SABAM starts legal action against Tiscali to block all P2P software in Belgium

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Vietnam starts taking action against
software piracy

Vietnam starts taking action against
software piracy 05/14/2004 09:15 AM
Vietnamese authorities raided the premises of three of the country's largest computer assemblers in the capital Hanoi on Wednesday, discovering large amounts of pirated software on the premises, according to a government statement.

Hot Legal Action

Hot Legal Action 03/13/2003 10:23 AM
Michael O'Connor Clarke has a great typo to show you.

Pensioners to take legal action against
IBM

Pensioners to take legal action against
IBM 12/05/2003 01:02 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Dec 5 2003 0:13AM ET

Cat Stevens to take legal action

Cat Stevens to take legal action 09/24/2004 09:19 AM
Ex-singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, says he has instructed lawyers after being refused entry to the US.

Uk Operators Take Legal Action Over 3g
Vat Dispute

Uk Operators Take Legal Action Over 3g
Vat Dispute 02/10/2004 03:56 PM
ewirelessnews Feb 10 2004 7:17PM GMT

Q&A Anti-spam legal action

Q&A Anti-spam legal action 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
News.bbc.co.uk - Tue Aug 24, 10:44 am GMT

ACS Takes Legal Action Against Google

ACS Takes Legal Action Against Google 12/31/2004 04:49 PM
Google search service is said to infringe SciFinder Scholar trademark

RIAA Extends Legal Action

RIAA Extends Legal Action 12/03/2003 07:17 PM
shystershep writes "An article at InfoWorld tells how the RIAA 'is filing 41 new lawsuits and sending 90 lawsuit-notification letters this week, adding to the ...

Microsoft Statement on RealNetworks'
Legal Action

Microsoft Statement on RealNetworks'
Legal Action 12/18/2003 09:45 PM
Following RealNetworks Inc.'s legal action today, Microsoft Corp. issued the following statement:

Legal action threatens Microsoft's
Longhorn

Legal action threatens Microsoft's
Longhorn 04/14/2005 10:04 AM
What PC Apr 14 2005 2:17PM GMT

Microsoft plans further legal action on
spam

Microsoft plans further legal action on
spam 12/18/2003 01:02 AM
CNET Dec 17 2003 11:34PM ET

Global legal action looms over use of
Linux

Global legal action looms over use of
Linux 01/18/2004 08:17 PM
The SCO chief would not confirm Google was on the list but he did little to dispel the prospect of legal action that could hamper the search engine company's ...

Legal action closes DVD-copy firm

Legal action closes DVD-copy firm 08/04/2004 09:58 AM
A software firm that made a DVD and games copying program has folded under legal pressure.

Valve Takes Legal Action Against
Cheaters?

Valve Takes Legal Action Against
Cheaters? 06/22/2004 03:28 PM

Legal action curbs US music downloads

Legal action curbs US music downloads 01/06/2004 07:59 AM
Computer Weekly Jan 6 2004 7:05AM ET

Viagra spam forces legal action

Viagra spam forces legal action 08/05/2004 06:49 AM
Viagra maker Pfizer is suing spammers and websites that it says are selling illegal versions of its drug.

dailypennsylvanian.com - Assaulted
protester considering legal action

dailypennsylvanian.com - Assaulted
protester considering legal action 09/22/2004 02:02 AM
contemplating legal action .. daily pennsylvanian .. file charges

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Google float hits fresh hitch as UK firm
starts G-Mail action

Google float hits fresh hitch as UK firm
starts G-Mail action 08/09/2004 08:25 PM
Independent Aug 10 2004 0:38AM GMT

Sites face legal action on disabled
access

Sites face legal action on disabled
access 04/14/2004 01:10 PM
Personal Computer World Apr 14 2004 6:01PM GMT

University to take legal action on
forged internet degrees

University to take legal action on
forged internet degrees 07/06/2004 12:05 AM
Glasgow Herald Jul 6 2004 3:46AM GMT

