Archive for August, 2006

Hungarian Competition Authority pounces on the ‘three blind mice’ trying to escape illegal cartel offence in the IT sector

1 August 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Three major IT companies (IBM Corporation, SAP AG and ISH Kft) have been fined by the Hungarian Competition Authority for rigging tenders in Hungary. The companies in question had responded to tenders...

Microsoft fined by European Commission for (allegedly) ignoring the Commission’s ruling again

1 August 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Microsoft and the European Commission have clashed yet again over competition law issues. This time the fine imposed is €280.5 (£194 million). The reason for the fine is that the Commission claims that...

The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 now in force

1 August 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 have come into force on 1 August. The Regulations amend the Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989 to bring...

Company owns copyright in software developed by director who had duties of good faith to company, even where software was written before company was incorporated – Vitof Limited v Altoft, High Court

1 August 2006 | Paul Gershlick

A and C worked in the labelling industry. A wrote labelling software under contract for a company called Label-Aire Inc. The defendants then set up in business together to develop a high speed labelling...

ISPs targeted by music industry for proposed payment of new levy to counter P2P music file-sharing

1 August 2006 | Paul Gershlick

A group representing 1,000 independent record companies, 50,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers has met to discuss a possible new levy on Internet service providers (ISPs) to compensate the...

KaZaA surrenders to the music industry and becomes a lawful download site

1 August 2006 | Paul Gershlick

KaZaA, an Internet P2P file-sharing service, has agreed to pay $100 million in damages to the record industry and become a legal download service. In doing so, it is following in the footsteps of Napster,...

BPI granted right to pursue Russian music download website by High Court

1 August 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The High Court has given the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which represents major UK recording companies, permission to serve proceedings on the Russian website, allofmp3.com, and its owner, Media...

BPI asks ISPs to suspend accounts of subscribers who use accounts for illegal file-sharing

1 August 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which represents major UK recording companies, has written to Tiscali and Cable & Wireless asking them to suspend the accounts of 59 individuals who they claim...

Copyright owner obtains disclosure of infringer’s identity from Google after Google’s suggestion to get court order – Helen Grant v Google UK Limited, High Court

1 August 2006 | Paul Gershlick

Helen Grant was a trustee of the Self-Discovery Trust, which owned the copyright in a book called ‘Unlock Reality’. The book was about to be published but an earlier draft of the work could be downloaded...

Microsoft wins the day against traders in loose certificates of authenticity – Microsoft v William Ling, High Court

1 August 2006 | Paul Gershlick

The defendants were accused of unauthorised trading in loose Microsoft certificates of authenticity (COAs). Microsoft’s licence terms provided that COAs could only be distributed with its software and...

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Archive for August, 2006

Hungarian Competition Authority pounces on the ‘three blind mice’ trying to escape illegal cartel offence in the IT sector

Microsoft fined by European Commission for (allegedly) ignoring the Commission’s ruling again

The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 now in force

Company owns copyright in software developed by director who had duties of good faith to company, even where software was written before company was incorporated – Vitof Limited v Altoft, High Court

ISPs targeted by music industry for proposed payment of new levy to counter P2P music file-sharing

KaZaA surrenders to the music industry and becomes a lawful download site

BPI granted right to pursue Russian music download website by High Court

BPI asks ISPs to suspend accounts of subscribers who use accounts for illegal file-sharing

Copyright owner obtains disclosure of infringer’s identity from Google after Google’s suggestion to get court order – Helen Grant v Google UK Limited, High Court

Microsoft wins the day against traders in loose certificates of authenticity – Microsoft v William Ling, High Court

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