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Oracle Presses Case With Google Emails

John Letzing, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 24 at 1:27 am PT

The Google Inc. executive in charge of its Android mobile phone software at the heart of the company’s legal dispute with Oracle Corp. was confronted Monday in court by a series of internal emails he wrote years earlier cautioning the search company against an “uncharacteristically” aggressive use of outside intellectual property to develop the technology.

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Google CEO Page Says He Can’t Recall Email on Oracle’s Java

John Letzing, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on April 18 at 12:03 pm PT

Google Inc. Chief Executive Larry Page said he didn’t remember an internal email Oracle Corp. presented Wednesday as evidence the Internet search company knew it needed to pay up for Oracle technology used in its mobile phone software.

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Facebook, Google to Stand Trial in India

Amol Sharma, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 13 at 10:38 am PT

Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. are set to begin trial here Tuesday to face charges that they didn’t censor objectionable content from their sites, putting on stark display the legal risks for Internet companies chasing growth in India.

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The practically complete absence of rules or sanctions is nevertheless astonishing: civilians or protected objects such as churches or mosques can be attacked with impunity, in scenes portraying interrogations it is possible to torture, degrade or treat the prisoner inhumanely without being sanctioned for it and extrajudicial executions are simulated.

— From a 2007 study of war violence in video games by TRIAL, a Geneva-based organization that assists in cases involving international crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The topic of whether the trivialization of war crimes as depicted in videogames warrants regulation is being revisited this week during the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Switzerland.

How Do You Tell the Difference Between an iPad and a Galaxy Tab? Don’t Ask Samsung’s Lawyers.

John Paczkowski in News on October 13, 2011 at 10:31 pm PT

Wait. Which one is the iPad again?

Murdoch & Son Visit Parliament and Return With a Big Helping Of Humble (and Shaving Cream) Pie

Kara Swisher in Media on July 19, 2011 at 6:36 am PT

News Corp. CEO and majordomo Rupert Murdoch tells British lawmakers he is sorry on the “most humble day of my life”, survives a surprise attack and loses his jacket. Other than that, the hearing turned into a what didn’t the Murdochs know and when didn’t they know it Q&A session.

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Rambus Is Dealt Patent Setback

Shara Tibken, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 13, 2011 at 12:10 pm PT

A U.S. appeals court dealt a blow to Rambus Inc.–and its share price–as it vacated the chip technology company’s win in a patent case against Hynix Semiconductor Inc.

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Galleon Founder Convicted on All Counts in Insider-Trading Trial

Michael Rothfeld and Chad Bray, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 11, 2011 at 8:32 am PT

A federal jury convicted Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam on all 14 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy, providing the U.S. with a significant win in a push to prosecute insider trading on Wall Street and in corporate America.

Amazon Confirms Tote's Demise, But Doesn't Say Why

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 1, 2011 at 6:41 pm PT

Amazon.com is shutting down an experimental delivery service just a couple months after it was expected to expand the trial beyond a handful of Seattle neighborhoods.

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Oracle Presses Case With Google Emails

Google CEO Page Says He Can’t Recall Email on Oracle’s Java

Facebook, Google to Stand Trial in India

Casualties of War

How Do You Tell the Difference Between an iPad and a Galaxy Tab? Don’t Ask Samsung’s Lawyers.

Murdoch & Son Visit Parliament and Return With a Big Helping Of Humble (and Shaving Cream) Pie

Rambus Is Dealt Patent Setback

Galleon Founder Convicted on All Counts in Insider-Trading Trial

Amazon Confirms Tote's Demise, But Doesn't Say Why

Searching for Details Online, Lawyers Facebook the Jury

SAP Plans to Fight $1.3 Billion Judgment in Oracle Case

Could a Settlement Between Intel and Nvidia Happen Today?

Court Undoes Microsoft Win in Patent Case

SAP Granted Lower APR Damages Award in Oracle Case

That Was Fast: About.Me Acquired by AOL

Plantronics Aims to Make Conference Calls Less Painful

Oracle-SAP Verdict: SAP Owes Oracle $1.3 Billion

QOTD: What Happened to “He Is Clearly a Very Important Witness in This Case”?

Oracle-SAP: Closing Statements Followed by Closing Insults

Oracle-SAP Case Closes With $1.67 Billion Difference of Opinion

LOLCatz: Safra on The Stand Again in Oracle-SAP Trial

Oracle Rests SAP Case, Slams HP CEO

Plattner and White No-Shows at Oracle-SAP Trial

Damages Expert to SAP: You Owe Me $14 Million and Oracle Four Times That

Oracle, SAP and the Apotheker Sideshow

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