A Seattle blogger who goes by the handle Rex won a small-claims lawsuit he filed against Apple after it reneged on a promise to fix his defective computer.
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Apple and RIM Hit with Patent Suit for ‘Drag’, ‘Tap’ and ‘Scroll’
A Texas shell company says Apple and others have infringed on technology for basic smartphone gestures like dragging and “double tap.” The patents were issued in 2007 to a Taiwanese maker of touchpad technology.
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How Apple’s Steve Jobs and Book Publishers Cost Consumers Millions
The Department of Justice complaint against Apple and five major publishing houses reads like a case study: A powerful, entrenched industry desperately tries to confront an economic disruption caused by the rise of a new …
Sued: DOJ Brings E-Book Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple, Publishers
Just like that, Apple is officially on the receiving end of a major antitrust lawsuit filed this morning by the U.S. Justice Department for alleged e-book price-fixing. The suit, filed in New York district court, includes …
Federal Court Revives Landmark $1 Billion Viacom vs. YouTube Case
In a potentially costly setback for Google, a federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that its YouTube video site must once again defend itself from a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Hollywood giant Viacom.
via Federal Court Revives Landmark $1 Billion Viacom vs. YouTube Case | Business | TIME.com.
Twitter Hates Spam Too, Finally Brings Lawsuit Against ‘Bad Actors’
Tired of Twitter spam? So is Twitter. So tired, in fact, that they’ve released their legal hounds to run down several of the worst spam-tastic perps. Does this mean we can finally stop using all those clumsy, fidgety, …
Teacher’s Aide Fired for Refusing to Let Employer Shoulder Surf Her Facebook Page
The Facebook-related firings have begun: A teacher’s aide in Michigan was let go from her job after a school administrator demanded that she turn over her Facebook password and she refused. The aide, Kimberly Hester, is preparing for a legal showdown with the school system.
Facebook Asks Court to Throw Out ‘Fraudulent’ Paul Ceglia Lawsuit
Social networking giant Facebook hopes to finally put an end to a bizarre lawsuit filed by an upstate New York former wood-pellet salesman who claims he owns half of the tech phenom.
Samsung to Apple: Hand Over iPhone 4S Source Code
From one spat to the next, the latest footnote to the chapter in the book that’s part of an ongoing legal series of thrust and counters involves Samsung demanding that Apple pony up the source code for its just-released iPhone 4S. Make this salvo number “I’ve lost count,” following Apple putting the kibosh on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 …
Twitter Drops Lawsuit in Exchange for ‘Tweet’ Trademark
Twitter owns “tweet.”
Twitter has dropped a lawsuit against the company Twittad over its use of the word in its advertising, reports the Wall Street Journal, in exchange for Twittad transferring the registered trademark for the word “tweet” to Twitter. As part of the settlement, Twitter will also restore Twittad’s Twitter account, …
Amazon Sued over Kindle Fire Already
It’s still more than a month away from release, but the Amazon Kindle Fire is already drawing the wrong kind of attention from a company called Smartphone Technologies. Namely, the kind of attention that involves touchscreens and a patent infringement lawsuit.
Smartphone Technologies has made a name for itself by suing Apple, Research …
Kickstarter in Legal Battle with Former ‘Journey’ Musician (No, Really)
Kickstarter has made a name for itself by giving all manner of artists a chance to afford to fulfill their ambitions through the wonders of crowdsourcing, but now the start-up is facing an unexpected legal battle over whether or not it can do so without infringing on a patent owned by a former member of Journey and Phish, of all …