News tagged with infringement

Firm claims Apple infringing trademark in China

A Taiwan-linked company which claims ownership of the iPad trademark in China has filed lawsuits and lodged complaints against Apple for infringement, according to a lawyer.

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created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Some file-sharing sites drop the sharing

Caution is spreading among popular file-sharing services known for letting users circulate pirated Hollywood content.

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 21

Megaupload founder joked about his 'hacker' past

(AP) -- Two years ago, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom joked in emails with his new neighbors in New Zealand about his bad-boy reputation before telling them his criminal past was behind him and he was coming ...

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Dutch court refuses to ban sales of Samsung tablet

Dutch appeals judges ruled Tuesday that Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet is not a copy of Apple's popular iPad, handing the Korean consumer electronics maker its latest legal victory over its American rival.

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'Anonymous' hackers attack Brazilian websites

The computer hacker group Anonymous attacked websites of Brazil's federal district Saturday as well as one belonging to a Brazilian singer to protest the forced closure of Megaupload.com.

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created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Renowned attorney Bennett to represent Megaupload

(AP) -- One of the nation's most prominent defense lawyers will represent file-sharing website Megaupload on charges that the company used its popular site to orchestrate a massive piracy scheme that enabled millions of ...

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ericsson and ZTE bury patent hatchets

Swedish mobile network giant Ericsson and Chinese rival ZTE have settled their patent infringement disputes, Ericsson said in a statement on Friday.

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

US shutdown of sharing site draws hacker retaliation

US authorities have shut down one of the largest file-sharing websites and charged seven people with copyright crimes, sparking a retaliatory cyber attack on the FBI and Justice Department websites. ...

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 13

Feds shut down Megaupload.com file-sharing website (Update)

One of the world's largest file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws, federal prosecutors said.

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created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 49

British student can be extradited to US over website

A British student who created a website allowing people to watch films and TV shows for free can be extradited to the the US to answer copyright infringement allegations, a court ruled Friday.

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created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Dutch court orders companies to block Pirate Bay

A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered two major Internet service providers in the Netherlands to block their customers from accessing The Pirate Bay website or face large fines.

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created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Anonymous targets Finland over anti-piracy efforts

Cyber-activists attacked the websites of Finnish anti-piracy groups after a local Internet service provider was forced to block access to a popular file-sharing website, officials said Tuesday.

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Singapore's SPH says Yahoo! plagiarised content

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), which is suing Yahoo! for copyright infringement, has accused the US Internet company of plagiarising its works.

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created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple scores hit on HTC in US patent case

Apple scored a hit in an ongoing patent brawl with mobile handset giant HTC with a US trade authority ruling the iPhone maker has rights to features using one-tap screen commands.

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created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (7) | comments 14

Yahoo! hits back at Singapore's SPH over copyright

US Internet giant Yahoo! on Tuesday rejected allegations of copyright infringement by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and issued a counterclaim against the leading Asian publisher.

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created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Infringement

Infringement, when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language.

In a legal context, an infringement refers to the violation of a law or a right. This includes intellectual property infringements such as:

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