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Open source license ruled enforceable, hippies rejoice

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2008-08-18 11:44:00 by Nilay Patel in Engadget
...ruled last week that the open source Artistic License is valid and enforceable, and that violating the terms of the license constitutes copyright infringement. (You might be familiar with the Artistic License -- it's what governs Perl.) That's a big deal, as it's the first open source license to get put to the test -- while traditional EULAs...
 
Tags: source license, open-source license agreements, source artistic license, licenses, similar licenses, artistic license, lawrence lessig, foss software developers, people pretty
 
 
 
 
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Apple rumored to launch UMPC AKA The Sasquatch

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2007-12-27 14:26:38 by John Biggs in CrunchGear
...ruled out the Apple tablet which is, more than likely, a significantly larger device. It also ruled out iPod Touch since I have been previously tipped on the forward path of the iPod lineup by different sources, essentially confirming that touch screen iPods will not grow much in screen size Great King Wango Muffin of the Flutterbutter Ruling...
 
Tags: portable device seekingalpha, device, device larger, touch, mysterious touch, significantly larger device, umpc, iphoneipod touch, seekingalpha
 
 
 
 
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Crocodile Thunderdome: Two dentists enter, Lacoste leaves

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2008-01-05 12:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...ruled last year that there would be no confusion The tale began in September 2004, when Dr Tim Rumney and Dr Simon Moore, the two principal practitioners at the surgery, tried to register their logo They chose a crocodile 'because of the natural association with teeth,' according to Dr Moore Crocodiles are known for their well-kept incisors...
 
Tags: crocodile, lacoste, company crocodile, lacoste fashions, iconic crocodile, giant lacoste, crocodile logo, trademark lacoste reptile, dentists
 
 
 
 
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3 suffers setback in MNP dispute

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2008-01-20 23:57:17 by Ben Robinson in IntoMobile
...ruled it could not have access to its rivals documents and emails. 3 hoped this access would prove that Vodaone, O2, Orange, and T-Mobile colluded to slow down the process of customers keeping their number when they ported networks Each of the other networks maintain that their common position on MNP (Mobile Number Portability) was not the...
 
Tags: mobile, mobile magazine, networks maintain, judge ruled, scope, probable scope, qualcomm throws, networks, broadcom
 
 
 
 
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Good news for TiVo: court upholds patent claims against Echostar

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2008-01-31 13:40:00 by Nilay Patel in Engadget
...ruled that EchoStar had indeed infringed part of TiVo's "time warp" patent. You might recall that the case had recently been on hold while the USPTO re-affirmed that the patent was valid -- armed with that decision, the appeals court ruled that EchoStar had crossed the line on the software component of the patent, but that more information...
 
Tags: court, echostar, patent, appeals court ruled, appeals, tivo, federal circuit ruled, home entertainment, software component
 
 
 
 
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Good news for TiVo: court upholds patent claims against Echostar

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2008-01-31 18:40:00 by Nilay Patel in
...ruled that EchoStar had indeed infringed part of TiVo's "time warp" patent. You might recall that the case had recently been on hold while the USPTO re-affirmed that the patent was valid -- armed with that decision, the appeals court ruled that EchoStar had crossed the line on the software component of the patent, but that more information...
 
Tags: court, echostar, patent, appeals court ruled, appeals, tivo, federal circuit ruled, home entertainment, software component
 
 
 
 
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Good news for TiVo: court upholds patent claims against Echostar

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2008-01-31 18:40:00 by Nilay Patel in
...ruled that EchoStar had indeed infringed part of TiVo's "time warp" patent. You might recall that the case had recently been on hold while the USPTO re-affirmed that the patent was valid -- armed with that decision, the appeals court ruled that EchoStar had crossed the line on the software component of the patent, but that more information...
 
Tags: court, echostar, patent, appeals court ruled, appeals, tivo, federal circuit ruled, home entertainment, software component
 
 
 
 
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Judge Rules Making Files Available Doesnt Constitute Copyright Violation [Riaa]

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2008-04-04 18:00:00 by posted by Pantha in
...ruled that even though the "offer to distribute" won't be enough to decide a case, it is enough to permit a lawsuit to move forward. On the other hand, another NY judge has ruled in the opposite manner, that making an "offer to distribute" could violate copyright, even if nobody downloaded whatever you put up. [ EFF via Boing Boing
 
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Judge Rules Making Files 'Available' Doesn't Constitute Copyright Violation [Riaa]

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2008-04-04 14:00:00 by Jason Chen in Gizmodo
...ruled that even though the "offer to distribute" won't be enough to decide a case, it is enough to permit a lawsuit to move forward. On the other hand, another NY judge has ruled in the opposite manner, that making an "offer to distribute" could violate copyright, even if nobody downloaded whatever you put up. [ EFF via Boing Boing
 
Tags: judge, copyright, boston judge, judge ruled, constitute copyright infringement, ruled, offer, files, extensive analysis