Neowin News Feed for: Appeals

YouTube forms team dedicated to monitoring copyright violation appeals and mistakes

Steven Parker — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 10:33:46 +0000

After listening to feedback from the YouTube community, the company has announced that it has installed a team to more closely monitor copyright violations, appeals and mistakes. Read more...

Microsoft wins court battle against Google for patent royalties

Brad Sams — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:28:01 +0000

Microsoft has trumped Google in court by winning an Appeals court ruling that Google charged unfairly for royalties on patents that covered Wi-Fi and video downloads Read more...

Microsoft strikes back at US government with PR campaign

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:12:01 +0000

In the middle of an appeals process, Microsoft is trying to fight back against the US government's demand on the company's customers' data, by going on a PR campaign to get the public on its side. Read more...

Open Source Advocates Hail Appeals Court Ruling

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:37:02 +0000

Free software advocates are praising a federal appeals ruling that allows greater protection for open-source software against copyright infringement. The case concerns a company, Kam Industries, that downloaded open-source code for use in a product... Read more...

Appeals court hands Google patent case setback

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:10:28 +0000

Hyperphrase Technologies, LLC and Hyperphrase Incorporated had filed lawsuit in Wisconsin saying that Google Incorporated infringed on four patents used to make AutoLink and AdSense. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said... Read more...

Google Appeals Belgian Copyright Ruling

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:15:51 +0000

Google Incorporated has scheduled an appeal for July 17 in its copyright dispute with Belgian newspaper publishers, although the two sides expect to request an extension while they try to resolve the conflict amicably. Copiepresse,... Read more...

Microsoft appeals 281 million euro fine

Steven Parker — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:36:50 +0000

Software giant Microsoft has filed an appeal against a 280.5 million euro ($356.4 million) fine the European Commission imposed in July, holding it defied a 2004 antitrust ruling. "As Microsoft said in July, we would... Read more...

Appeals promised against Microsoft's word XML patent

Tue, 10 May 2005 21:26:51 +0000

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand has granted Microsoft its controversial patent over the use of XML in word processing documents, but the chair of the Open Source Society, Peter Harrison, says he will... Read more...

Appeals court backs Apple in investor suit

Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:02:16 +0000

A federal appeals court this week upheld a lower court decision that Apple Computer investors cannot sue the company over the fact that the Power Mac G4 Cube and other products didn't live up to... Read more...

Appeals court overturns Eolas decision

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 19:58:23 +0000

Microsoft on Wednesday claimed a victory in a high-profile Web browser patent dispute, as an appeals court partially reversed a lower court decision that left the software giant exposed to $565 million in damages. ... Read more...

Appeals court ponders Microsoft patent case

Thu, 09 Dec 2004 23:30:50 +0000

A federal appeals court on Thursday wrestled with whether to overturn or uphold a lower court's $565 million judgment against Microsoft in the biggest patent dispute in Web history. The U.S. Court... Read more...

Microsoft appeals Eolas decision

Wed, 09 Jun 2004 01:26:33 +0000

Back in August Microsoft was found guilty of infringing on Eolas patent. Earlier this week Microsoft finally filed a request to the U.S. Court of Appeals. That decision in August shook the Web. If Eolas... Read more...

DVD copy company appeals ban

Sun, 04 Apr 2004 01:26:03 +0000

Software maker 321 Studios, which until recently offered a way to make perfect copies DVDs, said it has appealed a pair of court rulings that bars it from selling its product. Judges in... Read more...

FTC Appeals Rambus Ruling

Fri, 05 Mar 2004 21:51:57 +0000

Staff lawyers at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission are appealing an administrative judge's decision to strike down antitrust charges against Rambus. On Friday, the FTC's Web site published a notice filed Monday by a lawyer... Read more...

Johansen pleads not guilty in DVD appeals case

Tue, 02 Dec 2003 17:40:54 +0000

A Norwegian who defeated Hollywood on piracy charges pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in a landmark appeal hearing that the movie industry is anxious to win to protect its lucrative DVD business. ... Read more...

Verizon appeals RIAA win

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 04:37:58 +0000

Thanks Fotix Verizon Communications is asking an appeals court to block a court order that would reveal the identity of an alleged peer-to-peer pirate to the music industry ... Read more...

Microsoft appeals Java 'must carry' ruling

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:40:55 +0000

Microsoft Corp. asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to shelve a lower court order that would force it to start incorporating Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java programming language in its Windows operating system. ... Read more...

Microsoft appeals Java ruling

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:50:54 +0000

Microsoft asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to shelve a lower court order that would force it to start incorporating Sun Microsystems' Java programming language in its Windows operating system. The world's largest software... Read more...