The jury in The SCO Group v. Novell, Inc. litigation over ownership of the copyrights in UNIX source code has ruled in favor of Novell, the company announced on its blog this afternoon. Novell had previously prevailed on the issue of copyright ownership in a ruling by Judge Dale Kimball on Novell’s motion for summary judgment,… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Internet Financial News Aggregator Enjoined under New York Hot News Misappropriation Law
Posted in Online ContentElectronic technologies have greatly reduced the costs of distributing information, but for content owners, that’s been a mixed blessing. Just as their costs of content distribution have shrunk and their ease of distribution has increased, the same is true for parties who obtain and redistribute that content unlawfully, to the competitive disadvantage of the content… Continue Reading
No “Internet Exceptionalism” For the Second Circuit in Attorney Advertising Ethics Ruling
Posted in First Amendment, Internet"Internet exceptionalism" is the notion that the Internet is a special and unique communications medium to which special rules should apply. In the legal field, that notion is manifested in legal rules that have been crafted by judges, legislatures and regulators for application in situations involving Internet communications. In some cases the creation of an… Continue Reading
Jury Picked and Trial Commences in SCO v. Novell UNIX Code Copyright Ownership Dispute
Posted in Open SourceThe back story to the dispute between The SCO Group and Novell, Inc., over the ownership of copyrights to UNIX source code is lengthy indeed. But we’ll spare you the details and just say that the ownership of the copyrights is a critical issue because it is that very source code that underlies SCO’s claims… Continue Reading
Advertiser Protection under CDA Section 230 for User-Generated Online Contest Submissions Will Go to Jury
Posted in Online ContentA hard-fought battle between two sandwich franchises has yielded an opinion dealing with the application of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to videos submitted as part of an online contest. The result is an unusual ruling that sends to a jury the issue of whether the advertiser that sponsored the contest was an… Continue Reading