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Tech giants strike patent deal
Software major Microsoft and Japanese home technology firm Funai have struck an IP cross-licensing deal, granting each other access to agreed...
3rd February 2010 | Media & Entertainment | Patents
Pirates' flag continues to fly in face of verdict
Managers of the Pirate Bay torrent-tracking site announced this week that they will not shut it down, despite receiving prison sentences in one of...
27th April 2009 | Copyright | Media & Entertainment
Bad patent will 'stifle innovation', says EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has launched a bid to cancel a US patent for an online music distribution tool, claiming that the key...
14th October 2008 | Media & Entertainment | Patents
JRR Tolkien's Estate Sues New Line Cinema
The family of JRR Tolkien, who present his work and interests through the Tolkien Trust, is suing New Line Cinema, alleging that it has not...
28th February 2008 | Media & Entertainment | Trademarks
Humour editor pays damages on Ten years of stolen jokes
Judy Brown, a humour editor who published thousands of jokes from top comedians like Ray Leno and Rita Rudner has settled a copyright infringement...
6th February 2008 | Copyright | Media & Entertainment
Gemstar-TV Guide sues Virgin Media over patent infringement
Gemstar-TV Guide International, a Los Angeles based company part owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, has begun legal proceedings in the...
5th February 2008 | Media & Entertainment | Patents
US movie studios sue Chinese online cinema
20th Century Fox, Columbia, Disney, Paramount and Universal are suing Jeboo.com China’s largest provider of online movie content and Eastday...
10th December 2007 | Copyright | Media & Entertainment
Police arrest web piracy team
In an operation in Wales involving police, officials from the Intellectual Property office and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), three...
23rd November 2007 | Copyright | Media & Entertainment
German law smites Warhammer 40,000 fan film
'Damnatus', an ambitious film lovingly crafted by German fans and based on the world of a tabletop war game 'Warhammer 40,000' has been banned...
20th November 2007 | Copyright | Media & Entertainment
Johnny Cash royalties' lawsuit launched
The daughters of late country music legend Johnny Cash have launched an investigation into why they have never received royalties from his hit, '...
15th November 2007 | Media & Entertainment | Trademarks

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