - Shoppers at online retailer Amazon.com can now spend money on something new -- U.S. presidential candidates.

Microsoft Disputes $258 Mln Legal
Fee (Reuters)

Microsoft Disputes $258 Mln Legal
Fee (Reuters) 05/13/2004 06:19 PM
Reuters - Lawyers seeking $258 million in legal fees from Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) $1.1 billion class action settlement in California are asking for too much, the world's largest software maker said on Thursday.

Amazon to Buy Chinese Retailer Joyo.com
(Reuters)

Amazon to Buy Chinese Retailer Joyo.com
(Reuters) 08/19/2004 09:48 AM
Reuters - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN.O) said on Thursday that it will buy Joyo.com Ltd., which runs some of China's biggest retail Web sites, for about $75 million to gain entry into China's fast-growing market.
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