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  • July 2008

    • Google Must Turn Over YouTube Records: Judge

      Wired  |  Jul 4, 08 3:46 AM CDT

      Google Must Turn Over YouTube Records: Judge

      (Newser) - A judge has ordered Google to give Viacom records of all videos ever watched on YouTube, including users’ names and IP addresses, Wired reports. Viacom is seeking the data to bolster its $1 billion lawsuit against Google for allowing copyrighted Viacom clips on YouTube. The media giant believes the data will show that copyrighted clips draw more views than user-created content. More »

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      Google  • lawsuit  • YouTube  • online privacy  • copyright  • Viacom  • copyright infringement

  • June 2008

    • NRA Sues San Francisco, Chicago Over Gun Laws

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jun 28, 08 9:33 AM CDT

      NRA Sues San Francisco, Chicago Over Gun Laws

      (Newser) - Close on the heels of the Supreme Court ruling that Americans have the right to own guns for self-defense, the National Rifle Association filed suits yesterday against San Francisco and Chicago over gun-control laws in those cities. In San Francisco, the NRA hopes to overturn a law keeping guns out of public housing, and in Chicago, to end a ban on gun ownership, the San Francisco Chronicle   and Chicago Tribune report. More »

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      lawsuit  • US Supreme Court  • Chicago  • San Francisco  • gun control  • gun ban  • National Rifle Association

    • Mini Me Sues TMZ Over Sex Tape

      TMZ  |  Jun 27, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Mini Me Sues TMZ Over Sex Tape

      (Newser) - "Mini Me" actor Verne Troyer filed a $20 million lawsuit yesterday against celebrity web outlet TMZ and the guy who distributed the infamous Paris Hilton sex tape for publishing portions of his own raunchy video, which he says was stolen. Troyer claimed his privacy and trademark rights were violated, TMZ reports. In addition to damages, Troyer is seeking to prevent further dissemination of the video, which features him and his former live-in girlfriend. More »

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      celebrity  • lawsuit  • civil lawsuits  • TMZ

    • Donaghy Fights NBA's $1.4M Bill

      Associated Press  |  Jun 24, 08 12:53 PM CDT

      Donaghy Fights NBA's $1.4M Bill

      (Newser) - A lawyer for Tim Donaghy, the NBA referee who bet on games he officiated, has accused the NBA of going after his client in retaliation for statements that detracted from the NBA Finals, AP reports. "The message from the NBA is quite clear: If you cooperate in a federal investigation against the organization, we will take you out," John Lauro writes in asking the court to reassess the $1.4 million his client has been asked to pay in restitution. More »

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      NBA  • lawsuit  • gambling  • David Stern  • Tim Donaghy  • referee  • game fixing

    • Elvis Photo Leaves Enquirer Building

      South Florida Sun-Sentinel  |  Jun 24, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Elvis Photo Leaves Enquirer Building

      (Newser) - The National Enquirer's famous photo of Elvis Presley in his casket—the source of decades of rumors that the King was still alive—was shredded during anthrax decontamination at the mag's old headquarters, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. The King's final image is now at the heart of a lawsuit between the developer who bought the building, which was contaminated by a 2001 letter, and the company hired to clean it. More »

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      lawsuit  • civil lawsuits  • National Enquirer  • Elvis Presley  • Elvis

    • 50 Cent Sues Ex for $20M

      New York Daily News  |  Jun 21, 08 7:55 AM CDT

      50 Cent Sues Ex for $20M

      (Newser) - 50 Cent has slapped the mother of his 11-year-old son with a $20 million defamation lawsuit, the New York Daily News reports. The rapper's ex has publicly accused him of being behind the blaze that forced her out of the home they once shared. 50 Cent—barred from contacting his ex by a restraining order issued yesterday—denies the allegations and complains she hasn't let him see his son since the fire. More »

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      celebrity  • lawsuit  • arson  • rapper  • defamation  • Long Island  • 50 Cent

