- Fri Nov 6 6:58 AM PST 2009 eBay's Skype sale gets go-ahead with settlement
New deal brings in Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis as investors in a roughly $2 billion sale of the Internet telephony pioneer.
- Wed Sep 16 4:16 PM PDT 2009 Skype founders file copyright suit against Skype
Joltid, a company founded by Skype's developers, alleges its P2P software is being infringed upon every time someone downloads and uses the popular VoIP service.
- Mon Aug 17 3:51 AM PDT 2009 Qtrax faces more financial, legal problems
First Oracle and now two other vendors are suing the online music start-up, charging it with unpaid bills. Qtrax also appears to be behind payments to at least one label.
- Fri Aug 14 12:38 PM PDT 2009 Justice Department defends massive file-swapping fine
In move that echoes Bush administration arguments, Obama Justice Department says Jammie Thomas' $1.92 million fine for infringement of 24 songs is constitutional.
- Tue Aug 11 4:00 AM PDT 2009 How turf wars and miscues crippled SpiralFrog
Before the doors closed at the once-promising start-up, money got tight, and the payroll went unpaid. Management squabbles made a bad situation even worse.
- Mon Jul 27 1:47 PM PDT 2009 Oracle sues Qtrax, claims P2P site owes $1.8 million
Oracle supplied the music service with software, but Qtrax's $1.8 million payment bounced, according to court documents.
- Tue Jun 30 5:37 PM PDT 2009 RIAA triumphs in Usenet copyright case
In a note posted on its site, music trade group for top music labels says court ruled in its favor.
- Wed Jun 3 1:34 PM PDT 2009 Six months later, no ISPs joining RIAA piracy fight
Internet service providers were supposed to provide the music industry with a new, powerful line of defense against illegal file sharing. It hasn't yet worked out that way.
- Fri May 22 1:35 PM PDT 2009 What to expect from the RealDVD decision
Judge is known for delivering relatively speedy decisions. But, even if Real loses in this preceding, company could still prevail at trial. We have a long way to go yet.
- Mon Apr 27 8:09 AM PDT 2009 The next frontier of Internet legal battles
Crowell & Moring partner Michael Songer outlines the major legal trends in the past two decades (think P2P and cybersquatting) and outlines what we can expect.
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