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Lawsuit stories - Page 2

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Facebook suit thrown out
Mon, 25th Jul 2011
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A US judge has dismissed yet another claim by the Winklevoss twins and Divya Narendra that Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook at Harvard.
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New Facebook suit launched
Fri, 24th Jun 2011
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The Winklevoss twins have filed another lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg, alleging Facebook suppressed evidence in their NZD $80 million settlement from 2008.
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IBM settles bribery complaint for $10m
Mon, 21st Mar 2011
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payment technologies
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Complaint alleged IBM employees tried to bribe South Korean and Chinese officials in return for business over ten years.
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Apple wants to own the P word
Tue, 28th Sep 2010
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personal computing devices
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A legal row over the word ‘pod’ has erupted after start-up company Sector Labs called its in-development projector the Video Pod.
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‘BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH’
Wed, 1st Sep 2010
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Blue Screen of Death implicated in BP oil spill, with fatal PC crashes on Deepwater Horizon rig contributing to the disaster.
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Too Populat to Kill
Sun, 1st Aug 2010
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YouTube’s recent US federal court victory against Viacom is being touted as a landmark for online file sharing.
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Copyright ruling pleases ISPs
Fri, 5th Feb 2010
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An Australian court has ruled ISPs aren't liable for customers' illegal downloads, a decision welcomed by New Zealand's ISPs and boosting iiNet's share price.
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Chinese govt. accused of pirating software
Thu, 7th Jan 2010
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Cybersitter, a US software maker, is suing the Chinese government for USD $2.2 billion, alleging pirated software was used in the ‘Great Firewall of China’.
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Warner Music settles with YouTube
Fri, 2nd Oct 2009
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digital entertainment
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Warner Music's videos set to return on YouTube after settling copyright spat, promising a share of ad revenue to WMG and addressing EFF's concerns.