New details about what Apple allegedly did to secure the iPad trademark in China — Chinese monitor manufacturer Proview …
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Do Security Software Companies Go Too Far in Scaring Potential Customers?
A new lawsuit accuses Symantec of fake scans that scare people into buying software they don’t need.
Net Neutrality Proponents Sued by Net Neutrality Proponents?
The folks who just officiated over net neutrality Internet regulations, the Federal Communications Commission, are being sued by—yep, the folks who fought to make net neutrality happen. Net neutrality’s advocates suing net neutrality’s enforcers?
True story. The FCC just last week rolled out the final version of its network …
‘Spam King’ Sanford Wallace Could Face 16 Years in Prison
Sanford Wallace’s claim to fame as the Spam King dates back to the late ’90s, when his company, Cyber Promotions, became notorious for sending unsolicited junk emails to the masses.
Flash forward to 2011, and Wallace is now facing criminal charges for allegedly sending over 27 million spam messages through illegally phished Facebook …
Head Fake: Winklevoss Twins Resume Facebook Attack
It was a clash of theatrical proportions (it even had a theatrical analogue) with dizzying amounts of coin at stake, but are you ready for the twist ending? Surprise, it turns out the Winklevoss twins (Cameron and Tyler) along with their business partner Divya Narendra are still nipping at Facebook’s heels.
The twins announced on …
The Winklevoss Twins Finally Drop Facebook Lawsuit
You might not actually hear about the Winklevoss twins in the news ever again (someone’s not playing a joke on me, right?). The larger-than-life twins may have finally decided to bury the hatchet with Facebook.
Both Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have decided to not appeal to the Supreme Court over a lower ruling that upholds a $65 …
Deaf Group Sues Netflix for Lack of ‘Watch Instantly’ Subtitles
Netflix has been at the center of several legal battles as of late, including contract issues with Sony and the controversy over whether sharing your password should be a felony.
Now, the newest lawsuit opened against the streaming video giant takes aim at the service’s lack of subtitles for its “Watch Instantly” videos and TV …
Facebook Calls Man Claiming 50% Ownership an ‘Inveterate Scam Artist’
Remember Paul Ceglia? The wood pellet salesman from upstate New York claiming a 50 percent stake in Mark Zuckerberg’s slice of Facebook? A few months ago, Mr. Ceglia submitted purported evidence in the form of an e-mail exchange between himself and Zuck which, if legitimate, would appear to support his claim, perhaps entitling him to …
PayPal, eBay: Not So Fast, Google Wallet, You’re Sued!
From launch day press coverage bonanza to dismal other-shoe-drops lawsuit, it looks like Google Wallet may have some splainin’ to do. Or at least PayPal and eBay think it does.
Google took the wraps off its new mobile e-payment service yesterday, a service that promises to let you abandon plastic cards and just use your smartphone …
Ouch: 24,583 People Sued for Downloading ‘The Hurt Locker’
Voltage Pictures, the studio behind director Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker from last year, is apparently pursuing legal action against 24,583 BitTorrent users for illegally downloading the video game-esque war thriller.
In enlisting law firm Dunlap, Grubb and Weaver, the studio’s prosecution marks the largest …
Suit Accuses Cisco of Helping Design ‘Great Firewall’ of China
It’s the accusation every company’s fluff department dreads: abetting creepy privacy-quashing tools and supporting human-rights abuses, including torture—just a few of the charges Falun Gong practitioners are leveling at networking giant Cisco Systems in a federal lawsuit filed in California last week.
The suit filed by Washington …
Apple to Amazon: ‘App Store’ Isn’t Generic, and You’re No App Store
Silly Amazon, “App Store” isn’t a generic term, and besides, you’re no App Store—so said Apple in a filing yesterday to a California federal court. Apple’s squaring off with Amazon over the latter’s use of the phrase “Appstore” (one word, no spaces) on its Android apps page.
In fact Cupertino sued the mega e-tailer …
