Nigerian company Lancor is seeking US$20m from the One Laptop per Child Foundation, alleging patent infringement.
The PC manufacturer says that Microsoft's patent-infringement claims have not affected sales of its Linux servers.
Wireless e-mail vendor Visto has prevailed in a long-running patent infringement suit against rival Seven Networks, prompting a new legal challenge against Research In Motion and potentially strengthening Visto's position in a pending spat with Microsoft.
Napster is once again the target of an intellectual-property lawsuit, this time on the receiving end of a patent infringement claim from a small company called SightSound Technologies.
Expert witness in the copyright infringement case against retired police officer Stephen Cooper, Professor Leon Sterling, was embarrassed on the stand yesterday when the defence counsel showed images of the professor's own Web site linking to copyright material.
IBM is giving its customers the blues by asking them to assume financial and legal risk with its open-source software--that's after those same customers have already shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars for the code.
Developers wanting to use Microsoft's Office Open XML specification will need to brush up on their legal skills.
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As right-hand man to Red Hat's chief executive Matthew Szulik, Alex Pinchev has access to a lot of the strategic insights afforded to his boss, but is unencumbered by the diplomatic restraints placed on the chief executive. He speaks his mind.
Lawyer Eric Sinrod takes a closer look at claims by RTI on the search giant's use of Internet phone technology.
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Microsoft told the Web's leading standards body that it's considering making changes to its Internet Explorer browser in light of a recent ruling against the company in a patent infringement lawsuit.
Apple learnt its lesson when it tried - and failed - to sue Microsoft for copyright infringement of its interface. It has since turned its attention to patents but should not be allowed to succeed here either.
Making copies of DVD movies on the office machine may seem like an excellent idea to some of your employees. But what issues should Australian enterprises and IT departments be aware of?
Lindows.com has released a second Sneak Preview of its Linux-based operating system, adding features for streamlining the process for installing new software and for viewing and printing non-Linux file formats.
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