As part of a complaint for breach of copyright, Google and Viacom have submitted to the court various documents. According to Google, Viacom, which wanted to buy YouTube would have used intermediaries to upload videos, documenting the complaint. The dispute between Google and Viacom, parent of MTV and Paramount Pictures, was in March 2007, when [...]
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Apple wants to shut down the Mac clone makers market
Cupertino Apple had asked the California district judge to permanently restrict the Mac clone makers Psystar to prevent them from selling the Mac clones. Very recently Apple won a session of hearing in court against Psystar founding them guilty of violating Apple’s rights to reproduce OS X, distribute it, and to create derivative works. Apple [...]
Nov
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2009
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2009
Court favored Apple: Psystar guilty of Mac Cloning
Psystar has lost the case against Apple for cloning the Mac OS. A federal judge favored Apple in an order issued on Friday by ruling that the Florida Company Psystar violated Apple’s copyright as well as the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) when it installed Apple’s operating system on Intel-based computers. Apple took Psystar to [...]
Nov
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2009
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2009
Will rectified Google Book Settlement get clear sailing?
After much criticism Google’s desire for digitalizing vast ocean of out-of-print books for easy and on demand access for everyone has now went under some amendments keeping in mind the concern of various protestors. The new amended settlement agreement draws a boundary line covering countries sharing common legal heritage. The international scope of agreement says [...]
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2009
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Google should amend its Book Search Settlement says DOJ
Speaking on the matter of Google Book Search the U.S. Justice Department recommended a New York Federal Court on Friday to hold the approval until few required modifications are implemented in deal. The case filed in between the internet joint Google and group representing authors and publishers if once allowed would provide Google the digital [...]