copyright infringement

Oracle Wins Copyright Violation Lawsuit

A judge rules in favour of Oracle against a company providing cheap third-party support to Oracle customers

11 years ago

Google Tweaks Search Algorithms For Copyright Clampdown

Google has upgraded its search algorithms to downgrade websites that constantly breach copyright laws

12 years ago

SAP Agrees To £274m Copyright Settlement With Oracle

SAP has agreed to pay Oracle a total of $426 million (£274m) for the actions of its affiliate, TomorrowNow

12 years ago

Megaupload Trial May Never Happen, Says US Judge

FBI failed to serve Megaupload with formal charges, a US judge has said

13 years ago

Dutch Pirate Party Prepares To Fight BREIN Over Pirate Bay Proxy

Dutch anti-piracy organisation had ordered political party to shut down Pirate Bay proxy

13 years ago

Oracle And Google Head To April Trial After Settlement Talks Collapse

Tech giants reach an "irreconcilable impasse" in settlement negotiations

13 years ago

Rapidshare Is Legal But Must Check Incoming Links

German court declares Rapidshare legal but says it must monitor incoming links to copyright infringing files

13 years ago

Google Defends Hotfile’s Right To ‘Safe Harbour’ Under DMCA

Search giant claims MPAA misled the court in summary judgement filing

13 years ago

US ISPs Will Start Hunting Pirates From July

Pro-copyright organisations confirm ISPs will commence initiatives on 12 July

13 years ago

Oracle Versus Google Trial Set For 16 April

Judge accepts Oracle’s offer to streamline case, avoiding further postponement

13 years ago

Oracle Offers To Drop Three Patents In Push For April Trial Against Google

Oracle could withdraw three patents "with prejudice" to bring forward trial date

13 years ago

MPAA Targets Hotfile In Latest Copyright Infringement Battle

Another cyber-locker faces the guillotine after film studios file for a summary judgement against Hotfile

13 years ago

US Prosecutors Officially File For Kim Dotcom’s Extradition

Megaupload founder and three senior operators expected in court over US request in August

13 years ago

German Authorities Close Skyload.net In Piracy Probe

Another file-hosting site linked to copyright infringement goes dark in Megaupload's aftermath

13 years ago

Shanghai Court Sides With Apple In iPad Trademark Battle

Proview Technology's attempt to block sales of the tablet in Shanghai fails

13 years ago

Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Granted Bail By New Zealand Court

Dotcom to be placed under house arrest as fight against US extradition continues

13 years ago

Courts Could Ban The Pirate Bay In The UK

A Court ruling issued today means UK ISPs may be forced to block The Pirate Bay

13 years ago

Apple’s Samsung Lawsuit Covers Eight Patents And 17 Products

Apple has broadened its patent claims to cover a wider range of Samsung mobile products

13 years ago

Apple Targets Google’s Nexus Flagship Phone In Latest Legal Battle

Apple US filing claims Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone, Google's reference model, infringes on four key patents

13 years ago

Montblanc Files Lawsuit Against Google Over Misleading Adverts

German maker of watchesand writing instruments takes Google to court over counterfeiters abusing AdWords program

13 years ago

BitTorrent Site BTjunkie Closes In Megaupload Aftermath

BTjunkie, one of the world's most popular BitTorrent sites, has voluntarily shut down following recent anti-piracy moves

13 years ago

Pirate Bay Founders Denied Appeal By Swedish Supreme Court

Swedish Supreme Court denies Pirate Bay defendants an appeal, finalising the fines and jail terms sentenced in 2010

13 years ago

Anonymous Attacks Polish Websites For ACTA Support

Street protests and online hacking has hit Poland over its support for the controversial ACTA copyright agreement

13 years ago

IWF Blacklist Snafu Blocks Access To FileServe

Access to one of the biggest file-sharing websites was disrupted last week after a IWF blacklist problem

13 years ago

Lib Dems Seek To Repeal Parts Of Digital Economy Act

The Lib Dems have pledged to repeal some of the more controversial parts of the Digital Economy Act

13 years ago

Hollywood Wins BT Block On Newzbin2 Pirate Website

BT has been ordered to stop its customers from accessing file-sharing website Newzbin2

13 years ago

Silicon Roundabout Asks For Copyright Overhaul

British tech firms have urged the Coalition government to change copyright law

13 years ago

BT Awaits Court Decision Over Pirate Website Block

BT is locked in a high court appearance over whether it must block access to a file-sharing website

13 years ago

BT And TalkTalk Appeal Against Digital Economy Ruling

BT and TalkTalk are to appeal against the ruling over the controversial copyright measures in the DEA

13 years ago