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Consumer Group: 25K Ask DOJ to Block Ticketmaster-Live Nation
Washington - A consumer advocacy group called
TicketDisaster.org announced on Tuesday that nearly 25,000 consumers have
directly contacted the U.S. Justice Departent, to urge the antitrust...
OiNK File-Sharing Network Admin Found Not Guilty
London - A U.K. court jury has voted
unanimously to acquit the administrator of music file-sharing network OiNK on
charges of "conspiracy to defraud" the recording...
Kodak Sues Apple, RIM Over Camera Phone Patents
Rochester,
N.Y. - Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) has filed
patent infringement claims with the U.S. International Trade Commission against
Apple (NASD: AAPL) and Research in Motion (NASD:...
China Says Web Firms Must Respect its Laws
Beijing - China has indicated that companies
doing business in the country must abide by its laws, in response to Google's (NASD: GOOG)
announcement that it...
U.K. Copyright Bill Sees Amendments, Proposal From Labels
London - A provision that
would have empowered U.K.
ministers to change copyright law to address new technologies used for
infringement has been stricken from a sweeping...
DOJ: No Kindle in Classroom Until Support for Blind Added
Washington
- Several universities that had begun using Amazon's (NASD: AMZN) Kindle e-book reader in
classrooms have agreed, under the terms of a settlement with the Justice...
Google Mulls China Exit; Will Cease Censoring of Results
Washington
- Daunted by a series of security breaches and continuing government censorship
of its search results, Google (NASD: GOOG) said that it is considering exiting...
Court Revives Antitrust Suit Against Major Record Labels
New York
- A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit that alleges the major
record labels have engaged in the fixing of prices and terms...
Labels Petition Swedish Court Make Pirate Bay Pay Fines
Stockholm, Sweden - The four major record labels have petitioned
the courts in Sweden to compel two operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay
to pay...
Spain Empowers Judges to Close Websites on Piracy Claims
Madrid - The government of Spain has approved
new legislation that will empower the country's courts to shutter or block
access to websites offering unauthorized downloads...
