Dutch Court Treat Virtual Goods as Real
An interesting court case in the Netherlands has ruled that virtual goods can be regarded as real objects in case of their theft. A 13 year-old boy was beaten up and threatened with a knife to log into an online game and transfer virtual possessions (a magic amulet and mask). Lawyers in the case were [...]
Court filings show Steve Jobs told Google to stop poaching Apple engineers
January 27, 2012 at 3:05 pm Following reports earlier today that U.S. District Judge Lucy H Koh would allow a lawsuit claiming Apple, Google and 5 other companies entered in “no-poach” agreements, now court documents made public today show in 2007 former Apple CEO Steve Jobs asked with Google’s Eric Schmidt to “stop trying to [...]
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Apple’s iPhone announcement to be held on home court
September 25, 2011 at 7:37 am AllThingsD, which seems to have a bead on Apple’s Fall Event, says the event will be held on Apple’s campus. Sources close to the company say the demonstration — currently scheduled for Tuesday October 4 — will be held at Apple’s campus in Cupertino, California. Why? That’s not entirely clear. Perhaps [...]
U.S. Court Hearing Produces Trial Date for ATandT, T-Mobile Antitrust Case
U.S. Court Hearing Produces Trial Date for ATandT, T-Mobile Antitrust Case ( Page 1 of 2 ) Judge Ellen Huvelle of the U.S District Court for the District of Columbia set Feb. 13, 2012 as the starting date for the trial of the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit that seeks to permanently block AT&T’s [...]
