Neowin News Feed for: Ruling

Google avoids Chrome breakup in antitrust case, but must end exclusive deals and share data

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:58:01 +0000

A US District Court has issued its final ruling in the DOJ's antitrust case against Google. The judgment blocks Google from entering exclusive distribution contracts. Read more...

Apple did not mislead consumers over iPhone water resistance claims, rules court

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:42:01 +0000

A U.S. court has ruled in favor of Apple in a class-action lawsuit that alleged that the company had intentionally misled consumers about the water resistance of iPhones to raise their price. Read more...

Apple suffers major defeat as judge rules that Fortnite's "banana man" can be naked in court

Usama Jawad — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 08:00:01 +0000

U.S. federal court Judge Rogers has ruled that Fortnite's naked "banana man", affectionately known as "Peely", can appear naked in court, should he grace us with his presence in the future. Read more...

Court: Epic Games breached contract but Apple must allow external payment methods

Usama Jawad — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:52:01 +0000

A court ruling in the Epic Games vs. Apple case states that the latter must allow external payment methods. Meanwhile, Epic Games has been ordered to pay over $3 million for breach of contract. Read more...

U.S. judge denies the government's push to ban WeChat in the country

Hamza Khan — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 05:06:02 +0000

U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler has denied the appeal of the government to reverse the previous allowance of WeChat to operate in the U.S. The government has appealed against Beeler's decision. Read more...

Facebook told to stop tracking non-users in Belgium

Paul Hill — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:24:02 +0000

Facebook has been told by a Belgian court that it must stop tracking non-users around the web and immediately destroy their data. Facebook faces daily fines if it refuses to comply. Read more...

New ruling by U.S. judge could make embedding a tweet a copyright violation

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:57:48 +0000

A ruling by a New York federal court this week about a Tom Brady image could upend internet tradition as it suggests embedding a tweet containing an image could be seen as copyright infringement. Read more...

Facebook found in violation of privacy laws according to new court ruling

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 07:56:01 +0000

A German court has found that Facebook was in violation of the country's privacy laws over the default settings for location sharing and its search facility, alongside ambiguity in its user agreement. Read more...

Songwriters to get larger cut from streaming services

Paul Hill — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 08:36:31 +0000

A new court ruling means that songwriters will now be entitled to 15% of music revenue via streaming services, this is up from 10%. The decision could hurt Spotify as it already loses money. Read more...

UK residents will soon be able to claim 10Mbps internet as a legal right

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 14:16:01 +0000

The UK government has announced a decision that would classify a 10Mbps broadband connection as a legal right for all residents, ensuring internet access to those living in rural areas. Read more...

The sale of piracy-configured media boxes is now illegal, rules European Court of Justice

Florin Bodnarescu — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 10:22:01 +0000

In a decision that's bound to have repercussions throughout the Union, the European Court of Justice has ruled that the sale of media boxes pre-configured for piracy is now illegal. Read more...

Samsung wants to turn the tides in its patent war with Apple at the Supreme Court

Adrian Potoroaca — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:02:02 +0000

The Samsung vs Apple patent battle is only intensifying as time goes on, and the South Korean tech giant is pretty confident that it can turn the tides on the recent rulings. Read more...

Turkish Ministry calls for nationwide ban of Minecraft

Usama Jawad — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:32:01 +0000

A ministry in Turkey has called for a nationwide ban of Minecraft after the results of their report depicted it as being "too violent". The ruling is under consideration from Turkish courts. 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...

Google will soon start removing links in line with 'right to be forgotten'

Andy Weir — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:40:43 +0000

Google received over 50,000 requests after the 'right to be forgotten' ruling, and will begin removing search results soon - but while links will be hidden in Europe, they'll remain visible elsewhere. Read more...

UK Court orders blocking of more "illegal" websites

Steven Parker — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:38:51 +0000

The UK High Court strikes back: Following last years ruling that The Pirate Bay and its known addresses must be blocked by all major ISPs, the Court has now added three other sites to the ruling. Read more...

Apple wins summary judgement against Psystar

Matthew Hopson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:37:33 +0000

A judge has ruled in favor of Apple in it's copyright-infringement case against Psystar, who build and sell Mac clones running Apple's OS X. According to CNET, the ruling does not include an injunction against... 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...

Microsoft ruling may not bolster Europe's new case

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:53:13 +0000

A landmark court ruling which last year backed the European Commission's last competition action against Microsoft may not be as helpful in its current action as has been widely thought, according to a competition lawyer.... Read more...

Court Backs FCC in Verizon Broadband Ruling

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:14:26 +0000

Today, an appeals court upheld a 2006 deadlocked decision by the Federal Communications Decision over whether Verizion could deregulate some of its commercial business lines. Under the arcane rules of the FCC, the previous 2-2... Read more...

Microsoft won't appeal European antitrust ruling

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:13:37 +0000

Microsoft has decided not to appeal last month's appeal ruling against it from the Court of First Instance (CFI) and has finally agreed to comply with the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling that sparked the... Read more...

