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InternetNews June 15, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Microsoft Software Piracy Crackdown Continues Microsoft again went on the offensive with lawsuits against software pirates. |
InternetNews April 11, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Microsoft in Dealer Crackdown The Redmond giant files suits against eight PC retailers for selling bogus copies of Windows software. |
InternetNews September 19, 2005 Tim Gray |
Microsoft Sues 8 Resellers Over Fakes Microsoft has filed separate lawsuits against eight of its resellers for allegedly passing off counterfeit copies of its software through distribution channels. |
InternetNews November 30, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Swats at Phony COAs On Tuesday, Microsoft said it filed eight lawsuits across the U.S. against defendants who allegedly distributed counterfeit Microsoft Certificates Of Authority (COA) labels or distributed genuine COA labels that could be used on pirated software. |
InternetNews April 3, 2007 Michael Hickins |
Tipsters Help Microsoft Nab Overseas Thieves Microsoft filed nine lawsuits and issued more than 50 cease-and-desist letters today against international smugglers accused of diverting discounted copies of its software into the United States. |
InternetNews December 10, 2008 Richard Adhikari |
SIIA Hits Illegal Software Sales Online Just months after saying it would target illegal software sellers on sites other than eBay, its perennial target, the Software Information and Industry Association today filed suit against eight illegal software sellers on Amazon.com, eBay and iOffer.com. |
InternetNews March 15, 2006 Sean Michael Kerner |
Counterfeit Microsoft Software on eBay? Microsoft is currently pursuing at least eight separate lawsuits against alleged software pirates who sold counterfeit Microsoft software on eBay. |
InternetNews October 31, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft's Counterfeit Auction Dragnet In its largest effort so far, Microsoft said it filed suit against 50 online dealers who used eBay and other Internet auction sites to sell counterfeit products to unaware consumers and businesses. |
InternetNews November 2, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston |
Website, Lawsuits Take Aim at Pirates Microsoft opens a new site to educate users on how to spot illicit software, and also sues 20 alleged vendors for selling pirated copies of its software. |
InternetNews July 18, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft v. Pirates: 26 New Lawsuits Filed Microsoft filed suit against more than two dozen companies charged with loading pirated software on computers they sold. |
InternetNews January 21, 2004 Roy Mark |
RIAA Files 532 New Lawsuits The music industry files its largest batch of copyright infringement actions to date. |
InternetNews May 17, 2007 Clint Boulton |
Symantec Wants Pirates' Millions Symantec is seeking $55 million in damages from eight civil lawsuits against companies it accused of trying to turn a buck by selling counterfeit copies of Symantec security software. |
InternetNews December 27, 2004 Colin C. Haley |
Microsoft Cheers Anti-Counterfeiting Law The measure takes aim at fake labels on software. The anti-counterfeiting bill is one of several signed by President Bush. |
InternetNews November 22, 2006 Clint Boulton |
SIIA Stops Software Pirates The Software & Information Industry Association, which doggedly pursues people who sell pirated software for a discount, said this week that it settled with two defendants who were illegally selling Symantec software through eBay. |
InternetNews February 10, 2005 Tim Gray |
Microsoft and Pfizer After Viagra Spammers Redmond and the pharmaceutical giant team up to file lawsuits to fight selling and advertising of knock-off drugs. |
InternetNews June 22, 2010 |
SIIA Cracks Down on European Software Pirates After years of investigating and prosecuting U.S.-based software pirates, the trade association turns its attention thieves based in Europe. |
InternetNews February 17, 2004 Roy Mark |
RIAA Unleashes Another Round of Lawsuits For the second time this year, music industry targets more than 500 Jane and John Doe swappers for copyright infringement actions. |
InternetNews May 27, 2005 Roy Mark |
No Summer Break From The RIAA The music industry targets lawsuits at students using high-speed, second-generation university networks to swap music files. |
InternetNews March 23, 2004 Roy Mark |
RIAA Keeps Pressure on P2P Users Record companies file another 500 lawsuits against music file sharers, including those using college servers. |
InternetNews February 13, 2008 Larry Barrett |
SIIA Takes eBay Pirates to Court A software association strikes its sharpest blow yet in its ongoing war with pirates hawking wares online. |
InternetNews November 29, 2007 Larry Barrett |
SIIA Launches eBay Certification Program The Software & Information Industry Association on Tuesday launched an effort to at least stem the flow of pirated and counterfeit software sold on eBay - an initiative it calls the Certified Software Reseller program. |
InternetNews December 15, 2005 Roy Mark |
Merry Christmas From The RIAA The music industry dropped 751 copyright-infringement lawsuits in the mail today, bringing the total number of legal actions this year against alleged peer-to-peer infringers to more than 7,000. |
InternetNews November 12, 2009 |
SIIA, Adobe Take Online Pirates to Court The Software & Information Industry Association on Thursday said it has filed six new software piracy lawsuits on behalf of Adobe Systems, charging the sextet with selling infringing or counterfeit versions of the popular applications online. |
InternetNews September 19, 2006 Nicholas Carlson |
Microsoft Sues 20 More Microsoft announced another 20 lawsuits today against counterfeit software distributors. |
InternetNews September 28, 2004 Ryan Naraine |
