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LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Copyright Legal News
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Unauthorized Gaming Server Operator Hit With $88 Million Judgment In DMCA Case
LOS ANGELES - Finding that a video game publisher provided adequate evidence of damages from the operation of a Web server that allowed unauthorized play of its popular "World of Warcraft" (WOW) game, a California federal judge on Aug. 10 awarded the company more than $88 million in disgorgement, statutory...
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California Federal Judge Issues Final Judgment In Copyright Software Case
SAN FRANCISCO - Rejecting several post-trial motions, U.S. Judge James Ware of the Northern District of California on Aug. 3 upheld a jury's May verdict and issued a final judgment in favor of plaintiffs Dongxiao Yue and Netbula LLC in a dispute over copyrighted software (Dongxiao Yue, et al. v....
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Calif. Federal Judge Grants Partial Summary Judgment In Computer Software Case
SAN FRANCISCO - Citing their concession in court filings of direct copyright infringement, a California federal judge on Aug. 17 deemed SAP AG, SAP America Inc. and TomorrowNow Inc. (SAP TN, collectively) liable to Oracle Corp. and several subsidiaries for as-yet-unspecified damages incurred since 2005 (Oracle Corporation, et al. v....
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California Federal Judge Orders Shutdown Of Music Lyrics Websites
LOS ANGELES - Citing violations of a May 2010 preliminary injunction, a federal judge in California on Aug. 9 ordered a defendant to disable all public access to several websites that provide song lyrics without the authorization of their authors (Peermusic III Ltd., et al. v. LiveUniverse Inc., et al.,...
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Relying On Bilski, California Federal Judge Rejects Patent Suit Against Hulu
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge in California on Aug. 13 in an in-chambers ruling dismissed patent infringement allegations levied against Hulu LLC and Wildtangent Inc. after finding that the claimed technology is not patentable (Ultramercial LLC v. Hulu LLC and Wildtangent Inc., No. 09-6918, C.D. Calif.).
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