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Apple Accused in Suit of Tracking iPad, iPhone User Location

Stevie Converse — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:14:49 -0400

Full article: Bloomberg
Karen Gullo
Apple was accused of invasion of privacy and computer fraud by two customers who claim in a lawsuit that the company is secretly recording movements of iPhone and iPad users. The Apple customers said they were unaware of the tracking system and never consented to it. Even if they disable the global-positioning function on their devices, the tracking system keeps working, according to the complaint.

Judge Slams Righthaven's Legal Tactics, Unseals Document that May Undermine All Righthaven Cases

Stevie Converse — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:47:24 -0400

Full article: TechDirt
Mike Masnick
A fascinating series of events in one key Righthaven lawsuit might lead to the collapse of most, if not all, of Righthaven's cases. Righthaven is the somewhat sketchy company that was funded by Stephens Media (the publisher of the <em>Las Vegas Review-Journal</em>) for the purpose of effectively shaking down anyone who posted <em>LVRJ</em> content to the Web.

Microsoft Takes Patent Battle to Supreme Court

Stevie Converse — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:25:32 -0400

Full article: CNet
Jay Greene
In 2007, i4i sued Microsoft, claiming that the software giant violated one of its patents covering the way XML, or Extensible Markup Language, is used in its Word program. A jury ruled in i4i's favor, prompting a Microsoft appeal, which it also lost. Microsoft petitioned the Supreme Court to take up the case, which the court agreed to do last November. That has turned the case into one of the most important patent battles in years.

Movie Studios Sue Streaming Video Site

Stevie Converse — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:55:36 -0400

Full article: The Hill
Gautham Nagesh
The nation's leading movie studios have sued the streaming video service Zediva, claiming the site illegally streams new movies without the required licenses.

Evidence Suggests Major Film Studios Uploading Movie Clips to YouTube -- Pretending to Be Pirated

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:14:24 -0500

Full article: Tech Dirt
Mike Masnick
One of the tidbits that came out of the YouTube-Viacom lawsuit was the fact that Viacom quite frequently would upload its own clips to YouTube, but did so trying to pretend they were pirated clips.

Facebook Sued Again Over Allegedly Leaking Information to Advertisers

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:12:37 -0400

Full article: MediaPost
Wendy Davis
Facebook was hit with another lawsuit alleging that it improperly shared users' personal information with advertisers. This case, the third such lawsuit in as many weeks, was filed in federal district court in Rhode Island.

Facebook Privacy Went from Bad to Worse, Claims Suit

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:56:11 -0400

Full article: MediaPost
Wendy Davis
Recent revisions that Facebook made to its privacy settings not only didn't fix the problems, but made them worse, say a group of consumers who are suing the company.

Visual Artists to Sue Google Over Vast Library Project

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:07:21 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Miguel Helft
As Google awaits approval of a controversial settlement with authors and book publishers, the company's plan to create an immense digital library and bookstore may face yet another hurdle.

Google to Face Copyright Lawsuit by Visual Artists

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:13:53 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Jonathan Stempel and Georgina Prodhan
Google is expected to be sued by photographers, illustrators and other visual artists who claim the company is infringing their rights by scanning and displaying their work without compensation.

Judge Dismisses AdWords Suit Brought By Law Firm

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:55:35 -0400

Full article: MediaPost
Wendy Davis
A state judge in Connecticut has dismissed a lawsuit against Google by the New Haven law firm Stratton Faxon, which had complained about the use of its name to trigger AdWords ads.