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Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com A judge today made a crucial decision in the Google vs. Oracle case when he ruled APIs cannot be copyrighted. Oracle has taken Google to court, claiming they had infringed Sun Microsystems’ patents in their Android operating system. The judge has now claimed Suns’ APIs cannot be copyrighted and therefore, have not been infringed upon. Judge William Alsup said 37 such APIs used in Android are not covered by copyright. Oracle has already said they...

Before it was shut down in January, Megaupload was one of the world’s most popular websites, a cloud storage service with millions of users storing data, either for free or by paying for premium service. However the storage site had its servers seized after being accused of copyright theft and internet piracy. Megaupload has moved to have the case thrown out in the United States and tens of millions of dollars of assets unfrozen, reports John Ribeiro of IDG News Service. The FBI claims...

NEW YORK, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A judge's ruling that POM Wonderful lacked the science to back up bold claims about its pomegranate products--including that its juice could fight heart disease, cancer and even erectile dysfunction--points to the risks of aggressively marketing so-called functional foods. It might also lead to a showdown over whether the FTC can force marketers to get "gold-standard" scientific evidence before they run such ads, said LeClairRyan attorney and...

Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports that the judge overseeing the NJ pelvic mesh litigation ruled that certain documents produced by defendants will no longer be deemed confidential. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 29, 2012 Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing clients in transvaginal mesh lawsuits, reports that on May 23, 2012 the Honorable Carol E. Higbee, who is overseeing the NJ pelvic mesh litigation, issued an Order that certain categories of documents produced by...

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to protect the religious rights of Tennessee Muslims after a judge in that state blocked completion of a mosque that has been targeted by anti-Muslim bigots for the past two years. The judge ruled today that proper public notice was not given for the May 2010 meeting that approved the site plan for the Islamic Center of...

DALLAS, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Judge Joseph M. Cox as a litigation partner in the firm's Dallas office. Prior to joining Bracewell, he was a partner with Patton Boggs LLP. (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120305/MM64730LOGO) With experience in jury trial, bench trial and appellate matters, Judge Cox represents clients in complex financial and commercial disputes, class actions, product...

More than 18 months after a federal judge ordered LimeWire to disable its filesharing service, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has reportedly filed an astounding $72 trillion lawsuit against the now defunct peer-to-peer filesharing company for enabling the illegal distribution of some 11,000 copyrighted songs. However, in a ruling filed earlier this month, Judge Kimba Wood of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York called the industry’s lawsuit...

LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- POM Wonderful, following the FTC Administrative Law Judge's ruling issued on Monday, May 21st, 2012, is exercising its right to legally advertise the general health benefits of its products, affirmed by the Judge, in an advertising campaign launching today. In POM's campaign, the Company will illuminate the facts and opinions stated in the ruling from the Administrative Law Judge of the FTC. (Photo:...

Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com We’re at the point in our society where texting while driving is commonly understood to be more than dangerous, it can be outright deadly. In the same way smoking was discovered to be the root cause of a huge problem and then subsequently banned as tobacco makers were taken to task in our nation’s courtrooms, texting while driving has also spent its share of time being discussed in legal battles. Just like smoking, there have even been rather disturbing...

Two models of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 system should be banned in the US due to patent infringements on four Motorola patents, a judge for the International Trade Commission (ITC) recommended on Monday. Judge David Shaw made the recommendation that the Xbox 360 4GB and 250GB versions should be pulled from store shelves and further shipments be blocked. He also said Microsoft should post a bond equal to 7 percent of the wholesale value of the unsold consoles already in the US. Shaw’s...