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Aug. 25, 2006, Owner of software piracy site sentenced -  A U.S. judge has sentenced the owner of a Web site selling pirated software to six years in prison and ordered him to pay more than $4.1 million in restitution. read more at MacWorld...

July 25, 2006: BSA collects over $2M in settlements from U.S. companies. ..... In addition to making the payments, each company agreed to delete any unlicensed copies of programs it was using, purchase any needed replacements and strengthen software management practices, the BSA said. read more...

July 4, 2006: The world's biggest music companies are preparing a lawsuit against Yahoo China for copyright infringement as part of the industry's efforts to crack down on piracy. read more ...

July 13, 2006: Trial date Set for Image Recovery Software Dispute; LC Technology Faces Potential Damages in Excess of $6 Million
After nearly three years, a dispute over charges of copyright infringement and counterclaims for defamation, read more...

July 13, 2006: EU hits Microsoft with fine of $357 million, more possible

LONDON — The European Union imposed another massive fine against Microsoft Corp. — this one $357 million — Wednesday and threatened more penalties if the software giant continues to defy a 2004 antitrust ruling ordering it to share programming details with rivals.  read more...

July 13, 2006: SCO will appeal the gutting of its lawsuit against IBM  
Utah's SCO Group is appealing a federal magistrate's gutting of its $5 billion lawsuit against IBM, hoping to salvage the tens of millions of dollars it has spent litigating the case over the past three years. read more...

VCAT Settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Related to Its Mariposa Software System; VCAT Obtains Injunction as Part of the Settlement

Jan. 5, 2006--Venture Catalyst Incorporated ("VCAT"), reached a comprehensive settlement of its suit against TRMP, LLC, Cohn Technologies, Inc., Mindset LLC and related third parties.  VCAT's claims in the lawsuit include breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, copyright infringement and other related claims.

Pursuant to the settlement, the defendants and related third parties agreed

  1. to pay money damages to VCAT;

  2. consented to a stipulated injunction and dismissal with prejudice under which they are enjoined from participating in certain prohibited activities related to VCAT's business and products until September 1, 2007; and

  3. stipulated to the dismissal of all of their claims, counterclaims and cross claims in the action that they had against VCAT and its officers.

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September 19, 2005, Microsoft files 8 anti-piracy lawsuits

   Microsoft filed eight anti-piracy lawsuits in five US States against companies that allegedly distribute counterfeit versions of its software or copies that infringe on copyrights.  These companies are: BWT Industry Technology Service, dba Computer Max in Arizona; Data Day USA, MicroCity4Less.com and Winvtech Solutions Inc. in California; Global Computing Inc. in Illinois; Ion Technologies in Minnesota; and Compustar and Chips & Techs in New York.

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Justice Dept. wants new anti-piracy powers
Read more at CNET News.com

 

 

 
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