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Microsoft to appeal $106 million VirnetX patent verdict
VirnetX , a software corporation founded in 2005, has prevailed in a patent-infringement lawsuit accusing Microsoft of willfully infringing on two patents for automatic and secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology. The Texas jury recommended an award of $105.75 million, which is less than half of the $242 million that VirtnetX asked for. Still, the verdict was a very positive one for VirtnetX.
Continue reading »File-Sharing and Link Sites Declared Legal in Spain
Despite many rulings which have declared file-sharing sites legal if they don’t profit directly from copyright infringements, in recent years its become something of a custom in Spain for music rights groups to attempt to close down sites in advance of a full hearing to assess their legality. One such case involves eDonkey link site elrincondejesus.com and although fairly low profile worldwide, the site will now start to set headlines. Back in May last year, site and bar owner Jesus Guerra received a complaint from music group SGAE (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores) which alleged the site abused the copyrights of its members.
Continue reading »etc: Traffic to Gmail from Iran has dropped sharply in the wake of the decision to block the e-mail site, according to Google.
Traffic to Gmail from Iran has dropped sharply in the wake of the decision to block the e-mail site, according to Google. Read More: BusinessWeek
Continue reading »Movie Studios Lose Landmark Case Against Aussie ISP
The Federal Court has today ruled in favor of Aussie ISP iiNet following a copyright infringement case instigated by AFACT, the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft. Last year several studios including Village Roadshow, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Disney Enterprises, Inc. and the Seven Network took legal action against iiNet, claiming that the ISP did nothing to stop its customers from sharing copyright media via BitTorrent.
Continue reading »OiNK Admin Found Not Guilty!
Takes only 90 minutes for a UK jury in a unanimous decision to negate more than 4 years worth of work by the music industry and the prosecution, clearing Alan Ellis, former admin of the famed BitTorrent tracker site, of conspiracy to defraud. Alan Ellis, admin of the famed BitTorrent tracker site OiNK, and the first person to be prosecuted for illegal file-sharing in the UK, has been acquitted of conspiracy to defraud in a trial closely watched by file-sharers and the music industry alike. “Alan Ellis was unanimously declared not guilty,” reads a brief message on the site.
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