Version: 2008
home
reviews
news
downloads
cnet tv
HOLIDAY HELP DESK:
Broadcasting live at 1:00 p.m., PT
log in
join CNET
welcome,
my profile
log out
Home
Reviews
News
Downloads
CNET TV
ThinkPad X200 Tablet Save Extra 5%
Ultimate Holiday Tech Guide
Content from CNET tagged with
decision
[x]
,
court
[x]
Show Results by
News
(28)
Narrow Your Results
copyright law
(6)
Grokster Ltd.
(6)
injunction
(6)
patent
(6)
Research In Motion Ltd.
(5)
RIM BlackBerry
(5)
U.S.
(5)
file-swapping
(5)
lawsuit
(5)
NTP
(5)
e-mail
(5)
Microsoft Corp.
(5)
P2P
(5)
Google Inc.
(4)
technology company
(3)
1
|
2
Next
News Stories
Showing
1-20
of
28
results found
Court nixes lawsuit fighting copyright law
November 24, 2004
Internet Archive founder's suit against copyright terms is dismissed by federal judge.
TAGS:
Brewster Kahle
,
copyright law
,
federal judge
,
court
,
copyright protection
,
lawsuit
,
decision
,
work
Supreme Court rules against file swapping
June 27, 2005
In unanimous decision, justices say Grokster and others could be held responsible for widespread copyright infringement.
TAGS:
Grokster Ltd.
,
file-swapping
,
copyright infringement
,
peer-to-peer company
,
StreamCast Networks
,
decision
,
justice
,
victory
,
court
,
Silicon Valley
,
technology company
,
P2P
,
CEO
,
movie
Google wins a court battle
March 16, 2006
Judge rules in search giant's favor, dismissing copyright infringement lawsuit filed by e-book writer.
TAGS:
Usenet
,
lawsuit
,
excerpt
,
federal judge
,
court
,
Google Inc.
,
e-book
,
search result
,
copyright law
,
archiving
,
Time Warner Inc.
,
decision
,
search engine
,
Internet Service Provider
Theft by any other name
June 27, 2005
Critics of the Supreme Court's Grokster decision never mention the real stumbling block, writes CNET News.com's Charles Cooper.
TAGS:
Grokster Ltd.
,
court
,
Sony Betamax
,
theft
,
decision
,
P2P
,
Napster Inc.
Feds want their BlackBerrys
November 15, 2005
As NTP and Research In Motion duke it out over a patent infringement suit, the feds weigh in as customers.
TAGS:
NTP
,
Research In Motion Ltd.
,
James Spencer
,
RIM BlackBerry
,
injunction
,
pager
,
court
,
federal government
,
patent
,
Judge
,
carrier
,
decision
Supreme Court to review Microsoft patent appeal
October 27, 2006
Case stemming from spat with AT&T could change how damages are awarded for infringement of U.S. patents on software shipped overseas.
TAGS:
liability
,
infringement
,
R&D
,
AT&T Corp.
,
patent
,
court
,
decision
,
damage
,
U.S.
,
software company
,
component
,
Microsoft Corp.
The benefits of mutual distrust
August 25, 2005
David Sohn of the Center for Democracy and Technology says the IP and high-tech communities can break their long-running impasse.
TAGS:
song-swapping
,
Grokster Ltd.
,
court
,
entertainment company
,
consensus
,
copyright law
,
battle
,
decision
,
entertainment
Judge faces 'reality' in BlackBerry case
February 25, 2006
Transcript of Judge Spencer's closing remarks appears to show resignation, annoyance with endless dispute.
TAGS:
James Spencer
,
Research In Motion Ltd.
,
injunction
,
NTP
,
Judge
,
reality
,
court
,
jury
,
decision
,
RIM BlackBerry
,
lawyer
Restoring the patent balance of power
June 8, 2006
IP attorney John A. Artz says to expect reverberations from the Supreme Court's recent eBay v. MercExchange decision.
TAGS:
injunction
,
invention
,
patent
,
royalty
,
court
,
decision
,
fee
,
threat
,
eBay Inc.
Readers: P2P ruling will spark lawsuit rush
June 27, 2005
Some readers predict the decision will spur a flurry of suits against software makers; others say the ruling is far from disastrous.
