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Microsoft Sues Lithuanian BitTorrent Site for $43 Million
Redmond, Wash.
- Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against LinkoManija,
reportedly the largest BitTorrent file-sharing tracker site in Lithuania,
TorrentFreak reports.
With the aid of...
File-Swapper Rejects RIAA Offer of Further Reduced Damages
San Francisco - After a federal judge last week reduced the
amount of damages convicted file-swapper Jammie Thomas-Rasset must pay from
$1.92 million to $54,000, the...
eHarmony Loses Lawsuit, Will Make Site "Welcoming" to Gays
Los Angeles - Dating site
eHarmony on Tuesday agreed to pay $500,000 and make its site more
"welcoming" to gay and lesbian customers, as part of...
SCOTUS Declines Sony Appeal; Launch Not "Interactive Service"
Washington
- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from major record
label Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG, letting stand a lower court's...
Labels Lose $9 Million Suit Against Baidu Over MP3 "Deep Links"
Beijing
- A Chinese court has ruled that search engine Baidu (NASD: BIDU) is not infringing the
copyrights of major record labels by providing "deep links" to
unauthorized...
Authorities Raid Home of EliteBits File-Sharing Admin
Los Angeles
- The home of the operator of EliteBits, a BitTorrent file-sharing tracker
site, was raided on Friday by a representative from a Danish court...
China Denies Role in Cyber Attack on Google
Beijing
- The Chinese government has strongly denied any involvement in the recent
cyber attacks on Google's (NASD: GOOG) Gmail servers that targeted the accounts of...
MumboJumbo Wins $4.6M Verdict Against Rival PopCap
Dallas - Casual games
publisher MumboJumbo announced on Monday that a court in Texas has ruled in its favor in a breach of
contract claim against...
Judge Slashes $1.92M File-Sharing Verdict to $54,000
Duluth, Minn. - A federal judge on Monday set aside
a $1.92 million damages verdict against Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the first person
to be convicted of copyright...
DOJ Approves Merger of Ticketmaster, Live Nation
Los Angeles
- The U.S. Justice Department on Monday approved the proposed merger between
Ticketmaster (NASD: TKTM) and concert promotion giant Live Nation (NYSE: LYV). Under...
