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Detecting and Tracing Copyright Infringements in P2P Networks

April 12, 2006 12:00am PDT

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file trading is a popular medium for copyright infringement. There exists a misconception in legal and executive circles that this form of copyright infringement is undetectable...

Provided by: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Trademark Infringement Issues for Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertisers

April 2, 2006 12:00am PST

Trademark infringements occur when companies bid on the brand names of their competitors. This results in the company's ads appearing under searches for the competitor's brand. What can a person...

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Informing Company About Copyright Infringement

January 1, 2008 12:00am PST

Use this template to inform the company about potential copyright infringement involving one of their products.

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Intellectual Property 1.1 (Mobile)

June 11, 2010 12:00am PDT

Have a new idea? Own a business? Are you creative and original? The Intellectual Property App is a guide to U.S. patent, trademark, and copyright law. The Patent Guide is broken down into...

Provided by: Michael Elliot Byczek

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Samsung gains win from U.S judge in Apple legal row

December 12, 2011 9:41am PST

A U.S. judge refused to grant an injunction against Samsung regarding Apple's patent infringement claims. Expect the legal battle to continue, however.

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The Microsoft bully is back

July 11, 2011 6:33am PDT

Microsoft is up to their old tricks of gouging smaller companies, claiming patent infringement. This time around it's Samsung. Read Jack Wallen's take on this latest Microsoft bullying.

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Cyber squatting and copyright infringement: What the law allows

July 5, 2011 9:33am PDT

Ryan Boudreaux interviews a legal expert about some of the legal issues facing web masters and developers. This segment covers cyber squatting and copyright infringement laws.

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Motorola sues Apple over patent infringement

October 7, 2010 6:09am PDT

Motorola has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Apple alleging that the iPhone, iPad, iTouch, and some Macs infringe on patents.

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Oracle vs. Google over Java: Android lawsuits may begin to pile up

August 13, 2010 9:13am PDT

Oracle's lawsuit against Google for Java patent infringement highlights how Android is going to become a big target in court.

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Podcast: Will Apple's lawsuit against HTC halt Android's momentum?

March 3, 2010 5:00am PST

Apple is throwing a body blow at Android by suing HTC over patent infringement. Learn what's at stake and what to watch for as the case unfolds.

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Apple's HTC patent suit: Can it derail Google's Android devices?

March 2, 2010 11:12am PST

Apple said Tuesday that it is suing HTC for infringing on 20 patents related to the iPhone and pursuing a permanent cease and desist order that could derail a wide range of Android devices.

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Blog comments are destroying the Internet

March 6, 2008 7:53am PST

Joel on Software has a solution to all the Internet's problems: Blogs shouldn't allow comments. "You don't have a right to post your thoughts at the bottom of someone else's thoughts. That's not...

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Apple and Atlantic RT sued for patent infringement over iPhone

January 23, 2008 12:48pm PST

Little-known California-based Minerva Industries has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against both Apple and satellite phone company Atlantic RT hours after being granted United States Patent...

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Nigerian firm demands $20 million from OLPC over patent infringement

January 3, 2008 6:17pm PST

Lagos Analysis Corporation (Lancor), the firm that brought a patent infringement suit against the OLPC project, has now approached the Nigerian court, claiming $20 million in damages.

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IBM alleges ASUS is guilty of patent infringement

December 6, 2007 10:34pm PST

IBM has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) against ASUStek of Taiwan for alleged patent infringement.

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IT News Digest Week in Review, November 30, 2007

November 30, 2007 6:17am PST

The stories that are covered this week include Wi-Fi stealing, P2P traffic and bandwidth throttling, Google's energy endeavors, OLPCs copyright infringement, and the TechRepublic community's wish...

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OLPC sued by Nigerians for patent infringement

November 27, 2007 11:59pm PST

In an ironic twist of events, OLPC's Nicholas Negroponte has received a letter from Lagos Analysis Corporation (LANCOR), a U.S.-based Nigerian-owned company that claims the XO laptop infringed on...

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Microsoft wins patent lawsuit over boot-up technology

November 18, 2007 8:49am PST

A U.S. District Court jury in Texas has ruled that Microsoft did not infringe on patents claimed by Computer Acceleration Corp., a subsidiary of patent warehousing firm Acacia Research Corp.

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Should a virtual world have real-world consequences?

October 30, 2007 10:45am PDT

I have never played Second Life, but the more I hear about it in the news, the more intrigued I am. For example, there's currently a lawsuit against Second Life users for copyright infringement....

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Dell CEO says Linux server sales increasing faster than Windows

October 15, 2007 9:14am PDT

Speaking at a Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Michael Dell says that his company is seeing Linux update on the server end increasing faster than Windows. Recent claims by Microsoft alleging...