TAGS:
Grokster Ltd.
,
file-swapping
,
reader
,
lawsuit
,
P2P
,
decision
,
court
,
software company
EU ruling deals setback to Microsoft
September 17, 2007
In upholding Europe's landmark antitrust decision, a high-level court foresees a "significant drop" in market share. But what of Vista?
TAGS:
commission
,
antitrust
,
market share
,
court
,
European Union
,
decision
,
Europe
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
U.S.
,
operating system
,
Microsoft Windows Vista
,
Microsoft Windows
Can-Spam put to the test
May 22, 2007
Internet law expert Venkat Balasubramani says new legal limits could crimp future moves to sue spammers.
TAGS:
CAN-SPAM Act
,
plaintiff
,
court
,
lawsuit
,
entity
,
litigation
,
claim
,
Internet Service Provider
,
anti-spam
,
Internet access
,
decision
,
e-mail
Supreme Court loosens patent 'obviousness' test
April 30, 2007
Unanimous decision holds that lower courts should be more flexible in interpreting the standard for whether patents meet the non-obvious test.
TAGS:
patent
,
invention
,
decision
,
technology company
,
court
,
Cisco Systems Inc.
Court upholds sizable file-swapping fine
December 12, 2005
Chicago woman who claimed that she was "sampling" songs is fined $22,500 in precedent-setting appeal.
TAGS:
file-swapping
,
RIAA
,
injunction
,
copyright law
,
lawsuit
,
Chicago
,
file-sharing network
,
court
,
Kazaa
,
decision
,
song
,
file-sharing
,
CD
An anxious wait for EU court ruling on Microsoft
September 14, 2007
Business leaders, lawyers, regulators will have plenty to discuss when the court rules next week on Europe's antitrust sanctions against Microsoft.
TAGS:
commission
,
antitrust
,
Thomas Vinje
,
antitrust case
,
European Union
,
court
,
regulator
,
Europe
,
Qualcomm Inc.
,
attorney
,
technology company
,
chip company
,
decision
,
Intel
,
effect
,
Microsoft Windows Media Player
Cable wins Supreme Court battle
June 27, 2005
Court sides with FCC, cable companies in case that could have changed the competitive landscape in the broadband market.
TAGS:
information service
,
cable company
,
Santa Monica
,
broadband
,
cable broadband
,
Internet Service Provider
,
telecommunications
,
decision
,
service provider
,
court
,
Internet service
,
cable modem
,
agency
,
California
,
AT&T Corp.
,
modem
Ruling adds to confusion over legality of keywords
April 1, 2006
In ruling that counters findings in other cases, court says pharmacies didn't infringe on Merck trademark through use of "Zocor" keyword.
TAGS:
Merck Co.
,
GEICO
,
dilution
,
infringement
,
court
,
defendant
,
confusion
,
New York
,
search engine
,
Time Warner Inc.
,
decision
,
Google Inc.
,
link
Congress applauds file-sharing ruling
June 27, 2005
There's no sign of a desire in Congress to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in key file-swapping case.
TAGS:
Grokster Ltd.
,
Induce Act
,
Patrick Leahy
,
court
,
politician
,
file-swapping
,
spokeswoman
,
Rep.
,
copyright law
,
senator
,
decision
,
Republican
,
Democrat
,
file-sharing
,
P2P
Court ruling could squeeze P2P pennies
June 27, 2005
Grokster ruling is likely to give investors pause when faced with the prospectus for a file-sharing start-up.
TAGS:
file-swapping company
,
Sony Betamax
,
Grokster Ltd.
,
file-swapping
,
court
,
investor
,
P2P
,
file-sharing
,
decision
,
venture capital
,
copyright law
,
attorney
,
entertainment
,
start-up
,
Intel
,
HP
Microsoft: The EU appeal still matters
December 22, 2004
Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith speaks with News.com about why he thinks a settlement might still be possible.
TAGS:
Brad Smith
,
antitrust
,
settlement
,
European Union
,
framework
,
penalty
,
general counsel
,
court
,
Europe
,
decision
,
order
,
Microsoft Corp.
,
media player
,
server
,
Microsoft Windows
1
|
2
Next
Sponsored matches for
"court"
My Lists
My software updates
log in
|
join CNET