July 31, 2008
Microsoft Goes After Rival Mouse Maker
Though a Gartner analyst says the end is near for the computer mouse , Microsoft claims a rival mouse manufacturer is violating seven of its patents, reports Todd Bishop at the Seattle Post-Intel... More >
July 30, 2008
Extradition Appeal Rejected for Military Hacking Suspect
The House of Lords has rejected the extradition appeal of a British man accused of hacking 97 U.S. military computer systems in 2001 and 2002, and he most likely now will face trial in the United S... More >
EU Working Toward Single Patent System
The European Commission has published a strategy for protecting industrial property rights across its 27 member states to include not only patents and trademarks, but other rights as well, reports ... More >
Judge Rejects Sprint's Early Termination Fees
A California judge struck down Sprint's early termination fees as violating state law, reports The San Francisco Chronicle . Alameda County Superior Court Judge Bonnie Sabraw ordered Sprint... More >
Italian Broadcaster Latest to Sue Google, YouTube
Italian broadcaster Mediaset is suing Google and its unit YouTube for illegal use of its materials. Forbes reports the Milan-based company is seeking 500 million euros ($779.3 million) in d... More >
July 29, 2008
Oracle Widens Claims Against SAP
In the never-ending and ever-widening lawsuit against SAP, Oracle alleges that SAP knew , even when it bought TomorrowNow, that its operation was set up to steal Oracle's products and customers, rep... More >
July 25, 2008
Embarq Notifies House Committee of Targeted Ad Test
Regional Internet company Embarq recently told lawmakers that it was conducting a targeted advertising test on 26,000 of its high-speed Internet customers in Kansas, based on their anonymous Intern... More >
Trade Association Considers Suing eBay
The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) is considering taking legal action against online auctioneer eBay. The trade association is also contemplating leading a lobby to Congress f... More >
July 24, 2008
Spammer on the Lam
So how many "spam kings" are there? Earlier this week so-called "spam king" Robert Soloway has been sentenced to 47 months in prison in Seattle. Now, the Rocky Mountain News reports... More >
Nokia, Qualcomm Reach Licensing Deal
Just as the excitement was building for webcast court proceedings in the patent dispute between Qualcomm and Nokia, the two companies have worked out a settlement that ends all litigation , report... More >
July 23, 2008
'Spam King' Sentenced to 47 Months
So-called "spam king" Robert Soloway has been sentenced to 47 months in prison. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer , U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman likened him to a polluter w... More >
July 22, 2008
American Airlines, Google Settle Suit
American Airlines has settled its trademark-infringement lawsuit against Google , reports The Associated Press in a story on Newsvine.com. American claimed Google Adwords put competitors i... More >
Former Microsoft Manager Sentenced to 22 Months
Former Microsoft domain manager Carolyn Gudmundson, who pleaded guilty in January to embezzlement, has been sentenced to 22 months in prison and will be required to repay more than $923,000 in res... More >
Patent Battle to Be Webcast
It's not Tiger Woods in the U.S. Open or even the NBA finals. But, according to InformationWeek , there's so much interest in the patent infringement lawsuit between Nokia and Qualcomm that it's b... More >
July 21, 2008
Looking Closer at Rogue Network Admin
Paul Venezia at PC World digs deeper in an attempt to understand the network administrator accused of locking down San Francisco's FiberWan network. Terry Childs comes across as a control fr... More >
Facebook Suing German Social Networking Site
Facebook filed suit against German social networking site studiVZ last Friday in a California federal court. Facebook claims the German Web site has lifted its look and feel and is seeking monetary... More >
July 18, 2008
EU Cracking Down on Ringtone Sites
The European Union is cracking down on Web sites that offer free ringtones and other goodies, reports BBC News . Eighty percent of the more than 500 Web sites studied provide information th... More >
SCO to Pay Novell $2.5 Million
Internetnews.com reports that U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball has ordered SCO to pay $2.55 million to Novell in the latest development of the three-year long Unix copyright dispute. SCO is... More >
July 17, 2008
AOL Spammer Gets Prison Time
Adam Vitale was slapped with a 30-month prison sentence and ordered to pay $180,000 in restitution for inundating AOL subscribers with spam over a four-month period, reports PCWorld . Vital... More >
July 16, 2008
Jailed Net Admin Remains Mum on San Francisco System Password
Law enforcement officials still haven't been able to pry the password to San Francisco's FiberWAN System out of a network administrator accused of locking it down , according to The San Francisco... More >
July 15, 2008
Net Admin Accused of Locking down San Francisco FiberWAN System
A disgruntled city computer engineer accused of locking top administrators out of San Francisco's new computer system is due to be arraigned Tuesday. The San Francisco Chronicle reports tha... More >
Judge Backs eBay in Tiffany Lawsuit
A federal judge has handed a victory to eBay by ruling that companies such as jewelry giant Tiffany & Co. are responsible for defending their brands, not the online auction site, according to a... More >
July 14, 2008
ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Wiretapping Bill
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging the revised wiretapping law just passed by Congress and signed by the president last week, reports Wired . The group claim... More >
July 11, 2008
FCC to Move Against Comcast?
The head of the Federal Communications Commission says he will recommend that the panel take action against Comcast for throttling Internet traffic, reports The Associated Press in a story on New... More >
July 10, 2008
Verizon Settles Suit over Early Termination Fees for $21 Million
Verizon Wireless will pay $21 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in California over early termination fees, reports The Associated Press in The New York Times. The money will be dist... More >
Computer Techs to Become PIs?
Computer technicians in Texas are up in arms over a law enacted unanimously last year requiring a private investigator's license for anyone who retrieves data from a computer, analyzes it and makes... More >
Senate Approves Wiretapping Bill With Immunity for Telecoms
As expected, the Senate approved a revised bill overhauling rules on government wiretapping that included immunity for telecoms, reports The Washington Post . After much wrangling, the leg... More >
July 7, 2008
Speeding up Laptop X-Rays
As soon as August, some travelers won't have to remove their laptops from their cases as they go through airport security, speeding up the line, reports USA Today . The U.S. Transportation ... More >
July 3, 2008
Hackers Withdraw PINs from Citibank ATMs at 7-Eleven Stores
7-Eleven stores are known for their convenience. Hackers conveniently tapped Citibank's network ATMs within 7-Eleven stores to steal the PIN codes of customers. The Associated Press reports t... More >
Users Get Raw End of YouTube v Viacom Decision
The scales of justice have yet to balance in the YouTube versus Viacom legal battle. DailyTech reports that the court has ordered Google (YouTube's owner) to turn over a complete log of user ... More >
July 2, 2008
Advocates Sue DOJ over Cellphone Tracking
The American Civil Liberties Union and Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday seeking records of the agency's tracking of mobile phone users. The New ... More >
