8 posts and columns on District Court

LimeWire Gives Up the Ghost, Shuts Down P2P File-Sharing Client

in Media on October 26, 2010 at 12:57 pm PT

Last spring, music file-sharing service LimeWire suffered a crushing blow in federal court. This is the net result: The company will stop distributing its core software, and will disable “hundreds of millions” of existing downloads. It’s the victory the big music labels have been seeking for some time.

Get ‘em, Boies: Salesforce Countersues Microsoft

in News on June 25, 2010 at 9:20 am PT

Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff says Microsoft is a patent troll. Looks like it takes one to know one. On Thursday, the company answered Microsoft’s charges of patent infringement with patent-infringement charges of its own.

Google Wins YouTube Copyright Suit; Viacom Promises Appeal

in Media on June 23, 2010 at 1:32 pm PT

Google has won its long-running case against Viacom, which accused the search giant’s YouTube of massive copyright infringement. Viacom promises to appeal the federal court ruling, which says that the video site is indeed protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. It’s a really big deal.

Viacom, YouTube Make Their Case: Read Their Secret Papers Here

in Media on March 18, 2010 at 10:15 am PT

And we’re off! Court filings in the YouTube-Viacom suit were just unsealed and we can finally read them for ourselves. Settle in–this will take a while.

Apple: At My Signal, Unleash Hell …

in Mobile on March 2, 2010 at 6:30 am PT

And there it is. Apple has filed suit against HTC, the manufacturer of a number of smartphones running Google’s Android OS, claiming the company infringed some 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone’s graphical user interface, underlying architecture and hardware.

Pystar Annihilation Postponed (Temporarily)

in News on December 1, 2009 at 10:17 am PT

Psystar’s 17-month legal battle with Apple may not end in the Mac clone maker’s total obliteration. The two companies have agreed to a partial settlement, court documents show. Odd that Apple, which just days ago seemed intent on hanging Psystar’s lifeless body from the gates of 1 Infinite Loop, would agree to such a thing.
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Spring Design: Here’s How Barnes & Noble Turned Our Reader Into the Nook

in Media on November 3, 2009 at 3:00 pm PT

Puzzled by the weird story of the “Alex,” the would-be e-reader that looks something like the “Nook,” the e-reader Barnes & Noble introduced last month? Then this won’t clear anything up: Spring Design’s court case against the bookseller, which it says broke an “implicit promise” and stole its idea for a two-screen device.
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