‘Hacktivists’ strike on eve of SC hearing
Several government websites, including that of the National Food Authority, were defaced early Monday by the “hacktivist” group Anonymous Philippines, drawing attention to the cybercrime law.
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Nokia litigates against Blackberry-maker over patents
Finnish mobile giant Nokia said on Wednesday it had filed lawsuits in the US, Britain and Canada against Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) claiming it has breached patent agreements.
China’s Baidu, music labels launch online service
Chinese search engine Baidu.com says it is launching a music download service with three global music labels in China in a deal that ends legal disputes with them.
Suit says tech titans fixed worker pay
SAN FRANCISCO—A former Lucasfilm software engineer is suing the movie studio along with Silicon Valley technology titans for what he portrayed as a conspiracy to curb pay for workers. A suit filed on behalf of Siddarth Hariharan in a California state court on Wednesday contended that the accused firms and perhaps as many as 200 [...]
Huffington Post sued over unpaid bloggers
WASHINGTON—The Huffington Post was sued on Tuesday by a freelance journalist claiming unpaid bloggers should be compensated for the value they created for the website, which AOL bought for $315 million. Jonathan Tasini, the lead plaintiff in the suit filed with a US District Court in New York, is demanding at least $105 million in [...]
Sony cuts deal with PlayStation 3 hacker
SAN FRANCISCO—Sony on Monday said a US hacker has agreed to stop breaking into PlayStation 3 (PS3) videogame consoles as part of a deal made to drop a lawsuit filed by the Japanese consumer electronics giant. “It was never my intention to cause any users trouble or to make piracy easier,” hacker George Hotz said [...]
US judge tosses $625-M award against Apple
WASHINGTON—A US District Court judge in Texas has tossed out a $625.5 million damages award against Apple in a patent infringement case involving a document management and display system. Judge Leonard Davis of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Tyler, Texas, vacated the jury’s finding against Apple in the case [...]
Google bids $900 million for Nortel patents
WASHINGTON—Internet giant Google said Monday it is bidding $900 million to buy the patent portfolio of Canadian technology company Nortel at a bankruptcy auction. The Mountain View, California-based Google said the move is aimed at protecting the company from potential frivolous patent litigation. The bid came on Google co-founder Larry Page’s first day as chief [...]
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