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RIAA Appeals 90% Reduction of Damages in File-Sharing Case
Boston - The Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) has appealed a federal judge's reduction of a file-sharing copyright
damages award from $675,000 to $67,500, the...
Third Trial of File-Swapper Jammie Thomas Set for Oct. 4
Duluth, Minn. - A federal judge has set a date of Oct. 4 to
begin a third trial for convicted file-swapper Jammie Thomas-Rassett, following
the breakdown...
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...
Microsoft Contends Apple's Push for "App Store" Trademark
San Francisco - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has filed a motion opposing
Apple's (NASD: AAPL) application for a trademark on the term "app store," arguing
the term is generic....
Court Approves Pandora Appeal Of Pre-1972 Recordings Suit Due To Music...
Hypebot reports: "Last week the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals told a lower federal court to reconsider Pandora's bid to negate a class-action lawsuit...
Roblox Says $200m+ Copyright Lawsuit Is Based on a ‘Fundamental Misunderstanding’....
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Video gaming platform Roblox has responded to being hit with a $200 million-plus copyright infringement lawsuit from music publishers in...
Nvidia acquisition of Arm under fire from Microsoft and Google
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Major tech firms are protesting against Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of UK semiconductor firm Arm."
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Report: MPAA Letters to Warn Schools, Students on File-Sharing
Washington - The Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA) will be sending letters to U.S. colleges and universities this week,
notifying them of its intent to...
Supremes Seek RIAA Response in 'Innocent Infringer' Case
Washington - The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA) to respond to a request it received to
hear an appeal...
Pharma Ads Cost Google $500M
Washington, D.C. - The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday it has reached a $500 million settlement with Google following allegations that the...