Microsoft could face legal action over
'critical flaw'

Microsoft could face legal action over
'critical flaw' 02/11/2004 10:51 AM
itv.com Feb 11 2004 3:14PM GMT

Dabs.com threatens legal action over its
own pricing cock-up

Dabs.com threatens legal action over its
own pricing cock-up 06/11/2004 07:59 AM
Irish IT firm refuses to be 'bullied'

Crackdown on Illegal Downloading Brings
Global Legal Action

Crackdown on Illegal Downloading Brings
Global Legal Action 03/22/2005 04:21 PM

Ignoring disabled web access will lead
to legal action, warns DRC

Ignoring disabled web access will lead
to legal action, warns DRC 04/15/2004 05:01 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 15 2004 9:21AM GMT

U.K. health agency faces legal action
over canceled EDS contract

U.K. health agency faces legal action
over canceled EDS contract 03/08/2004 11:18 PM
The EDS system was expected to be the one of the largest corporate directory and e-mail service systems in the world, with 1.2 million NHS staff getting personal mailboxes, online calendars and access to a national directory.

Microsoft: Legal fees in class-action
suit too high

Microsoft: Legal fees in class-action
suit too high 05/13/2004 09:16 PM
CNET May 14 2004 1:21AM GMT

MPAA Faces Legal Action Over False
Takedown Notices

MPAA Faces Legal Action Over False
Takedown Notices 09/20/2004 01:24 PM
Just a few weeks ago we pointed to yet another example of the MPAA sending out bogus takedown letters to people who control servers hosting files that have names that sound like certain movie titles, but clearly have nothing to do with the movie. As we noted then, this shows just one of the many problems with the way the system works. Right now, the entertainment industry can accuse anyone of violating copyright law for distributing a file that the industry has no control over and whoever hosts the file is required by law to take it down. The industry should be required to at least verify that the file is infringing. The same thing has apparently happened in Australia to Linux Australia, but the folks there have realized the false accusation breaks a few laws in Australia, and they've contacted their lawyers to respond to the MPAA's takedown notice. In this case, they were accused of distributing the movies "Grind" and "Twisted" when they were really distributing the Twisted framework and the memory management problem solving tool Valgrind. It's unlikely much will come of this, as the MPAA will apologize... and then keep on sending out bogus takedown notices causing problems for all sorts of perfectly legitimate individuals and companies.

Judge Cuts Legal Fees in Microsoft
Class-Action Suit

Judge Cuts Legal Fees in Microsoft
Class-Action Suit 09/18/2004 04:07 AM
Enterprise Windows I.T. Sep 18 2004 7:18AM GMT

Yahoo! News - Kerry takes legal action
against Vietnam critics

Yahoo! News - Kerry takes legal action
against Vietnam critics 08/20/2004 08:08 PM
Kerry takes legal action against Vietnam critics .. FEC complaint against the Swift Vets .. Federal Election Commission

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Crackpot family members of man who
coined the term "googol" are considering
legal action against Google

Crackpot family members of man who
coined the term "googol" are considering
legal action against Google 05/19/2004 12:14 AM
More .. May 16 .. Now

baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-as.googol16may16,0,1939718.story ?coll=bal-technology-headlines
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Test-Achats, the Belgian consumer
protection body, is bringing legal
action against the major labels

Test-Achats, the Belgian consumer
protection body, is bringing legal
action against the major labels 01/06/2004 06:48 AM
Belgian watchdog sues record biz over copy protection .. suing some of the big record labels .. filing suit .. reporting .. news

theregister.co.uk/content/6/34695.html
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New Software to Block Sponsored Ad
Results

New Software to Block Sponsored Ad
Results 12/10/2003 07:48 PM
InfoWorld is reporting ( http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/12/08/HNadsubtract_1.html ) that the new AdSubtract PRO Version 3 will include a feature called "Search Sanity," which will block paid advertisement results on search engines. While you hear of plenty of pop-up blockers, I don't recall...

