legal
Networks
The Inevitable Sidekick Data Loss Lawsuit
5:37AM Brian Lam | BTW, a sidekick user has started a class action lawsuit against T-mobile over Microsoft/Danger’s loss of all Hiptop personal data. I wonder what will happen now that Microsoft is promising most if not all data will be restored. [Inquirer]
Business
Deja Vu: Apple Sues Someone Because Their Logo Looks Like Fruit
10:00AM Jack Loftus | As part of a legal manoeuvre worthy of Monster Cable, Apple has set its lawyers on Australia’s largest supermarket chain because their new logo is a little tad too similar to their own. More »
Computers
Psion’s Netbook Copyright Fight Is Officially Dead in the Water
12:50AM Adam Frucci | As rumoured, Psion’s dickish legal claim to own the word “Netbook” is officially over thanks to Intel. More »
Online
Pirate Bay Judge Linked With Copyright Lobby, Faces Accusations of Bias
6:13PM John Herrman | Tomas Norström, the judge who sentenced the Pirate Bay Four, was recently outed as a member of two copyright advocacy organisations, prompting rumblings about a mistrial. More »
Business
Apple’s Legal Showdown Over Multitouch Begins, With Palm Nowhere To Be Seen
11:50PM John Mahoney | You know the patent Cold War that’s been brewing over Apple’s claimed exclusivity over multitouch tech? It just got hotter, but the heat comes not from the Palm Pre, but lil’ Elan Microelectronics.
Business
Apple Sends Cease & Desist to Makers of Podium, Want Them to Ditch the ‘Pod’
7:40AM Adam Frucci | Here’s an insane move by Apple: sending a cease and desist to a company who makes an iPhone stand called the Podium for using the word “pod” in its name. What in the hell? More »
Online
Pirate Bay Trial Watch: The Defence Rests, Reboots the Servers from the Courtroom
7:14AM Adam Frucci | In the final day of the Pirate Bay trial, the defence made its closing arguments. While doing so, they rebooted the servers, which had crashed, from the court room. More »
Online
Pirate Bay Trial Watch: The Prosecution Rests
9:20AM Adam Frucci | The Pirate Bay “spectrial” is wrapping up, with the prosecution having just made its closing arguments. More »
Online
Aww, What Soft-Hearted Pirates
3:10AM John Mahoney | Torrent Trial of the Millennium update: when asked if he should be reimbursed for transportation to court, media researcher Robert Wallis suggested flowers be sent to his wife. And the pirates responded in kind. More »
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