    • Supreme Court Sides With Workers on Age Discrimination

      New York Times  |  Jun 19, 08 4:33 PM CDT

      Supreme Court Sides With Workers on Age Discrimination

      (Newser) - The Supreme Court ruled today that it is up to employers in age-discrimination lawsuits to prove that their actions resulted from “reasonable factors other than age,” the New York Times reports. With the opinion making it easier for employees to sue, the court explained to opponents that Congress’ wording of the law “set the balance where it is.” More »

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      Congress  • lawsuit  • US Supreme Court  • oil  • discrimination  • age  • age discrimination

    • 'Spam King' Owes MySpace $6M

      Associated Press  |  Jun 17, 08 9:36 AM CDT

      'Spam King' Owes MySpace $6M

      (Newser) - A Colorado company accused of spamming must pay MySpace $6 million in damages and legal fees after an arbitrator ruled for the social networking site, the AP reports. Media Breakaway and its CEO, aka the "Spam King," were accused of using hijacked or "phished" accounts to send millions of advertising messages to MySpace members. The site has banned the company and its employees. More »

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      lawsuit  • social networking  • MySpace  • spam  • phishing

    • Family Sues School in NY Bully Battle

      ABC News  |  Jun 15, 08 6:55 PM CDT

      Family Sues School in NY Bully Battle

      (Newser) - Bullied at school, a Long Island teenager posted an anti-violence video on YouTube that racked up more than 15,000 hits. The 7-minute montage by Patrick Kohlmann, 13, urges kids to stop fighting, but it didn't solve his problem. Now Patrick's parents are suing the school for failing to help him, ABC News reports. More »

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      lawsuit  • YouTube  • school  • death threats  • school violence

    • Piles of Evidence Delay Intel Antitrust Trial

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 6, 08 11:45 AM CDT

      Piles of Evidence Delay Intel Antitrust Trial

      (Newser) - With countless documents and hundreds of witnesses to sort through, chip maker Advanced Micro Devices’ antitrust lawsuit against Intel won’t begin until 2010 at the earliest, the Wall Street Journal reports. AMD has long accused Intel of corrupt business practices; the delay comes after a Korean court ruled that the PC giant had offered millions in rebates to computer makers for not buying from AMD. More »

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      lawsuit  • Intel  • computer chip  • Advanced Micro Devices  • antitrust suit

    • Yahoo Planned Huge Worker Walkout: Lawsuit

      Portfolio  |  Jun 2, 08 9:10 PM CDT

      Yahoo Planned Huge Worker Walkout: Lawsuit

      (Newser) - Yahoo planned to pay all 14,000 workers to quit if Microsoft bought the company in a recent takeover bid, a lawsuit unsealed today claims. The shareholder complaint blasts execs for burying Microsoft's $1.5 billion offer to workers, and rejecting a $40-per-share offer last year. Yahoo tried to stop the unsealing, which revealed internal talks and private emails, Portfolio reports. More »

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      Microsoft  • lawsuit  • Yahoo  • acquisitions  • merger  • Jerry Yang

    • Footprints Poem Leads to Authorship Suit

      Washington Post  |  Jun 1, 08 3:51 PM CDT

      Footprints Poem Leads to Authorship Suit

      (Newser) - A religious poem that adorns coffee mugs and T-shirts worldwide may now inspire a court battle, the Washington Post reports. A Long Island man has filed suit claiming that his mother wrote the inspirational work, "Footprints in the Sand." At least a dozen others have claimed authorship of the poem, which has raked in millions of dollars in merchandising. More »

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      lawsuit  • religion  • copyright  • copyright infringement  • author

  • May 2008

    • Lawsuit Gives Consumers Free Look at Credit Scores

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 30, 08 1:25 PM CDT

      Lawsuit Gives Consumers Free Look at Credit Scores

      (Newser) - More than 160 million consumers will be treated to a free look at their credit score, thanks to a class-action settlement against TransUnion Corp., the LA Times reports. Everyone who had any kind of loan account between 1987 and yesterday is entitled to 6 months of free credit reporting; at its normal rate of $59.75, the deal could cost TransUnion more than $10 billion—the largest settlement in US history.