Microsoft’s Xbox Live Points system is arguably deceptive, where a $10 item will cost 1200 points, where most people think that 100 points = $1. It doesn’t, and Microsoft have now been sued over another “points†issue, which deals with the “leftover points†that members buy. For instance, buying 1600 points, spending 1500 of [...]
Microsoft has accused TiVo of illegally using video purchasing and delivery technology in its digital video recorders, The Wall Street Journal is reporting.
Microsoft filed suit against the DVR maker on Tuesday for infringing on two Microsoft patents as a way of defending its partner, AT&T, which is currently involved in a legal dispute with [...]
In October 2009, leading mobile phone maker Nokia sued Apple over the iPhone, claiming the company never fairly compensated Nokia for using its patents. Two months later, Apple countersued, claiming that a number of Nokia products violated Apple’s own patents.
Then just over two weeks ago, Nokia fired back with more accusations, and cited Apple’s culture [...]
Do you consider yourself to be "working" when you check your e-mail after dinner and find yourself still addressing work issues two hours later? What about when you let yourself answer that emergency call from a coworker or a client on an off day? The line between work and play is growing increasingly muddy [...]
RealNetworks has accused the major film studios of antitrust violations in documents filed Wednesday with a federal court.
Real, a software company known best for the company’s video and music player, has asked U.S. District Judge Marilyn Patel for permission to file an amended second complaint against the six largest film studios as well as Viacom, [...]
Navigation device-maker TomTom has settled its patent dispute with Microsoft, putting an end to the current round of litigation between the two companies. The terms of the settlement, which were announced by Microsoft on Monday, are said to be fully compliant with GNU’s General Public License (GPL).
The conflict between Microsoft and TomTom, which publicly emerged [...]
A woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft over a US$59.25 charge for downgrading her Windows Vista PC to XP.
In a suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Los Angeles resident Emma Alvarado is asking that Microsoft return the fee she paid for downgrading a Lenovo [...]
The Recording Industry Association of America has dumped the company charged with gathering evidence for use against people accused of illegally sharing copyrighted music, according to a report Sunday in The Wall Street Journal.
As part of its controversial antipiracy strategy, the RIAA had enlisted MediaSentry to search the Internet for evidence of people sharing large [...]
In an aggressive response, unofficial Mac clone builder Psystar has made a controversial claim that Apple doesn’t legally own the US rights to protect Mac OS X, invalidating a major component of its lawsuit.
he addition to Psystar’s mounting defense was filed last week in the Northern District of California San Francisco court playing home to [...]
There must be a cease-fire in the battle over civil rights.
Why else would the American Civil Liberties Union marshal its forces against the Interstate 94 reconstruction project? Even for an organization whose client list ranges from religious groups to terrorism suspects, this is a bit outside the usual scope.
The ACLU of Wisconsin filed complaints with [...]