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Intel’s top lawyer: Uphill battle to fight the EU fine
It’s being reported by the Associated Press that “Intel’s top lawyer says that fighting the European Union’s record $1.45 billion antitrust fine will be an uphill battle”. Bruce Sewell, general counsel...
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AMD stands sincere before court of public opinion and asks, “What’s the truth?”
Every now and again a post appears from personnel connected with a major company, the kind of post that really moves you because of the sincere stance before a harsh world. Today, I…
View ArticleOpera says lack of IE in EU Windows 7 not good enough
Makers of the Opera Mobile web browser some of you may be using on your mobile devices, Opera ASA, said today that Microsoft’s plan to ship Windows 7 to Europe without Internet Explorer…
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Record $1.92million fine in file sharing case
The RIAA enjoyed a victory in court on Thursday. After two trials and massive legal expense, Jammie Thomas-Rasset was found guilty of willful copyright infringement. The jury awarded a massive...
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Intel appeals EU’s $1.45 billion antitrust fine
Intel filed an appeal Wednesday which challenges the record May 13 antitrust ruling against Intel of $1.45 billion. Intel was found guilty by a European Union Commission of using its dominant market...
View ArticleEvidence questioned by watchdog in Intel antitrust case with EU Commission
It was reported last Friday that Intel’s May antitrust ruling by the EU may have been based less on the full facts of the case, and more on a desire to penalize Intel.…
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Swedish authorities target Black Internet and take The Pirate Bay offline
The Swedish authorities, for the time being, have been successful in taking The Pirate Bay offline. The feat was managed by way of targeting the ISP Black Internet which currently provides the site…
View ArticleCustomer piracy using free Wi-Fi ends in $13,000 fine for UK pub
Free Wi-Fi hotspots, or even paid-for public access to the internet, may be in jeaopardy or facing new customer rules. That’s if the fine imposed on a UK pub starts getting repeated by…
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RIAA fine reduced from $1.92 million to $54,000
Everyone cheered Jammie Thomas-Rasset when she decided not to settle with the RIAA over claims she copied and shared copyrighted music over the Internet. Then cheers turned to gasps when Jammie lost a…
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Jammie Thomas turns down $25k settlement from RIAA
We reported earlier this week that Jammie Thomas-Rasset got a reprieve from a $1.92 million dollar judgement against her after being sued by the RIAA for sharing music online. Luckily for her, the…
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BitTorrent users beware: copyright malware targeting you
A new piece of malware is targeting BitTorrent users in an attempt to extract money from them under the guise of a copyright infringement settlement. Machines are being infected with the malware which…
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German court rules that private unsecured WiFi owners can be fined
Do you have an unsecured WiFi connection in your home? Not only is that a terribly bad idea since your neighbors could be stealing your Internet bandwidth, if you lived in Germany, you…
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Cleveland plans to enforce recycling with RFID and $100 fines
The city of Cleveland has come up with a high-tech way to fine residents who aren’t recycling. Cleveland.com reports that the city is planning a collection system which makes use of RFID chips…
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Download The Witcher 2 illegally and expect a fine in the post
CD Projekt pleased a lot of gamers earlier this month by announcing that The Witcher 2 will ship for PC without any DRM attached. It is also going to be the first new…
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Anti-piracy measures could see NZ libraries switch off Internet access
Governments around the world are trying to figure out ways of cutting down on piracy. Some governments have already implemented controversial monitoring and three-strike rules. Such rules may look like...
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Italy fines Apple $1.2 million for misleading consumers
Typically when you buy a new gadget it comes with a standard 12 month warranty. If you want to extend that then there’s an additional fee involved. And depending where you buy your…
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Seven manufacturers share $1.92 billion fine for 10 years of CRT price fixing
The two big price fixing scandals we’ve reported about in the last few years were to do with LCD panels and DRAM chips. LG, Sharp, and Chunghwa were fined for LCD price fixing,…
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Sony fined $400,000 in UK for 2011 PSN hack
2011 is a year that Sony would really like to forget. The PlayStation Network was hacked in mid-April with just about all user data being compromised. It turned out to be the 4th…
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Microsoft fined $731 million for removing Windows 7 browser choice screen
Microsoft is facing a massive fine from the European Commission after removing the Browser Choice Screen from copies of Windows 7 back in February 2011. The Browser Choice Screen existed so as to…
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Google and Opera complaint led to Microsoft’s $730 million fine
Yesterday the European Commission announced that it had decided to fine Microsoft $731 million for breaching antitrust commitments. It could have been as much as $7.4 billion, but Microsoft’s...
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