infringement

  1. Wichita Falls, Texas, man, pleads guilty in federal court to copyright infringement of computer soft

    According to documents filed in the case, from June 8, 2006 through April 9, 2007, the convict infringed the copyrighted works of Adobe Systems Inc. by reproducing copies of software for his financial gain. This happened on eBay many years ago. I don't understand how he thought he could get...
  2. Addressing Full Text Copying and Pasting

    Addressing Full Text Copying and Pasting of News, Security, and Tutorial Articles We were recently made aware of what appears to be infringing content, in the form of full-text copy and paste articles from 3rd party websites. While we consider information posted online about computer...
  3. Hangover Tattoo Lawsuit: Can You Copyright Flesh?

    An esoteric debate has surfaced in the legal flap over a tattoo appearing on a character in the Thursday movie release of The Hangover: Part II. It surrounds the question of whether a work first rendered on the human body can be copyright. The nation’s top cited copyright scholar, David...
  4. LimeWire pays $105 million in music copyright case

    SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – The popular online file-sharing service LimeWire has agreed to pay $105 million to settle charges that it was a platform for music piracy. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said Thursday that the negotiated settlement came as jurors in a federal court...
  5. Samsung Blasts Apple in Patent Fight Aimed at Android

    Samsung isn't taking Apple's copycat accusations lying down. The electronics giant has filed suits against the Cupertino, Calif.-based company alleging the iPhone and iPad trespass on its patents. The Samsung countersuit comes just days after Apple flat-out accused the company of stealing...
  6. Microsoft Word

    Well, seems that a Federal Court has upheld the original decision that Microsoft is infringing on the patents held by another company with Microsoft Word. While Microsoft attempted to fight the implementation of this decision claiming irreparable damage, now states "no problem, We will have a...
  7. Irreparable Harm - - Gimme a break

    It appears that Microsoft is going to play the pity card in their ongoing battle with i4i and the injunction against Microsoft's use of Custom XML which i4i holds the patent to. Microsoft is, perhaps with a somewhat less cocky attitude than they displayed during the recent proceedings, now...