Tag: LAWSUITS

digg_url = 'http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2009/09/18/forget-security-essentials-microsoft-attacks-malware-pimps-wit/'; We all know Microsoft is working on the successor to OneCare -- Security Essentials is currently in beta testing and should be ready for public consumption any time now. It's a decent protection package, and should help protect users from things like nefarious fake ...

Google has been issued a subpoena for the IP addresses of some Caribbean journalists, and intends to hand them over, according to WikiLeaks. In case you're not familiar WikiLeaks is meant to be a safe place for whistleblowers to post politically sensitive documents, particularly those dealing with government corruption. TCI Journal, based in the Turks & Caicos Islands, uncovered a huge payoff ...

In response to a lawsuit by famed baseball manager Tony LaRussa, Twitter has decided to speed up the process of launching those verified accounts we've been hearing buzz about for the past few months. In a post on the Twitter blog, Biz Stone asserts that while there's no way Twitter's going to pay off LaRussa after their support team got rid of the impostor, they're going to keep this kind of ...

digg_url = "http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2008/01/17/n-dakota-judge-rules-that-host-l-command-constitutes-hacking/"; A North Dakota judge issued a ruling in Sierra Corporate Design v. Ritz that has some pretty stunning implications about the use of the "host -l" command when accessing DNS records. In the judgment (which was prepared by the plaintiff's counsel and sent to the judge), the use of ...

The RIAA may be coming around in the slightest way from its strategy of suing fans, customers and grandmothers. Piracy has grown, not shrunk, since the RIAA legal assault on families began, with recent numbers indicating that 7.2 million households download music illegitimately. According to TG Daily, an RIAA spokesman said, "What is the most important anti-piracy strategy is aggressive ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Grant_Robertson_of_Download_Squad_to_the_RIAA_Bring_it_beeotch_w00t'; Recently, when a counterclaim was filed by Ms. Del Cid against the RIAA containing allegations of Trespass, Computer Fraud and Abuse, Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices, Civil Extortion, and Civil conspiracy, we published a short editorial on our perception of the unfolding events. ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/linux_unix/Microsoft_Will_Not_Sue_Linux'; After Microsoft made the claim that Linux infringes on 235 of its patents, some folks became worried that the company might begin suing companies who use OSS. Even individual users have launched a 'Sue Me First' campaign, challenging the company to "put its lawyers where its mouth is" and prove the patent infringement. ...

Social networks are great for meeting people and checking out what interests others. But what happens when social networks go bad? We have all heard about the issues MySpace and other networks have with predators lurking, and now we get to hear a bit more about the spamming that affects social networks. MySpace has filed a lawsuit against an individual who has apparently sent millions of spam ...

It looks like the strategy to take when sued by the RIAA is to move for summary judgment based on lack of evidence. That's worked twice now, as an Oklahoma mom and her lawyer have been able to gain a dismissal with prejudice of Capitol Records v. Foster. It gets better. The defendant made a motion for summary judgment, which is akin to calling someone else's bluff at a poker table. The legal ...