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Week in review: Yahoo snubs Microsoft--again

July 18, 2008 9:13 AM PDT

Microsoft and Carl Icahn tag-team on Yahoo, and it seems that just about everyone else got their day in court. Also: earnings season heats up.

U.K. standards body taken to court over OOXML

May 1, 2008 1:33 PM PDT

Group launches court challenge against decision by British Standards Institution to approve Microsoft's nascent document format.

Making sense of Microsoft and open source

February 21, 2008 5:48 PM PST

The software giant's latest move offers a nice dose of kumbaya to open-source developers, but it goes only so far.

Judge says use of MySpace may violate a court order

February 14, 2008 9:33 PM PST

The case was one of the first in which a judge in the United States had ruled that a restraining order had been violated by contact made through MySpace.
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Losing the way over e-discovery?

January 23, 2008 4:00 AM PST

California plans its own set of e-discovery rules, but will they mesh with new proposed federal rules on the same topic, asks Internet attorney Eric Sinrod.

Dude, what happened to my PC?

December 5, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why the law is unforgiving when a computer with discoverable data in a case goes "missing."

Lawyers: Vista branding confused even Microsoft

November 28, 2007 2:55 PM PST

Company marketing manager among those unclear about what "Vista capable" means, say lawyers pursuing class action suit.

Police Blotter: Can a cell phone camera intimidate a witness?

November 16, 2007 2:16 PM PST

Court rules that trial defendant committed crime when pretending to photograph an undercover officer with his cell phone.

House rejects immunity for phone companies in spy suits

November 16, 2007 9:09 AM PST

Drawing veto threats from White House, legislators OK spy law rewrite sans lawsuit protection for aids of government spying.

NSA telecom immunity still unsettled in Senate

November 15, 2007 7:55 PM PST

Due to procedural oddity, question of whether to shield companies from suits alleging cooperation with the NSA won't be resolved until final floor vote.

Prince: The artist who formerly liked the Internet

November 13, 2007 10:23 AM PST

Once considered a pioneer in online music distribution, the musician has since turned testy about fan sites and file-sharing networks. What happened?

When virtual legal chickens come home to roost

November 8, 2007 2:57 PM PST

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why the real world court system is being called upon to decide virtual world disputes.

BEA's financial restatements key to warding off Icahn

November 2, 2007 6:13 PM PDT

Company needs to get financials in order if it hopes to keep its biggest shareholder from taking control of a possible buyout, legal experts say.

Police Blotter: Is computer-generated pornography illegal?

November 2, 2007 1:33 PM PDT

Utah jury delivers guilty verdict after being told "computer-generated images" of nude minors are illegal--despite Supreme Court ruling.

Police Blotter: Craigslist toddler giveaway ad sparks suit

October 26, 2007 6:25 AM PDT

Homeless mother who posted Craigslist ad to find someone to take her 3-year-old daughter tries to get her back from social services.

Others post, you get sued

October 25, 2007 3:39 PM PDT

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod examines whether online service providers are legally responsible for content users create.

Aruba strikes back at Motorola's patent claims

October 22, 2007 12:30 PM PDT

Sued by Motorola in August over four WLAN-related patents, Aruba is now countersuing, arguing that its use of the patents had gone unchallenged for years.

NSA cooperation: OK for e-mail, IM companies?

October 22, 2007 10:56 AM PDT

White House wanted immunity for phone companies over possible cooperation with NSA, but new bill also would shield e-mail, IM providers.

Recording industry shows how to lose by winning

October 17, 2007 6:56 AM PDT

As it seeks to fight digital theft, intellectual-property expert Nancy Prager says the music business is waging the wrong campaign.

The new e-discovery burden

October 18, 2007 9:49 AM PDT

Rather than streamline and limit litigation, a rule change adds a new financial burden, Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says.