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Apple Seeks Permission To Sue A Bankrupt Kodak Apple Seeks Permission To Sue A Bankrupt Kodak
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It’s bad form to kick a man while he’s down. It’s even worse form to sue a company while their filing for bankruptcy. Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is requesting approval to file a lawsuit against Kodak, the beleaguered camera …

Asus Under Fire For Transformer Prime GPS Issues Asus Under Fire For Transformer Prime GPS Issues
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It’s the iPhone 4 reception problem all over again – it’s just turning into a class action lawsuit this time. Colin Fraser is leading a class action lawsuit against Asustek for their Transformer Prime tablet. The lawsuit alleges that the …

Apple Sues Samsung, Gets Sued By SmartData Apple Sues Samsung, Gets Sued By SmartData
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This morning we ran a story about Apple’s victory in a patent lawsuit against Motorola. In that story I pointed out that one chapter in Apple’s ongoing patent battles appeared to be finished. Well, now it seems that Apple’s patent …

American Indians File Lawsuit Against Big Brewers American Indians File Lawsuit Against Big Brewers

Five of Americas biggest brewers are the subject of a $500 million federal lawsuit filed by Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. The tribe is claiming that the brewers intentionally added to the problems of an already vulnerable population. The …

Porn Copyright Case Is One For The History Books Porn Copyright Case Is One For The History Books

Can you copyright porn? That’s one of the big issues facing copyright law now. Liuxia Wong received a letter last year from Hard Drive Productions claiming that she had used her IP address last year to share “Amateur Allure Jen” …

Gingrich Sued For Playing Eye Of The Tiger At Rallies Gingrich Sued For Playing Eye Of The Tiger At Rallies

Newt Gingrich has been sued for playing the Grammy-award winning Eye of the Tiger at his political rallies. Rude Music Inc, which is owned by Frank Sullivan, who co-wrote the song, filed suit against Gingrich, his campaign, Newt 2012 Inc, …

Ben Stein Sues Kyocera Over Climate Change Discrimination Ben Stein Sues Kyocera Over Climate Change Discrimination

Ben Stein is suing Kyocera and their ad agency. He alleges that Kyocera had contracted him to do some commercials for them, then pulled out of the deal. According to Stein, the bad news came after reps for the agency …

EMI Sues Ireland For Not Blocking Pirates EMI Sues Ireland For Not Blocking Pirates
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EMI, one of the three big music companies and a vocal supporter of SOPA, has filed suit against the Republic of Ireland for failing to bring itself into line with EU law regarding anti-piracy measures. EMI has been lobbying the …

Google Pays Fine Over AutoComplete Suggestion In France Google Pays Fine Over AutoComplete Suggestion In France

A Paris court found in favor of a local insurance company against Google last month regarding a dispute offer the search engine’s AutoComplete search results. Apparently, when users typed in the name of the firm, “Lyonnaise de Garantie”, into Google, …

Amazon Kindle Fire Lawsuit Flickers and Fades Amazon Kindle Fire Lawsuit Flickers and Fades

Back in October of last year, Amazon was hit with a lawsuit. Seemed an odd claim at the time. Smartphone Technologies, the plaintiff in the suit, accused Amazon of violating patents that it holds. Upon closer examination, these patents are …

Apple Settles Patent Lawsuit For $5 Million Apple Settles Patent Lawsuit For $5 Million

Taiwanese news agencies are reporting that Apple has agreed to pay Elan Microelectronics $5 million as part of an out of court settlement of the two companies’ ongoing patent infringement case. The companies also agreed to exchange access to one …

Exclusive: Microsoft Discusses Comet Lawsuit Exclusive: Microsoft Discusses Comet Lawsuit
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This morning we reported that Microsoft had filed suit against British retailer Comet for illegally reproducing Windows software. Customers who purchase Windows-based computers at Comet are offered the opportunity to purchase recovery discs as well. The recovery discs are produced …

Microsoft Sues British Retailer Comet Over Recovery Discs Microsoft Sues British Retailer Comet Over Recovery Discs
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UPDATE: Microsoft attorney David Finn has responded to my request for comment. Click here for the full statement. Microsoft announced this morning that they have filed suit against Comet, a British retailer that specializes in electronics and appliances. The suit …

Apple Sued By French Retail Partner For Unfair Competition Apple Sued By French Retail Partner For Unfair Competition

French retailer eBizcuss, of Apple’s biggest retail partners in France, has announced that they are suing Apple over unfair business practices. In an interview with Le Figaro, eBizcuss CEO François Prudent said that Apple’s failure to honor orders for MacBook …

Homeland Security Sued Over Proposed Facebook, Twitter Monitoring Homeland Security Sued Over Proposed Facebook, Twitter Monitoring
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), has filed suit in US District Court against the Department of Homeland Security. The grounds for the suit is a refusal by DHS to reply to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by …

Follow-Up: PhoneDog Discusses Twitter Lawsuit Follow-Up: PhoneDog Discusses Twitter Lawsuit
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On Tuesday we ran a story about a lawsuit brought by PhoneDog against one of their former employees, Noah Kravitz. When Kravitz left the company in October 2010 he took the Twitter account – formerly Phonedog_Noah, now NoahKravitz – with …

Company Sues Former Employee Over Twitter Account Company Sues Former Employee Over Twitter Account
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In 2006 Noah Kravitz went to work for Phonedog, a news site specializing in mobile phone related news. During his four years as a writer for Phonedog, his Twitter profile, Phonedog_Noah, picked up 17,000 followers. When he left the company …

Segway Demonstration Accident?  That’ll Be $10 Million… Segway Demonstration Accident? That’ll Be $10 Million…
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Segways are kind of like the “next big thing” that never really took off. Sure, they’re recognizable and still have a sense of novelty attached to them, but they never became the next step in human transportation that Dean Kamen …

NBA Referee, AP Settle Twitter Beef NBA Referee, AP Settle Twitter Beef

Considering the open, instant nature of Twitter combined with people’s growing sensitivity to public reaction, it’s actually surprising this kind of thing isn’t more commonplace. What we have is an agreement between two entities concerning a potentially defaming tweet from …

Another Courtney Love Twitter Fail? Another Courtney Love Twitter Fail?

While she gained fame for being married to Kurt Cobain, and then furthering said fame with the band Hole, it’s apparent Courtney Love is going down in history for something completely different: being the most sued person in relation to …

Apple, Facebook, Google Sued By Walker Digital Apple, Facebook, Google Sued By Walker Digital
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Today in Delaware, Walker Digital LLC filed multiple suits against top companies for the violation of intellectual property rights.  In total, 15 suits were filed against over 100 companies including giants like Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, eBay and Wal-Mart.  …