Viacom hits YouTube & Google with $1Billion lawsuit
March 14, 2007
After Google’s failure to remove thousands of Viacom owned videos from their site, YouTube, the media company has hit back with a $1 Billion lawsuit.
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Intel CEO Screws Up AMD Lawsuit By Losing Emails
March 12, 2007
Paul Otellini and other Intel execs are under fire from Advanced Micro Devices for failing to retain emails that will assist in AMD’s lawsuit against Intel, and Intel’s Japanese arm, Intel KK.
Cyber bullies get YouTube banned in Aussie schools
March 4, 2007
Video sharing web site YouTube has been banned in 1,600 government schools in the state of Victoria, Australia.
NewsFlash: RIAA Opposes FAIR USE Bill
February 28, 2007
The alterations to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act [DMCA] have come under scrutiny from the RIAA, who claim that the changes put content providers at risk again by advocating piracy. But we already knew they were going to say that.
Does Symantec’s Norton 360 Cost Too Much?
February 26, 2007
Symantec’s latest anti-virus suite, Norton 360, goes on sale today. I wasn’t really expecting a price drop, but it’s come out with a $79.99 per year price tag. Does that seem too much?
Microsoft facing $1.52 billion in damages over Alcatel-Lucent audio patents
February 22, 2007
Microsoft must pay $1.52 billion in damages to Alcatel-Lucent for infringing patents relating to MP3 encoding and decoding, a US jury has decided.
Sex addict fired by IBM for chat room visit sues for $5mil
February 21, 2007
There’s a term that’s thrown around work offices with internet access. It’s NSFW. I’m sure you’re familiar with it. It means Not Safe For Work. Generally it’s anything adult related where if your boss popped a look over your shoulder you’d be embarrassed or even asked to leave.
