Legal

Lord McAlpine Ends Legal Action Against Some Twitter Users

Users with fewer than 500 followers who reteweeted allegations won't be sued, Sally Bercow is less lucky

12 years ago

HTC Likely To Settle Power Optimisation Patent Case Against Nokia

HTC doesn’t deny it used a battery-related patent without a license

12 years ago

UK Users Sue Google Over Safari Tracking

A group of users have begun coordinating legal actions against Google over its alleged tracking of desktop and mobile Safari…

12 years ago

IT Life: Tech On The Right Side Of The Law

The legal side of tech is no mystery to Duncan James of UK law firm Clarion

12 years ago

Go Daddy Sued For Hosting ‘Ex-Girlfriend’ Porn Site

Plaintiffs demand the hosting company shares responsibility for violating their privacy

12 years ago

Aaron Swartz Prosecutor Defends Her Office

Carmen Ortiz says she recommended a reduced sentence of six months in a low security setting

12 years ago

AMD Sues Former Employees, Says They Spied For NVIDIA

Chipmaker claims VP Robert Feldstein recruited “double agents”

12 years ago

US Authorities Deny Kim Dotcom’s Megaupload Entrapment Claims

A court filing says federal agents didn’t trick Kim Dotcom

12 years ago

Judge Rules Nortel Management ‘Not Guilty’ Of Fraud

The court couldn’t prove that CEO Frank Dunn defrauded the company

12 years ago

Chinese Pirate Admits Selling Software Worth $100M

Xiang Li sold software that retails for thousands of dollars for as little as $20

12 years ago

Austrian Judges Question The Validity Of EU Data Retention Directive

Keeping all customer data could be in breach of European constitution, says Austrian court

12 years ago

Crown Prosecution Will Avoid Dealing With Internet Trolls

New guidelines make sure that jokes posted on Twitter don’t land people in court

12 years ago

John McAfee Returns To The US

After three weeks in the jungle and a week in prison, McAfee goes to Miami

12 years ago

European Parliament Votes In Favour Of Patent System Reform

The new rules will make patents more accessible to smaller businesses

12 years ago

John McAfee Obtains Leave To Remain In Guatemala

The eccentric millionaire will stay in the country until his appeal against deportation is settled

12 years ago

Leveson Calls For Tough Internet Privacy Laws

The man in charge of the inquiry into press standards wants to stop Internet trolls

12 years ago

Anonymous Hacker Convicted Of PayPal Revenge Attack

The hacker who stood up for WikiLeaks will be sentenced in January

12 years ago

O2 Warns Customers It Handed Their Details To Porno Pusher Ben Dover

Next, they can expect a letter from Ben Dover Productions

12 years ago

Yahoo! Threatened By $2.7 Billion Verdict In Mexico

The US company is told to compensate for ‘breach of contract’

12 years ago

Apple’s iCloud Accused Of Patent Infringement

Innovative Automation also sues Amazon and Spotify

12 years ago

John McAfee Still On The Run, Says He Fears For His Life

Prime minister of Belize urges the multi-millionaire to “man up” and turn himself in

12 years ago

Apple And HTC Cease Hostilities, Agree Patent Deal

“Thermonuclear war” against Android has been postponed

12 years ago

New Apple Samsung Acknowledgement Appears On UK Website

New acknowledgement is more humble after appeals court orders rewrite

12 years ago

EC Issues Microsoft Browser Choice Statement Of Objections

Microsoft accused of breaking its legal commitments to offer a choice of browsers

12 years ago

Dutch Court Rules Samsung Didn’t Infringe Apple Patents

Samsung did not infringe patent relating to the bounce-back scrolling feature

12 years ago

Patent In Apple Vs Samsung Case Found Invalid

US Patent and Trademark Office says bounce-back scrolling feature is neither new nor original

12 years ago

Gary McKinnon Will Not Be Extradited To US

After ten years of waiting, Gary McKinnon learns he will not be extradited

12 years ago

EU Watchdogs To Outlaw Google Privacy Policy

Unified Google privacy policy is likely to be found illegal

12 years ago

Both Oracle And Google Will Appeal Java Verdict

Oracle wants a slice of the Android pie, while Google wants to clear its name

12 years ago