It’s not often that you read about a lawsuit against a
foundation that brings out X11 desktop replacements
for Linux whereas most of the software for Linux is
based on the GNU GPL model thus free for private use.

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The iPad Pro is indeed the smaller version of a MacBook. And thus
it’s obvious that there may be useful gadgets for it like keyboards!
In this case, Libra sets a new high for what’s possible, especially with
iOS13 being released with its new features and OS capabilities.

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We all know that lawsuits with ridiculously high sums are
common in the USA, especially when it comes to lawsuits
against non-american companies. But in this case a lawsuit
filed against Johnson&Johnson is getting our attention.

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Okay… is this another “company X sues Apple” post?
Umm… no! In this case Apple got sued by a New York
teen citized who allegedly got arrested for multiple theft
in Apple’s flagship stores in New York.

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Well just few days ago, one would have thought, it’s the final
showdown between Apple and Qualcomm especially with
Apple having four more chip manufacturers at hand who also
stated that Qualcomm’s practices about license fees aren’t ok!

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It gets uglier and uglier in the fight between Qualcomm and Apple
But now there’s a new competitor in the house. With four new
fighters on the side of Apple, the tide may turn against Qualcomm.
Not less than 27 billion(!) US$ are on stake here!

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This may not be a good day for Qualcomm at all!
In the ongoing fight between Qualcom and Apple
it seems as if Apple sees some light in the case.
Qualcomm demands patent royalties from Apple.

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It seems as if Qualcomm tries to squeeze out
money from Apple wherever possible. Their
newest lawsuit case is about 31 million US$
for three patent infringements.

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Well, the fight isn’t fought yet. While Qualcomm is
probably celebrating it’s win in the first step against
Apple, Apple itself has today announced to file an
appeal against the verdict that has been issued.

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Apple is no longer allowed to sell iPhones in Germany!
The models iPhone 7, 8 and X are no longer allowed to
be sold directly by Apple! The reason is a lawsuit filed
in Germany for Apple infringing Qualcomm patents.

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A new level in the fight between Qualcomm and Apple
has been reached. Qualcomm is seeking for a sale ban
of certain iPhone models. Affected are iPhone 7,8 and
the X. The XS, XS Max and XR are not affected.

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It seems as if VW is not allowed to rest when it comes to the
diesel scandal for diesel cars. Now there’s a lwasuit pending
from Baden-Wurttemberg. They state that VW has caused a
tremendous damage and attempted to hide the problems.

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US government demands from Facebook to
get access to the Messanger database and
the chats that are being done over the app.
Messenger is said to be secure by now.

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The idea behind MoviePass was good… you pay
a monthly fee and you can stream as many new
movies as you desire. The advantage was clear:
no more rushing into the cinemas.

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Seems as if harsh times will arrive for Elon Musk. His recent
escapade telling to retire from stock exchange meant a lot
of trouble fo the tesla shares. With his announcement the
shares increased to 379US$ per share. However the value

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Apple and Qualcomm seem to have trouble in their
partnership especially after Qualcom has sued Apple
for patent infringements. As of now it seems as if
Apple will stop using Qualcomm’s network chips.

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Aereo, known as Online Stream Cloud service, allowed people
to watch TV shows via Cloud recording. Even timeshift was
possible which meant to advertisers loss of “customers” as
TV ads could easily be skipped by the touch of a button.

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2.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000 US$ (= 2×10^36)
You may probably wonder about the big number followed by a dollar sign.
No, this isn’t the actual finacial debt of the USA. And no, this ain’t the
world’s total economic finance strength.

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Although copyright infringement isn’t okay, the current lawsuit, SABAM
(Société d’Auteurs Belge – Belgische Auteurs Maatschappij) is set
against Belgacom, Telenet and Voo. SABAM underlines that the named ISPs
are responsible for the reducing income of media sales.

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For once it is not a private person being sued by the big media labels for
copyright infringement such as illegally downloading movies or music.
This lawsuit is about Warner Brothers being sued for using the “Nyan
Cat” and “Keyboard Cat” trademarks in the Scribblenauts game!

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It seems as if Samsung has trouble with almost every bigger company that
seals with electronics. Now it’s LG who has sent inspectors to the offices of
Samsung to search for patent violations. LG states that it is a bit odd that
Samsung is releasing big-size OLEDs nearly at the same time as LG does.

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Nope, this is no April’s fool (and it’l be 15 more days ahead!) but you have
read right. For once, Apple itself got victim of being sued for some patent.
In this Case, THX (Lucasfilm) has sued Apple for violating a patent of THX
involving speakers used in various iDevices.

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This ain’t good news for Microsoft. Brussels has sued Microsoft for violating
the Browser choice agreement. The main argument was that Mcrosoft has
not shown the Browser Choice windows to all users (which users they are,
is till unknown)! Although I am not a Microsoft Fanboy, this is ridiculous!

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Yes, I know, it’s boring to read again about some copyright infringement.
And yes I am also bored, too. But maybe this is a way to show why money
still rules the world and why people are willing about to give up their soul
for something that usually isn’t worth fighting for.

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After 14 months it seems as if the small family cafe in Bonn, Germany finally
can stick to their logo without having to fear the wrath of the computer
and smartphone primus Apple. In October 2011, the owner of the small café
in Bonn got a not-so-friendly letter from Apple’s attorneys at law.

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Ain’t no good day for the big three. Lucy Koh has ordered the three CEOs
of the respective companies into court so that they can state against the
charges of several IT businesses in SiliconValley. As the statement says,
There were llegal price fixings among the three concerning employment.

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It seems that the US patent system still leaves some room for companies
whose only purpose is to start lawsuits against global players for violating
almost-expiring lawsuits which could have once qualified for big cash time.
One of these is Steelhead Licensing LLC, a company just funded few days ago.

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For once, all these hassles and fights seem to come to an end according to
the actual news that Apple and HTC have finally buried all open lawsuits.
For a duration of the upcoming ten years, both manufacturers have each
other granted a mutual licence on actual and upcoming patents.

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They bite & fight, they bite & fight & bite… bite bite bite, fight fight fight,
THE APPLE AND SAMSUNG SHOOOW…. Sorry, could not resist to make
a simpsons parody out of this but the battle between these two is ongoing
for such a long time. Apple has officially stated to let sales stop for…

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When it comes to Copyright and filesharing, the music industry is taking every
attempt to cross borders. In this case, the german Federal Court has confirmed
that ISPs have to issue private data from persons who violate the copyright.
That means, if a copyright owner files a lawsuit against a user from whom he…

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According to a verdict from the regional appeal court Bremen, Sellers
can’t wildly accuse buyers in ebay anymore when it comes to hacking.
In the given case, the seller of a motorcycle has got a bid from a hacked
ebay-account. The “buyer” then declared that he didn’t use his account.

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Nothing has been more spectacular in the past months than the lawsuit
against kino.to-founder. Kino.to, being known as a site that allowed direct
download of actual movies and series without the need of a client such as
UseNext and the like has been closed. The imprisonment of the founder…

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