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Verizon Asked to Share “Six Strikes” Alerts for BitTorrent Lawsuit

After years of negotiating and planning the “six strikes” copyright alert system finally went live in February. While it’s not as draconian as similar systems in France and New Zealand, one of the concerns...

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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 Net News No Comments

Before Facebook there was “Surfbook”—now pay up

A patent-holding company, working together with the widow and family of a Dutch computer programmer, has sued Facebook for infringing two patents. The plaintiff, Rembrandt Social Media (part of Rembrandt IP), says its...

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Thursday, February 7th, 2013 Net News No Comments

CBS and CNET Protest Looming BitTorrent Client Ban

Last year, Alki David and a coalition of artists sued CBS and CNET for their role in distributing uTorrent, LimeWire and other P2P software. The artists claimed that CNET profits heavily from distributing file-sharing...

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Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Judge orders sex harassment plaintiffs to produce Facebook passwords

Women suing an employer for sexual harassment will have to provide a court official with their social media and e-mail passwords. The novel procedure was announced by a Colorado federal magistrate judge earlier this...

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Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Company wins $368M from Apple, immediately files brand-new lawsuit

Three days ago, Apple was ordered to pay $368.2 million for infringing domain name security and virtual private network patents for its FaceTime service. Now, it turns out the same company that beat Apple...

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Friday, November 9th, 2012 Net News No Comments