Category: Germany

Bastian Schweinsteiger is NOT a nazi

Bastian Schweinsteiger the MUFC midfield maestro is considering legal action as a result of a Nazi doll which apparently resembles him See for yourself https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34606799

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Lawyers in mourning

The 2 giants Microsoft and Google have agreed to draw a line under 18 patent infringement claims against each other.

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Lawyers in mourning

The disputes involved disputes around WiFi, mobile phone and video game technologies in Germany and the United States. A statement read: “Google and Microsoft have

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File sharing

How to stop file sharers in the English Courts? By way of an injunction but is there any point? There have been a host of cases concerning the closure of various file sharing websites. The rights holders have been successful at court but the file sharers open up a new website and new domain and on it goes. But aside from going after the file sharing websites – what about going after individuals? In the USA the copyright troll is issuing claims against various individuals and apparently they are quite successful. What about the UK?

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Hola to the Google tax

The Spanish government last month passed a new copyright law which imposes fees for online content providers ie Google News. It highlights European concerns (Germany and other European countries also sought to impose similar legislation) that Google is piggybacking on the established news providers without actually doing any reporting.

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