Neowin News Feed for: Judge

Judge's Windows Phone goes off in court, fines himself

John Callaham — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:35:44 +0100

A Michigan judge fined himself $25 after his own Windows Phone-based smartphone went off in court on Friday, claiming he was not as familiar with his new device. Read more...

Apple's lawsuit against Motorola dismissed by judge

Paul Ferson — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:02:13 +0000

Judge Barbara Crabb has binned a case between Apple and Motorola Mobility over the licensing of patents for use in iOS devices, with both companies willing to continue to negotiate on pricing. Read more...

Twitter surrenders Occupy protester's details to government

Paul Ferson — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:25:06 +0100

Twitter, who has been fighting to protect an Occupy Wall Street protester's details from the government has surrendered the details after being forced into a metaphorical corner. Read more...

Judge temporarily halts sales of RealDVD

Tom Warren — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:41:59 +0100

According to a report by NewTeeVee a court has ordered RealNetworks to temporarily suspend distribution of its RealDVD product until Tuesday. The Judge will review papers filed in the case by Hollywood movie studios until... Read more...

Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom

Tom Warren — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:54:07 +0100

Google will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users' names and IP addresses, to Viacom, which is suing Google for allowing clips of its copyright videos to... Read more...

Judge May Grant Qualcomm New Trial

Sagittarius — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:50:05 +0100

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Due to a new ruling in August by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, making it more difficult to prove intentional patent infringement, U.S. District Judge James Selna has tentatively overturned a... Read more...

Judge Bars RIAA President Sherman from Testifying, RIAA wins

Slimy — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:40:28 +0100

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The first RIAA lawsuit to go to jury trial has resulted in Judge Michael J. Davis barring Recording Industry Association of America President Cary Sherman from testifying. "I don't want to turn this case into... Read more...

Judge Rules Internet Spying Illegal

Sagittarius — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:03:58 +0100

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In a case brought against the Department of Justice by the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Security Archive and the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Judge Victor Marrero, of the District of Columbia, has determined... Read more...

Judge Approves Settlement in Iowa Microsoft Lawsuit

Sagittarius — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:10:59 +0100

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District Court Judge Scott Rosenberg in Polk County, Iowa, approved a $179.95 million settlement in the Iowa class-action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp yesterday; the settlement was originally announced in April but had not been finalized... Read more...

Moscow Judge Dismisses Music Download Case

Sagittarius — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:29:38 +0100

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Just today, a Cheryomushky District Court judge in Moscow, Russia, threw out a legal case against Denis Kvasov, former head of Mediaservices, the company behind the now defunct online store AllofMP3.com. The store, which was... Read more...

Judge Rules: SCO Does Not Own Unix

Sagittarius — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:37:21 +0100

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The SCO Group, notorious for its legal campagin against Linux users and developers, was dealt a devastating blow last week. A federal judge ruled that Novell, not SCO, owns the copyrights to Unix, effectively cutting... Read more...

TorrentSpy Ordered by Federal Judge to Become MPAA Spy

Sagittarius — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:26:24 +0100

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TorrentSpy, one of the largest and most popular torrent dump sites, may soon become another piece of bait in the MPAA's ongoing efforts to track down and prosecute copyright infringers. The site has already been... Read more...

Judge in MP3 case to Microsoft: time to pay up

Tom Warren — Thu, 03 May 2007 10:24:07 +0100

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Microsoft has been ordered to pay up $1.5bn for violating MP3 patents owned by Alcatel and Lucent Technologies. US federal judge Rudi Brewster told the software giant that it's time to pay... Read more...

Judge puts halt on new Vonage customers

Slimy — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:06:31 +0100

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A federal judge has ordered Vonage not to accept any new customers while it continues to infringe on Verizon Communications patents covering some aspects of Internet phone calls. U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton said it... Read more...

Judge Throws Out Defamation Suit Against Google

Slimy — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:29:21 +0000

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KinderStart sued Google Incorporated in March 2006 accusing the Mountain View, California-based company of violations of antitrust, free speech, unfair competition and defamation and libel laws. In a ruling issued Friday, Judge Jeremy Fogel of... Read more...

Judge rules against Microsoft in MP3 patent case

Steven Parker — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:46:38 +0000

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A federal judge in San Diego has ruled against a handful of defenses presented by Microsoft Corp. in a patent trial that saw a $1.5 billion jury decision delivered against the company in February. The... Read more...

Judge rules for Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent suit

Slimy — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:05:33 +0000

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On Thursday in San Diego, U.S. District Judge Rudi Brewster dismissed all of Alcatel-Lucent's patent claims against Microsoft Corporation over technology that converts speech into text, meaning that the jury trial set to begin on... Read more...

Judge Won't Dismiss Suit Against XM

Slimy — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:19:06 +0000

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U.S. District Judge Deborah A. Batts in New York has refused to throw out a record-industry lawsuit against XM Satellite Radio. XM was accused last May by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) of... Read more...

Judge says "Bully" is A-OK

Todd Tanner — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:16:07 +0100

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On Wednesday, Florida Judge Ronald Friedman ordered Take-Two to produce the controversial game Bully for review in order to rule whether or not the game is a "public nuisance," as declared by attorney Jack Thompson.... Read more...

Federal Judge Rules Against Morpheus

Slimy — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:24:39 +0100

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U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson has ruled that the Morpheus file-sharing software encourages millions of users to pirate music, movies, software and so on. StreamCast Network Inc., the company behind Morpheus, was declared guilty because... Read more...