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Apple Reports Progress on Supplier Responsibility, But Major Violations Doubled Last Year

John Paczkowski in News on February 14, 2011 at 1:18 pm PT

Apple was recently accused of ignoring hazardous and unhealthy conditions at its overseas suppliers, so the company’s 2011 Supplier Responsibility Progress Report arrives at a particularly apt time.

Apple Vs. Nokia: The Battle of Britain II

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 20, 2011 at 7:19 am PT

Another blow landed in the Apple-Nokia patent punch-up. Apple on Tuesday sued Nokia in the High Court in London seeking to invalidate one of the patents at issue between the companies. This particular one covers touchscreen scrolling and is one of a number of patents Nokia has accused Apple of infringing.

LimeWire Still Shedding Assets Before Shutdown–And a Federal Court Date

Peter Kafka in Media on December 20, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

LimeWire’s slow-motion shutdown should be over by the end of this month. But at least one of the music file-sharing service’s affiliated companies has found a home: LimeWire Exchange will be swallowed up by Freelancer.com.

Going, Going: LimeWire Shutters Online Store, Too

Peter Kafka in Media on December 2, 2010 at 10:38 am PT

LimeWire, the high-profile file-sharing company, more or less shut down in October, following a federal court ruling. But the last bits of the company seem to be going away: Its online music store will be shuttered at the end of the month, and I’m told that plans to launch a new music service have been shelved.

Google Wins YouTube Copyright Suit; Viacom Promises Appeal

Peter Kafka 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.

YouTube, Viacom Still Calling Each Other (Naughty) Names

Peter Kafka in Media on May 21, 2010 at 1:05 pm PT

In which the copyright case disgorges yet more documents, along with some swearing. Warning! This post contains f-bombs.

Google’s European Road Trip Gets Even Worse

Peter Kafka in Media on February 24, 2010 at 5:41 am PT

Maybe Google should just retire its passport for a bit. In China, the search giant is battling hackers and the government, who may be one and the same. In Europe, the company is being hauled in front of an antitrust review. And Italy? Total disaster.

ITC Investigating Nokia Over Apple Patent Complaints and Vice Versa

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 22, 2010 at 7:42 am PT

The U.S. International Trade Commission, which in December launched an investigation against Apple at Nokia’s behest, has now agreed to launch a separate investigation against Nokia at Apple’s behest. Requested after Nokia accused Apple of unfairly benefiting from its wireless technology, the investigation will seek to determine whether the Finnish cellphone giant has violated 13 Apple patents and tried to copy the iPhone to maintain its status in the industry.

Google’s Mission: To Digitize the World’s Books and Make Them Universally Monetizable by Google

John Paczkowski in News on November 16, 2009 at 12:40 pm PT

Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers have submitted a new version of their digital book settlement, and while it makes concessions to the Department of Justice and others who have raised concerns about how it may violate antitrust laws, the new proposal doesn’t seem to have appeased all of its opponents.

Justice Department Looking to Punch IBM's Card?

John Paczkowski in News on October 8, 2009 at 4:43 am PT

It has been nearly eight years since the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to dissolve its 1956 consent decree with IBM, lifting restrictions that had prevented the company from becoming a monopoly in the market for punch card tabulating machines. But perhaps those restrictions were better left in place. Because on Thursday, the DOJ opened a new investigation into IBM’s business practices, seeking to determine if the company has abused its monopoly position in the mainframe market.