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Court Finds LimeWire, Founder Guilty of Copyright Infringement
Los Angeles
- A federal judge has granted summary judgment for the Recording Industry Association
of America (RIAA), finding the LimeWire file-sharing service and founder Mark
Groton...
"Hurt Locker" Producers to Sue Downloaders for Infringement
Los Angeles
- Voltage Pictures, which produced the Oscar-winning film "Hurt
Locker," has retained the services of U.S. Copyright Group and plans to
sue individuals who downloaded...
Warner, Universal Settle Project Playlist Copyright Suits
Los Angeles
- Project Playlist, the operator of a site that lets users create playlists
from streaming songs available online, has settled copyright infringement lawsuits
with major...
HTC Countersues Apple Over Patents, Seeks iPhone Import Ban
Los Angeles
- Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has responded to patent infringement claims filed
against the company by Apple (NASD: AAPL) two months ago in the form...
Another iPhone 4G Prototype Surfaces in Vietnam
Los Angeles - Another prototype iPhone 4G has been spotted
in the wild, this time in Vietnam, where bloggers have posted photos and video of
a...
Pirate Bay Appeal Judges Cleared of Bias Charges
Stockholm,
Sweden -
Several judges with ties to copyright lobby groups have been cleared of bias
charges and approved to preside over the appeal of convictions for...
Spanish Court Clears Streaming Sports Link Index Rojadirecta
Madrid
- A Spanish appeals court has upheld a lower court's decision and found that
Rojadirecta, a site that indexes links to unauthorized streams of sporting
events,...
NVCA Urges Senators to Maintain Current VC Tax Treatment
Arlington,
Va. - Hoping to curb a proposal
currently being considered in the Senate, the National Venture Capital
Association (NVCA) on Tuesday delivered to every senator a...
GEMA Ends YouTube Licensing Talks; Wants Videos Removed
Berlin
- Licensing talks between Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube and GEMA have broken down, leading the
German music rightsholder group to demand that 600 videos be removed...
ASCAP, BMI File Brief Supporting Viacom's YouTube Lawsuit
Los Angeles - Performing rights organizations ASCAP, BMI and
SESAC have signed on to an amicus brief in support of Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) $1 billion
copyright infringement...
