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Intel, AMD Announce Dual Core Litigation Settlement

John Paczkowski in News on November 12, 2009 at 6:36 am PT

Wow. Intel and AMD’s seemingly endless legal battles have finally ended. The two companies said early Thursday that they have reached a comprehensive agreement that resolves their many antitrust and patent disputes. Under its terms, Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion and agree to “abide by a set of business practice provisions” presumably crafted to temper its alleged anticompetitive practices.

Universal Music Gets Slapped in Court. What Does This Mean for Veoh–and YouTube?

Peter Kafka in Media on September 14, 2009 at 10:03 pm PT

Just how big a deal was a federal judge’s ruling Monday in the copyright-infringement fight between Veoh and Universal Music Group? Depends on who you ask, of course.