Court rejects Webcasters' plea for relief
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Blog: Barring a last-minute industry compromise on changes, new royalty rates that Internet radio operators argue could cripple their services are slated to kick in Sunday.
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Grokster Ltd. and StreamCast Networks Inc. are not legally responsible for the swapping of copyright content through their file-sharing software, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to movie studios and record labels.
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A U.S. appeals court on Thursday put  on hold the Federal Communications Commission's ruling that  four television broadcasts of profanity violated decency  standards.
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StreamCast, which owns the Morpheus P2P Network has formally asked the US Supreme Court to reject requests made by the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to revisit lower court decisions
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SAN FRANCISCO Grokster and StreamCast Networks are not liable for the swapping of copyright content like movies and music through their file-sharing software, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, in a blow to film studios and record labels.
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The Bush administration has decided  against appealing to the Supreme Court a ruling that prevents  media conglomerates from expanding their reach in U.S. media  markets, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear appeals in two cases concerning the right of the entertainment industry to subpoena file-traders and whether telecommunication companies have to share their networks with startup competitors.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.
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The judge at the trial of two former  executives at Enron Corp. Broadband Internet denied a request  on Tuesday to question jurors about whether they had seen news  reports about the convictions of former Enron CEOs Ken Lay and  Jeffrey Skilling.
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A federal judge late on Friday  rejected a request for an injunction against the McClatchy Co.   sale of three San Francisco Bay-area papers it acquired  when it bought Knight Ridder Inc. this year.
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Talks on an international treaty updating broadcast rights to accommodate the Internet failed Friday because countries were unable to agree how much legal and technological protection to afford broadcasters, a U.S. official said.
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A federal judge recently denied Google's request for dismissal of American Airlines' suit.
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update A district judge in New York has refused to accept a guilty plea from a former America Online employee charged with stealing 92 million e-mail addresses from the online giant, citing vagueness in the prosecutors&#39; argument that the theft violated
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday  rejected an appeal by commercial telemarketers that said the  government's nationwide do-not-call list violated their  constitutional free-speech rights.
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A federal judge on Tuesday refused to  accept a guilty plea from a former America Online employee  accused of selling the Internet provider's customer list to a  "spammer," saying he was unsure a crime had been committed.
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A federal appeals court has struck a blow to the entertainment industry's quest to shut down file sharing networks, affirming a lower court's decision that companies are not violating copyright laws simply because users are trading music and movies. Defendants Grokster, StreamCast and Sharman Networks will be allowed to continue distributing their software.
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A state appeals court on Friday rejected Apple Computer Inc.&#039;s bid to identify the sources of leaked product information that appeared on Web sites, ruling that online reporters and bloggers are entitled to the same protections as traditional journalists.
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Grokster Ltd. and StreamCast Networks Inc. are not liable for the swapping of copyright content through their file-sharing software, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to movie studios and record labels.