Court Forces Spammers to Cough Up $3.7 Million. Court FTC Spam Million. A U.S. district court is forcing a spam group to cough up $3.7 million they collected through fake weight-loss products and human growth hormone pills. An alleged international spam ring--with...

In its battle to prevent the second-hand sale of its software, Autodesk has discovered that the "products are licensed" theory just doesn't jive with the government. According to Out-Law, the US District Court for the Western District of Washington is backing...

to hear Microsoft’s appeal against a ruling that a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading consumers with its “Vista Capable” marketing campaign in 2006 can have Class Action status. The original ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman in...

claims by media firms that Reservella, the firm that's listed as the current owners of The Pirate Bay, is a shell company owned by The Pirate Bay founders.However, a Swedish district court today ordered the Internet service provider hosting The Pirate Bay--Black...

Gibson Loses Guitar Hero Lawsuit. Guitar Hero Lawsuit. Activision struck gold with the US District Court today, as Gibson's frivolous lawsuit concerning Guitar Hero was ruled in favor of Activision.. Activision struck gold with the US District Court today,...

Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court in Tyler, Texas felt the same way, dismissing the case on Monday. He ruled that there was no need for a jury trial. Mama mia!“We are very pleased with the court’s decision,” said Rick Flamm, Nintendo of America’s...

Nintendo DS flash cards.. GoNintendo reports that Nintendo--along with 54 Nintendo DS developers--returned to court on Saturday and filed a new lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court, demanding that four companies cough up $4.4 million in damages. A previous...

Judge Rejects RIAA Piracy Claims. riaa piracy music. The RIAA was hit with another setback when the district court in Atlantic v. Howell denied the RIAA’s argument of making files available constitutes as illegal distribution. It’s an argument by the RIAA...

German iPhone Gets Locked Up Again. apple iphone. A district court in Hamburg, Germany has removed an injunction against T-Mobile, which forced the company to sell an unlocked iPhone. According to the ruling, T-Mobile once again becomes the exclusive seller...

indicates that big names in Hollywood are filing a new lawsuit against the operators. More than ten major movie companies have issued a subpoena to the Stockholm District Court including Columbia Pictures, Disney Enterprises, Universal Studios, and more, demanding...