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Man accused of Guns N' Roses piracy pleads innocence

A man accused of violating federal copyright law for posting songs on the Internet from an unreleased Guns N' Roses album has protested his innocence during a federal court hearing.

Banks accused of failing borrowers

Banks have been accused of failing to keep their word on maintaining the flow of mortgage finance to would-be homeowners.

Microsoft Accused of Hacking Attack

An angry Chinese lawyer accused Microsoft of perpetrating the biggest ever hacker attack in response to the software giant's controversial move to trigger hourly screen blackouts on computers using pirated copies of Windows XP.  [

Orange Accused of Blocking The Pirate Bay Website

Customers of UK ISP Orange (France Telecom), including their counterparts in France, have accused the broadband provider of blocking the world’s largest bittorrent (P2P - File Sharing) tracker - The Pirate Bay.

Man accused in cold cut caper at Idaho store

A Boise man has been charged with four counts of felony burglary after police accused him of stealing more than $1,000 worth of meat from a local grocery store.

Man accused in cold cut caper at Idaho store

BOISE, Idaho -- A Boise man has been charged with four counts of felony burglary after police accused him of stealing more than $1,000 worth of meat from a local grocery store.

Innocent surfers accused of illegal file-sharing

Innocent people are being accused of illegal file-sharing and threatened with court action, by games manufacturers seeking to protect their copyright, a study has claimed.

Innocent people being accused of illegal file-sharing

Innocent people are being accused of illegal file-sharing and threatened with court action, by games manufacturers seeking to protect their copyright, a study has claimed.

Fla. man accused of hurling sandwich at girlfriend

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- A Florida man is accused of tossing a sandwich at his girlfriend as they cruised down an interstate, knocking off her glasses and nearly causing her to lose control of the car.

Net provider accused of coddling crooks yanked offline

Yet another network provider has been yanked offline after being accused by security researchers of acting as the mothership that allowed a large percentage of the world's spam operators and malicious networks to thrive.

Hundreds Mistakenly Accused of Illegal File Sharing

Consumer magazine Which? has estimated that "hundreds" of people are being incorrectly accused of having downloaded illegal music, videos and or games from the Internet. The news follows the case of Ken and Gill Murdoch, aged 54 and 66 from Inverness, whom were threatened by Atari for allegedly sharing the game '

Grenade attack accused given BNP nomination

BNP has nominated a charge-sheeted accused of the August 21 carnage aimed to assassinate former premier and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina at a rally on Banga-bandhu Avenue in the capital in 2004.

Bond Revoked for La. Lawyer Accused in $30M Law Firm Theft and Hacking Cases

A Louisiana attorney previously accused of stealing some $30 million from his law firm's trust account has had his bond revoked after a more recent claim that he hacked into its computer system last month.

Silver surfers accused of downloading illegal music, video and games

When Ken and Gill Murdoch, aged 54 and 66 from Scotland, received a solicitor's letter accusing them all downloading illegal music, video and games they were astounded as they had never been anywhere near such material. Davenport Lyons of London accused the couple of sharing the Atari game Race 07 and promptly asked them to pay £500 in compensation and £25 towards costs.

Here we go again? Winona's accused of stealing Bulgari jewels

The "Reality Bites" actress has been accused of swiping more than $124,000 worth of Bulgari jewels she borrowed for a Nov. 20 event sponsored by Marie Claire magazine in Madrid, according to TMZ.com.

Pietersen asks for 'common sense' from organisers

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Game Makers Accusing Innocent People of Piracy in the UK

eldavojohn writes "It's a topic that a lot of game makers like Atari don't want the public hearing. Game makers wrongfully accusing clearly innocent people of piracy. From the article, 'According to Michael Coyle, an intellectual property solicitor with law firm Lawdit, more and more people are being wrongly identified as file-sharers. He is pursuing 70 cases of people who claim to be wrongly accused of piracy and has spoken to hundreds of others, he told the BBC.' If only a few are coming forward after receiving extortion letters ('Pay £500 OR ELSE!'), what's the actual number of those out there being wrongfully accused?"