Using Software Restriction Policies to
Block Spyware-Adware

Using Software Restriction Policies to
Block Spyware-Adware 07/20/2004 05:58 PM

Banning software patents: a call to
action

Banning software patents: a call to
action 12/11/2003 03:52 AM
For the past nine months, much of the attention of the IT world has been drawn to the SCO v. IBM case. Having started out as a case about breach of contract, it is now about all three key areas of intellectual property law: copyright law (was code illegally copied from Unix into Linux?), patent law (did SCO violate IBM's patents?), and trademark law (who owns 'UNIX'?).

SAM helps keep small businesses software
legal

SAM helps keep small businesses software
legal 12/12/2003 07:55 AM
ZDNet UK Dec 12 2003 7:42AM ET

Why Software Patents Exist: Legal Fees

Why Software Patents Exist: Legal Fees 08/02/2004 04:42 AM
John has submitted this somewhat disturbing, if not at all surprising, "anonymous insider's account" of a software company that is ramping up their patent efforts, after another company beat them in a lawsuit over patents, and the company began to realize just how valuable patents were in that sense -- if not actually for the purpose of innovation. The clear point is that patents do little to help innovation, often do quite a bit to harm innovation, but do keep the lawyers quite happy. Software engineers are told to come up with just about anything that might possibly be patentable, and the engineer in question does so -- coming up with nearly 20 patents in a matter of days. The engineer admits that all would be pretty obvious to any "competent worker in our field," but all were gleefully accepted by the lawyers. The engineer points out that these patents alone likely created over a $1 million worth of legal expenses -- money that is not being spent on actual research and development any more. Despite the fact that the "any competent worker" point should make these patents completely invalid the lawyers actively point out that the patent examiners aren't smart enough to know any better: "Look, if the examiners were any good they'd be in industry, so you don't have too much to worry about." Meanwhile, the engineer notes that all of the innovation in the industry seems to be coming from areas where there are no patents. It is just an anecdotal story, but, it's one that seems to be getting repeated an awful lot in the software industry. If the entire point of the patent system is to promote innovation, and time and time against the opposite has been shown to be true, why isn't anyone reforming the patent system (and, even worse, why are other countries making their patent systems more like ours)?

Judges rule file-sharing software legal

Judges rule file-sharing software legal 08/19/2004 03:07 PM
A federal appeals court has ruled that file-sharing software is in fact legal. The panel noted that file-sharing companies simply provide the software for individual users to share information. Therefore, they cannot be held accountable for what users share, be it a word document or copyrighted material.

While developers of file-sharing software are rejoicing about the federal appeals courts ruling, the RIAA and MPAA are steaming mad. This ruling has dealt a serious blow to the two industries, but they have vowed to continue the fight. They have urged a re-examination of the law, and will undoubtedly proceed with an appeal. However, they still face the same old problem : unlike Napster, new file-sharing networks don't have central servers where computer connect to access copyrighted material. This technique makes file-sharing networks like Sharman and Stream cast even harder to shutdown.

If this ruling had not gone through (i.e. the RIAA / MPAA won), several file-sharing developers would have had to face the possibility of further legal action. Right now, those file-sharing developers (Grokster Ltd, Stream cast Networks Inc. and Sharman Networks Ltd.) are in the clear. The situation is such that the RIAA & MPAA won't stop until file-sharing is a thing of the past : read - they'll never stop. Problem is, you can't shut down file sharing networks with legal action.

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BSA software audit 'will not trigger
legal action'

BSA software audit 'will not trigger
legal action' 02/18/2004 04:12 PM
It's Confidential. Really, really, truly

Free Software Legal Protection:
Licenses, Legislation or Both?

Free Software Legal Protection:
Licenses, Legislation or Both? 12/05/2003 06:41 AM
Here's your chance to review, comment on and help develop proposed legislation for international use.
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