Amazon.com, Microsoft Go After Phishers Online superstore Amazon.com has teamed up with Microsoft to sue a Canadian spamming ring that allegedly spoofed Hotmail and Amazon.com e-mail addresses to trick consumers. |
InternetNews September 29, 2005 Tim Gray |
College Kids Can't Avoid The Sound of Music Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) file another round of copyright infringement lawsuits against 757 individuals. |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Coach Targets Target Coach has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against discounter Target, who provides hip couture for people who don't feel the need to pay top dollar for all their merchandise. Whether or not the lawsuit has merit, Coach's reaction is no surprise. |
InternetNews May 21, 2010 |
Microsoft Files Suit Against Click Fraudsters Claiming that it has detected a novel form of click fraud that was gouging advertisers, Microsoft's legal team has sprung into action with a pair of lawsuits this week. |
The Motley Fool October 5, 2004 Rich Smith |
A Good Day for Tuesday Morning The discount retailer is in trouble for selling counterfeit jewelry from Chicago-area wholesaler Consumer Product Recovery LLC. While the wholesaler's president has been charged with a felony, no charges have been filed against Tuesday Morning. |
InternetNews March 30, 2004 Roy Mark |
AOL to Reward Spam Victims The ISP is expected to give 'valuable asset' seized from spammer to victim of e-mail scam. |
InternetNews March 20, 2006 Clint Boulton |
Microsoft Looks to Give Phishers The Hook Microsoft has begun waging a war overseas against perpetrators who steal money by using the Internet to trick people into giving up their personal information. |
InternetNews December 2, 2004 Sean Michael Kerner |
Fighting to Keep Smut-Spam in a Brown Wrapper Microsoft brings seven new lawsuits against smut-peddling spammers under the CAN-SPAM law. |
InternetNews November 24, 2008 Judy Mottl |
Two More iPhone Lawsuits Hit the Courts Apple is facing two new lawsuits stemming from its popular smartphone. One claims patent infringement, another alleges the bestselling Apple device doesn't deliver on its promises. |
InternetNews March 9, 2006 Clint Boulton |
Microsoft's Piracy Fight Takes a New Road Microsoft, whose products are among the most pirated in the world, created the Genuine Software Initiative to protect its consumers and resellers from bogus software. |
InternetNews August 31, 2004 Michael Singer |
Calif. Cities Sue Microsoft For Overcharging San Francisco, Los Angeles and a handful of counties file a class action lawsuit seeking separate damages than the state's landmark $1.1 billion settlement. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Brian Doherty |
Policing Immigrants Since 1979 the city of Los Angeles has had an official policy of not troubling its cops with the enforcement of federal immigration law. That policy has long angered anti-immigration forces, and now two groups have filed separate lawsuits. |
The Motley Fool October 24, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Coach Lays Off Target The purveyor of luxury handbags drops its suit alleging that Target sold knockoffs. Brand holders like Coach have a serious stake in protecting their brands from counterfeiting. That's why many retailers have faced similar controversy. |
JavaWorld May 2000 Brian Sullivan |
Sun dealt another blow in Java dispute with Microsoft In a ruling issued late Monday, the US District Court judge who is overseeing a pair of lawsuits that the two companies filed against each other dismissed Sun's claim that Microsoft had infringed on Sun's Java-related copyrights. |
InternetNews October 17, 2006 Roy Mark |
International Recording Industry Hits File Sharers Illegal peer-to-peer file sharers are facing more than 8,000 copyright infringement lawsuits in 17 countries, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. |
InternetNews October 29, 2004 Colin C. Haley |
ISPs Band Together Against Spam AOL, EarthLink, Microsoft and Yahoo sue individuals who allegedly violate the Can-Spam law by sending millions of unwanted e-mails and IMs. |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Bill Mann |
Foreign Threats to U.S. Profits Watch out if overseas courts decide to start targeting U.S. firms. For the first time, a U.S. tobacco company is facing a big lawsuit from overseas, as an Israeli health provider is seeking some $1.7 billion in damages. |
InternetNews August 25, 2004 Roy Mark |
RIAA Steps Up P2P Legal Campaign Undaunted by a landmark legal decision, the Recording Industry Association of America increases pressure on individual file swappers. |
InternetNews May 11, 2005 Jim Wagner |
Suit Filed Against Spam Ring The Massachusetts' Attorney General files suit against seven alleged spammers with operations around the world. |
Food Processing March 2013 Biderman & Young |
How Food and Beverage Manufacturers Can Avoid Class Action Litigation The recent suits against energy drink makers are lessons for all food and beverage processors. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2011 Evan Niu |
Uncle Sam Goes After Education Management It may not come as much of a surprise, but the U.S. Department of Justice has sued Education Management Corp. for allegedly violating laws related to compensation practices. |
InternetNews October 4, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Vista to Downgrade Pirates Users of pirated versions can access only limited features, according to Microsoft. But could it be bad PR? |
Managed Care January 2002 Donald Wilcox & Stephanie Kanwit |
Debating RICO Suits vs. Health Plans States Failed To Protect Docs From Insurers... Patients Will Suffer; Greedy Lawyers to Blame... |
ifeminists June 30, 2004 Wendy McElroy |
Jackpot Justice, the Wal-Mart Case No one knows how to definitively resolve the abuses and dangers of class action suits without denying the underdog access to the courts. |