LHC grants bail in Bank of Punjab embezzlement case

LAHORE: A special bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday granted bail to three former Bank of Punjab (BoP) general managers, who were allegedly involved in the embezzlement of funds worth Rs 9 billion. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) authorities had alleged that the three managers, in collusion with each other, opened fake accounts and embezzled money. The principal accused, former president BoP Hamesh Khan, has escaped and left the country, while two other former managers Noman Arif and Ziaul Haq were granted bail by the LHC on September 23.In the case, the petitioners’ counsel, Nadeem Sheikh and Ashtar Ausaf Ali claimed that no offence had been committed, as the loans had been re-scheduled by the BoP. They said that no incriminating evidence had been produced and two of the co-accused had already been granted bail by the

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Recent legal ruling on design patents favors companies like Apple

According to Kelly Burris, an attorney with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., the legal standard for design patent infringement has changed. In a recent decision by the Federal Circuit in Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa, Inc., (decided September 22, 2008), the more recent "Point of Novelty" test was eliminated in favor of exclusive application of the long-established "Ordinary Observer" test. Previously, with the Point of Novelty test, an accused product only constituted infringement if it incorporated the element or elements of the patented design that distinguished the patented design from prior art. Using the Ordinary Observer test, when an ordinary observer (purchaser) is deceived into confusing the accused product with the patented design, an infringement has occurred.

Legal Ruling on Design Patents Favors Consumer Goods Companies

CHICAGO, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Kelly Burris, an attorney with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., the legal standard for design patent infringement has changed. In a recent decision by the Federal Circuit in Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa, Inc., (decided September 22, 2008), the more recent "Point of Novelty" test was eliminated in favor of exclusive application of the long-established "Ordinary Observer" test. Previously, with the Point of Novelty test, an accused product only constituted infringement if it incorporated the element or elements of the patented design that distinguished the patented design from prior art. Using the Ordinary Observer test, when an ordinary observer (purchaser) is deceived into confusing the accused product with the patented design, an infrin

Legal Ruling on Design Patents Favors Consumer Goods Companies

CHICAGO, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Kelly Burris, an attorney with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., the legal standard for design patent infringement has changed. In a recent decision by the Federal Circuit in Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa, Inc., (decided September 22, 2008), the more recent "Point of Novelty" test was eliminated in favor of exclusive application of the long-established "Ordinary Observer" test. Previously, with the Point of Novelty test, an accused product only constituted infringement if it incorporated the element or elements of the patented design that distinguished the patented design from prior art. Using the Ordinary Observer test, when an ordinary observer (purchaser) is deceived into confusing the accused product with the patented design, an infrin

Legal Ruling on Design Patents Favors Consumer Goods Companies

CHICAGO, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Kelly Burris, an attorney with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., the legal standard for design patent infringement has changed. In a recent decision by the Federal Circuit in Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa, Inc., (decided September 22, 2008), the more recent "Point of Novelty" test was eliminated in favor of exclusive application of the long-established "Ordinary Observer" test. Previously, with the Point of Novelty test, an accused product only constituted infringement if it incorporated the element or elements of the patented design that distinguished the patented design from prior art. Using the Ordinary Observer test, when an ordinary observer (purchaser) is deceived into confusing the accused product with the patented design, an infrin

Accused File-Swapper Rejects $7,400 Settlement; Seeks Trial

Los Angeles - A 20-year-old is demanding a trial rather than pay a proposed $7,400 to settle charges she shared 37 songs on the Kazaa file-sharing network back when she was in high school.

Police accused of using phone calls from Home Office mole in bid to entrap Shadow Minister

The police used a Whitehall whistleblower to try to lure Conservative frontbencher Damian Green into incriminating himself, it was claimed last night.

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