Copyright Infringement

Apple`s official response to Nokia

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December 11th, 2009

After Nokia accused Apple of stealing its patents, an official answer came from Cupertino, in which Apple also accused Nokia in using Apples proprietary technologies, involving 13 patents, 3 more than Nokia.  In the official answer Apple highlighted the role of Apple in innovating the technology and the products for the masses.
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Mininova filters all copyright torrents and goes legal

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November 26th, 2009

The tracker was founded in early 2005 by five Dutch students; just a month after Suprnova closed its doors. The website started as a hobby, but founders managed to turn it into a successful business that generated millions of dollars in revenue.  Mininova increasing in popularity generated numerous complaints from copyright holders, who saw their [...]

Old Microsoft Windows versions will be banned in China

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November 19th, 2009

After so many problems, that Microsoft confronted, another strike received from  China.  Microsoft lost the process with a Chinese software maker for the intellectual property. According to the accusations, the giant from Redmond used two Chinese fonts developed by Beijing-based software company Zhongyi Electronic, and was not covered by a license agreement between the two.
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Ethics leaks spur House bill banning P2P apps on .gov PCs

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November 19th, 2009

The P2P clients are very popular among the users interested in downloading illegal music, software, movies and copyright materials. Not all those who operate this software know how to setup, to have a high security level, and to prevent the loss of data. This problem apparently affected also the government employees, and classified documents were [...]

California Court Rules In Apple’s Favor For Allegations Of Psystar’s Copyright Infringement

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November 16th, 2009

In a war with a known end we are here to let you know that the obvious has happened once again: Apple has won the suit against Psystar, the Mac clone maker. This suit concerns Leopard, it was filed in California, and the judge ruled in favor of Apple as due to several reasons like [...]

Apple Rejected Drivetrain, An Application Which Allows Users To Control BitTorrent

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May 12th, 2009

Apple does it again! The App Store saga continues after Apple rejected another application because they are not in the mood of approving. This another Apple controversy concerns an application called Drivetrain which allows users to remotely control Transmission on a computer. Transmission is a BitTorrent client for computers including Mac OS X systems, and [...]

Italy thinking about suing The Pirate Bay

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May 3rd, 2009

The Italian authorities are now considering starting their own trial against the founders of The Pirate Bay, after seeing the Swedish verdict. This isn’t the first time when the Italy takes measures against The Pirate Bay. In August last year, ISP’s from Italy were ordered to block all access to TPB. This decision was later [...]