Microsoft's Ballmer, Smith on impact of EU ruling

Steven Parker — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:52:03 +0000

Will Microsoft change its approach to Windows development? Will it think twice next time before adding new functionality that could compete with standalone programs? Those are a couple of the big questions following the denial... Read more...

EU will wait for Microsoft appeal before ruling on antitrust

Tom Warren — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:27:59 +0000

European Union regulators will decide whether Microsoft has complied with a 2004 antitrust order after a court rules on the company's appeal in September, the EU's antitrust chief said. European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has... 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...

Vonage files to vacate patent ruling

Tue, 01 May 2007 22:06:03 +0000

Internet based phone company Vonage has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. to vacate and remand a U.S. District Court's judgement and injunction against it in a patent dispute with Verizon. In... Read more...

Court Ruling Could Crimp Security Features In Next-Gen DVDs

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:38:22 +0000

A judge has ruled that Kaleidescape Incorporated did not breech its contract with the DVD Copy Control Association over its use of the consortium's Content Scramble System and due to poor wording in the documents... Read more...

Verizon ruling could be hard on Vonage

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:48:46 +0000

On Thursday a jury decided that Vonage infringed on three of Verizon's patents regarding commercial VoIP services technology and ordered Vonage to pay $58 million in damages and a 5.5% royalty rate on future sales.... Read more...

Patent ruling threatens Microsoft Office

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:14:38 +0000

Microsoft may have to pull its Office suite from the shelves in South Korea as a result of losing a patent lawsuit in that country, according to published reports. Several news outlets reported Monday that... Read more...

S.Korea Delays Microsoft Ruling

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:00:00 +0000

South Korea's anti-trust agency said on Wednesday it was delaying a long-awaited ruling on Microsoft Corp.'s business practices to next week, after the review committee failed to reach an agreement. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC)... Read more...

Microsoft Loses in Eolas Patent Ruling

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 23:28:41 +0000

Striking a blow to Microsoft, the U.S. Patent Office this week reaffirmed a key Web-browsing patent that the software maker is accused of infringing. In a decision made public Wednesday, the patent... Read more...

Microsoft, Europeans argue over ruling

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:34:10 +0000

A year and a month after the European Union's landmark antitrust ruling against Microsoft, the software company has still not carried out either of the resulting orders, and this week the two sides argued over... Read more...

EU court ruling on Microsoft could come by mid-Nov.

Sun, 24 Oct 2004 04:09:16 +0000

The European Union (E.U.) judge ruling on whether to suspend sanctions against Microsoft could deliver his verdict as early as mid-November, sources familiar with the process said Friday. Bo Vesterdorf, president of the E.U.'s Court... Read more...

Blizzard wins ruling against BnetD

Wed, 06 Oct 2004 23:02:09 +0000

Federal court deems fan-run Starcraft servers in violation of Blizzard EULAs. Blizzard Entertainment has won a summary judgment in federal district court against members of the BnetD project. Initiated in 1998 by... Read more...

Justice Dept. won't appeal Oracle ruling

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 21:29:01 +0000

The Justice Department announced Friday that it will not appeal a court ruling against it in the Oracle antitrust case, reducing the number of obstacles the software company must clear in its hostile takeover bid... Read more...

EFF challenge privacy ruling

Tue, 07 Sep 2004 14:24:38 +0000

Back in June, a court ruled that a ISP who read users emails (without consent) had not acted illegally. Essentially, a Bookstore owner who offered free email accounts via his website monitored emails from competitors,... Read more...

Judge to Make Critical Ruling in EU-Microsoft Case

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 17:05:47 +0000

Tomorrow Microsoft and the European Union will meet with an appeal judge to see if the sanctions imposed against Microsoft should be suspended. The European Union already fined Microsoft $613 million dollars, and added... Read more...

SCEE Wins in Ruling Against Mod Chips

Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:48:43 +0000

Big thanks goes out to Mr. Peabody for spotting this first. Sony has scored a huge victory in the war against mod chips in Europe. A judge in the British High Court... Read more...

Microsoft to request stay of EC ruling

Thu, 24 Jun 2004 14:55:13 +0000

Microsoft is to ask for a stay of the EC ruling that it must share information with its competitors, pending its appeal. The full appeal process - already filed with the Court of First Instance... Read more...

Microsoft Files Appeal of Antitrust Ruling

Tue, 08 Jun 2004 14:22:04 +0000

Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it has filed its appeal of the European Union's landmark antitrust decision, charging the changes in business practices demanded by EU regulators would undermine innovation and growth. The appeal, filed Monday,... Read more...

Xerox To Appeal PalmOne Ruling

Tue, 25 May 2004 19:59:20 +0000

A federal court ruling that dismissed a seven-year-old patent infringement lawsuit against PalmOne's Graffiti handwriting recognition system will be appealed by Stamford, Connecticut-based Xerox Corporation. "We intend to appeal," Xerox spokesperson Christa Carone told... Read more...