EU/Microsoft Talks Collapse
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 18 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Legal
Microsoft and the EU have not been able to reach a settlement on the software giant’s bundling of Media Player with its Windows Operating System.
Archive for the 'Legal' Category
Streaming Patent Claims Thicken as Playboy Licenses Technology
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 16 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Legal
Playboy.com has just licensed “Digital Media Transmission” Technology from Acacia, as more companies start to worry.
EU/Microsoft Mediaplayer Decision Due Today
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 15 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Legal
Microsoft is expecting a deadline on bundling its media player, rather than a fine later on Monday.
Nintendo Uses Patent to Crack Down on ROM Copying
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 12 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Legal, Portable, Gaming
Nintendo have used their new patent, primarily for emulating their own handheld games in other systems, to prevent a commercial product from using their ROM images.
Microsoft, AOL, Earthlink, Yahoo Gang Up on Poor Defenseless Spammers
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 11 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Legal
In a hideously complex flurry of legal action, four main players in the internet world have filed lawsuits against multiple groups of spammers in the US.
EU Passes the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 10 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Uncategorized, Legal
The European Parliament has voted to pass the EU-IPRED, Europe’s equivalent of the DCMA.
SCO Round-Up
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 8 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Open Source, Legal
SCO had a busy week last week – here are the headlines.
SCO Sues First Customers; Judge Orders SCO to Submit Disputed Code
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 4 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Legal, Software
SCO issued its first lawsuits against their customers yesterday, whilst the judge in the ongoing SCO vs IBM case ordered them to finally come up with the disputed source code.
SCO Delays Promised Tuesday Lawsuit
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 3 March 2004 | Tagged as: Business, Legal
Tuesday came and went, and SCO failed to take action against two companies using disputed intellectual property.
Electronic Frontier Foundation Propose a Licensing Scheme for Filesharers
Posted by Fraser Lovatt on 1 March 2004 | Tagged as: Content, Music, Legal
The EFF has proposed a voluntary licensing scheme for P2P file sharing networks as part of their Let the Music Play campaign.
