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Police blotter: SBC sued over deleted screenplay

July 7, 2006 Screenplay writer sues after an SBC tech allegedly deletes his files, saying he lost a $2.7 million contract. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., Police Blotter, damage, technician, AT&T Corp., trial, DSL, hard drive

Lawsuit shows how to sue spammers

June 20, 2007 Activist's six-year legal fight offers road map for suing spammers; he now awaits hefty check from firm he says spammed him. TAGS: spammer, lawsuit, judgment, Florida, Washington, e-mail message, evidence, damage, attorney, e-mail

iPod manufacturer alters libel suit against journalists

August 31, 2006 Following outcry, Foxconn reduces damages sought over reports of unfair working conditions in Chinese plant. TAGS: journalist, damage, Apple Computer, asset, condition, worker, London, Apple iPod

Recording industry shows how to lose by winning

October 17, 2007 As it seeks to fight digital theft, intellectual-property expert Nancy Prager says the music business is waging the wrong campaign. TAGS: RIAA, court, plaintiff, defendant, damage, file-sharing, P2P, outcome, campaign, intellectual property, Kazaa, organization, owner, song, opinion, music

On the Net, they may find out you're a dog

March 14, 2007 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says a move is afoot to identify the authors of anonymously posted content when they violate the law. TAGS: anonymity, dog, Wikipedia, identity, YouTube, motion, poster, damage, Google Inc., video

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., court, patent, damage, decision, U.S., software company, Microsoft Corp., component

Police blotter: Wells Fargo not required to encrypt data

April 14, 2006 Bank wins ruling in suit claiming its contractor should have encrypted customer data on computers that were stolen. TAGS: Wells Fargo & Co., plaintiff, summary judgment, Police Blotter, injury, breach, class action, damage, Minnesota, bank, monitoring

Police blotter: Mortgage 'spammers' sued by ISP

July 14, 2006 California Internet provider sues over mortgage spam, saying lenders violated Can-Spam Act, state laws. TAGS: mortgage company, Police Blotter, CAN-SPAM Act, Quicken, spammer, spamming, Internet service, spam, Internet Service Provider, service provider, complaint, damage, law, California, e-mail server, e-mail address

FAQ: Behind Microsoft's MP3 patent jam

February 23, 2007 With Redmond on the line for $1.5 billion, which users of MP3 products should worry about an Alcatel-Lucent lawsuit? TAGS: Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., verdict, patent, MP3, Windows PC, damage, Microsoft Corp., MP3 player, PC

Week in review: Microsoft's kick in the patents

February 23, 2007 While Microsoft finds itself in a dogfight over patents, battles over the iPhone trademark and satellite radio settle down. TAGS: American Software, Alcatel, patent, damage, Week in review, AT&T Corp., Lucent Technologies Inc., intellectual property, U.S., reader, lawyer, Microsoft Corp., open source, MP3, video, Microsoft Windows

Vonage to pay $58 million in Verizon patent case

March 9, 2007 Vonage takes another blow when a Virginia jury found the IP telephony provider infringed on three Verizon patents. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., injunction, patent, jury, Verizon Communications, Research In Motion Ltd., NTP, IP telephony, Internet phone, damage, Virginia, VoIP, service provider, IP

Verizon Wireless wins injunction against text spam

February 26, 2007 Judgment calls for company accused of sending unsolicited messages to Verizon customers to pay more than $200,000 in damages. TAGS: Verizon Wireless, spam, mobile operator, suit, text message, Verizon Communications, damage, cell phone

Police blotter: Dot-com magnate loses fraud appeal

February 24, 2006 Court requires Bidbay.com founder to pay $987,000 for defrauding investors in scheme with three convicted criminals. TAGS: dot-com, Police Blotter, IPO, investor, Missouri, damage, eBay Inc., agent, tax

BlackBerry case: No shutoff, for now

February 24, 2006 Judge James Spencer scolds patent holder NTP and device maker Research In Motion for not coming to a settlement. TAGS: NTP, injunction, Research In Motion Ltd., James Spencer, settlement, patent, RIM BlackBerry, damage, lawyer, decision, trial, U.S., e-mail

'Tis the season for common sense copyright

December 13, 2007 Maura Corbett says it's time for partisans in this long-running soap opera to reach a compromise agreement. TAGS: copyright law, economy, digital content, innovation, artist, season, digital media, conversation, damage, movie

Clock is ticking on e-discovery

October 25, 2006 perspective With civil-procedure rules changing, attorney Eric J. Sinrod says electronic-discovery missteps could start costing companies. TAGS: litigation, plaintiff, discovery, defense, attorney, party, evidence, damage, rule, failure, Microsoft Corp., database, e-mail

Week in review: Microsoft gets its game on

September 28, 2007 Long-awaited Halo 3 makes big debut, Vonage loses patent appeal, and Washington looks at Google-DoubleClick and Net taxes. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Halo 3, patent, jury, Week in review, Sprint Nextel, Xbox 360, video game, Verizon Communications, Microsoft Xbox, damage, record, gamer, Microsoft Corp., IP, video

Microsoft hit with $1.5 billion patent verdict

February 22, 2007 Software giant is ordered to pay Alcatel-Lucent for infringement of patents related to MP3 audio technology used by Windows. TAGS: Alcatel, Lucent Technologies Inc., verdict, intellectual property, Thomson Corp., patent, damage, MP3, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows
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