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1. Digital Patents Go to Court

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Content distribution, Software quality, Patent/copyright issue, Lawsuit/litigation, InterTrust Technologies Corp. -- Cases, Microsoft Corp. -- Cases, Copyright -- Cases, Software -- Cases, Computer software industry -- Cases, Content distribution -- Cases, Actions and defenses -- Cases, Patents -- Cases
Abstract

A HIGH-STAKES BATTLE OVER A KEY technology for managing the distribution of digital content has been launched, and the first volley is InterTrust Technologies' lawsuit against Microsoft for patent infringement. […]

Published
2001

2. Sony vs. Sony

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Consumer electronics industry, Government regulation, Patent/copyright issue, Sony Group Corp. -- Product information -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Sony Electronics Inc. -- Product information -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Copyright -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Product information -- Cases, Consumer electronics industry -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Product information -- Cases, Consumer electronics -- Cases -- Product information
Abstract

ENTERTAINMENT AND ELECTRONICS DIVISIONS CLASH SONY CORP. OF AMERICA IS STUMBLING over its own big feet. The media behemoth is the umbrella for both Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Electronics […]

Published
2001

3. NAPSTER'S NINE LIVES

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Cable television/data services, Online services, Napster Inc. -- Cases, File sharing -- Cases, Online services -- Cases, Sound recordings -- Cases, Sound recording industry -- Cases
Abstract

WHILE OBSERVERS WERE QUICK TO PREDICT the demise of Napster after last week's preliminary injunction, the terms could have been a lot worse for the music swapping service. Unlike the […]

Published
2001

4. NAPSTER BARS USER ACCESS

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Industry association information, Government regulation, Cable television/data services, Patent/copyright issue, Online services, Lawsuit/litigation, Napster Inc. -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Recording Industry Association of America -- Cases, Copyright -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases, File sharing -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases, Trade and professional associations -- Cases, Actions and defenses -- Cases, Online services -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases, Sound recordings -- Cases, Sound recording industry -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases
Abstract

NAPSTER USERS OVER THE WEEKEND MAY have found themselves unable to trade music, as the service began blocking access to thousands of copyrighted songs. After a court hearing in San […]

Published
2001

5. Shared Pain

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Consumer electronics industry, Industry association information, Government regulation, Cable television/data services, Online services, Lawsuit/litigation, Napster Inc. -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Recording Industry Association of America -- Cases, Consumer electronics industry -- Product information -- Cases, File sharing -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases -- Product information, Trade and professional associations -- Product information -- Cases, Actions and defenses -- Product information -- Cases, Consumer electronics -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases -- Product information, Online services -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases -- Product information, Sound recordings -- Product information -- Cases, Sound recording industry -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases -- Product information
Abstract

NAPSTER RULING FELT ELSEWHERE THIS MONTH'S ANTI-NAPSTER APPELLATE court ruling struck a sour note for many businesses interested in new technologies. The legal precedent will affect the ability of consumer […]

Published
2001

6. Content Conundrum

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Government regulation, MP3, Patent/copyright issue, Napster Inc. -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Copyright -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases, MP3 -- Cases, Patents -- Cases
Abstract

WHY SECURE DIGITAL MEDIA FLUNKS THE VENDORS OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANagement technology have been taught an old and painful lesson: The customer is always right. In the pre-Napster era, digital […]

Published
2000

7. The MP3.com Suit

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Cable television/data services, Patent/copyright issue, Online services, Online music trading, CNET Networks Entertainment. MP3.com -- Cases, Copyright -- Cases, Online music trading -- Cases, Patent law -- Cases, Online services -- Cases, Patents -- Cases, Home shopping -- Cases
Abstract

Could the copyright infringement suit against Web site have been avoided? Last week's ruling that MP3.com willfully infringed on Universal Music's copyrights is already being touted as a precedent-setter for […]

Published
2000

8. Napster Effect May Extend Beyond Music

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Patent/copyright issue, Online music trading, Napster Inc. -- Cases, Computer and Communications Industry Association -- Cases, Consumer Electronics Association -- Cases, Copyright -- Cases, Online music trading -- Cases, Patents -- Cases
Abstract

Industry groups say judge's read of legal precedents could hurt tech as a whole For millions of file-swapping teens, the Napster case is about continued access to free music. For […]

Published
2000

9. MP3.COM EXEC SINGS A DIFFERENT TUNE AFTER SETTLING SUITS BROUGHT BY RECORD LABELS

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Company business planning, Patent/copyright issue, CNET Networks Entertainment. MP3.com -- Cases -- Planning, Sony Music Entertainment Inc. -- Cases -- Planning, Copyright -- Cases, Sound recordings -- Cases -- Planning, Patents -- Cases
Abstract

There's nothing like losing a multibillion-dollar law-suit to turn an outspoken critic of the recording industry into one of its most fervent supporters. Michael Robertson was once known for his […]

Published
2000

10. Does Free Speech Extend To Code?

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, Company legal issue, Patent/copyright issue, Lawsuit/litigation, Digital video disk, 2600 Enterprises -- Cases, Copyright -- Cases, Videodiscs -- Cases, Actions and defenses -- Cases, Digital video disk -- Cases, Patents -- Cases
Abstract

Civil liberties groups have vowed to fight on, following a court ruling last week in which a federal judge declared that computer code is not a protected form of expression […]

Published
2000

11. Antitrust Lawsuit Over Medical Residency System Is Dismissed

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Antitrust issue, National Resident Matching Program -- Cases, Antitrust law -- Cases, Medical students -- Cases -- Employment -- Compensation and benefits
Abstract

A federal district judge in Washington on Thursday dismissed an antitrust lawsuit that contended medical residents are forced to participate in a system that ensures they work long hours for […]

Published
2004

12. Chat systems yield clues in Web attacks by hackers

Author

Markoff, John and Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Cable television/data services, Online services, Computer services industry, Hacker, Computer crime, eBay Inc. -- Crimes against, Kroll Inc. -- Investigations -- Crimes against, Yahoo! Inc. -- Crimes against, Stanford University -- Investigations -- Crimes against, Computer services industry -- Investigations, Online services -- Crimes against -- Investigations, Computers -- Services, Computer crimes -- Investigations, Computer hackers -- Investigations -- Crimes against
Abstract

Evidence fueling the search for suspects in the recent attacks on leading Web sites may have been found in a set of online conversations secretly monitored by computer security experts […]

Published
2000

13. 3 Copyright Lawsuits Test Limits of New Digital Media

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, Market trend/market analysis, Entertainment industry -- Intellectual property -- Cases -- Forecasts and trends -- Analysis, Copyright infringement -- Cases -- Forecasts and trends -- Analysis
Abstract

A flurry of court activities last week revealed a growing conflict between the entertainment industry, which is struggling to protect its products and profits in the Internet age, and consumer […]

Published
2000

14. Microsoft and Caldera Settle Antitrust Suit

Author

Robinson, Sara

Subjects
Company legal issue, The SCO Group Inc. -- Cases, Microsoft Corp. -- Cases, Computer software industry -- Cases, Unfair competition (Commerce) -- Cases
Abstract

Caldera Inc. and the Microsoft Corporation announced today that they had settled a suit that had accused Microsoft of anticompetitive practices. Under the terms of the settlement, Microsoft will pay […]

Published
2000

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