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Supreme Court upholds copyright law
Intellectual Property 02/23/2013The Supreme Court upheld a law Wednesday that extended U.S. copyright protection to books, musical compositions and other works by foreign artists that had been available without paying royalties. The justices said in a 6-2 decision Wednesday that Co...
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LimeWire settles out of court with major record labels
Intellectual Property 08/23/2012File-sharing software company LimeWire, which shut down last year after being barred from allowing people to share copyright-protected files online, reached a $105 million out-of-court settlement with the major record labels Thursday, the labels said...
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High court rejects Microsoft patent appeal
Intellectual Property 08/23/2010The Supreme Court has turned down Microsoft Corp.'s appeal of a jury verdict that it infringed on another company's patent. The justices said Monday they will not intervene in Microsoft's legal fight with Alcatel-Lucent. The disputed patent covers a ...