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EBay ordered to pay $61 million over sales of fake goods

PARIS - A French court on Monday ordered the online auction giant eBay to pay 38.6 million euros, or $61 million, in damages to the French luxury goods company LVMH, in the latest round in a long-running legal battle over the sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet.

A court in France ordered eBay Inc to pay $61 million (38.6 million euros) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of counterfeit goods on its online auction site.

PARIS - A French court ordered eBay Inc to pay $61 million (38.6 million euros) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise, in a ruling immediately appealed by the online auction Web site.

Dorel to pay $3.4-million to Mattel in patent case

Dorel Inc. has been ordered by a U.S. court to pay $3.4-million (U.S.) to Mattel Inc. for violating trade patents. The ruling, issued May 5 by the Delaware District Court, stemmed from a lawsuit initiated in 2001. Montreal-based Dorel has no plans to appeal, spokesman Rick Leckner said. Mattel argued that two Safety 1st products - Magic Motion and 2-n-1 Bouncenette - violated some patents. Dorel purchased Safety 1st in 2000. In an initial ruling in August, 2003, the court imposed an injunction prohibiting Dorel from manufacturing and marketing the products. A jury decision in 2007 found the violation was "voluntary" and ordered Dorel to pay $1.3-million in damages. Delaware Court Justice Gregory Sleet confirmed the award and added $1-million for damages before 2003 and $3.

Dorel to pay $3.4-million to Mattel in patent case

Dorel Inc. has been ordered by a U.S. court to pay $3.4-million (U.S.) to Mattel Inc. for violating trade patents. The ruling, issued May 5 by the Delaware District Court, stemmed from a lawsuit initiated in 2001. Montreal-based Dorel has no plans to appeal, spokesman Rick Leckner said. Mattel argued that two Safety 1st products - Magic Motion and 2-n-1 Bouncenette - violated some patents. Dorel purchased Safety 1st in 2000. In an initial ruling in August, 2003, the court imposed an injunction prohibiting Dorel from manufacturing and marketing the products. A jury decision in 2007 found the violation was "voluntary" and ordered Dorel to pay $1.3-million in damages. Delaware Court Justice Gregory Sleet confirmed the award and added $1-million for damages before 2003 and $3.

Is Watching An Infringing YouTube Video Copyright Infringement?

Last year we pointed to a report where a law professor tallied up how much he "infringed" on copyright in a regular day, coming out with a multi-million dollar total. Now Tom writes in to alert us to an article by Chris Soghoian questioning whether or not watching an infringing video on YouTube counts as infringement as well. The summary is that it's hardly a clearcut issue -- which should be seen as a problem. A copyright holder could conceivably make an argument that it's infringement, though it's not clear that it would hold up in court (and the backlash against anyone stupid enough to make such an argument would be overwhelming). What this really highlights, though, is how poorly our copyright laws are structured for the internet age, where anyone can create, distribute and consume tons and tons of content (all covered by copyright, t

TorrentSpy ordered to pay $110m

File-sharing site TorrentSpy has been ordered to pay $110m (£56m) in damages to the Motion Picture Association of America for copyright infringement.

EBay Ordered To Pay $61 Million Damages In Sale Of Fake Goods

A French court on Monday ordered the online auction giant eBay to pay 38.6 million euros, or $61 million, in damages to the French luxury goods company LVMH, in the latest round in a long-running legal battle over the sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet.

Belgian newspapers sue Google for copyright infringement

Belgian newspapers sue Google for copyright infringement Tired of waiting for settlement negotiations after winning a copyright case against Google in 2006 over its Google News service, a group of Belgian publishers has decided it’s time to ask the court to step in and is seeking between $51.5 million and $77 million in damages.

Google tops Web audience rankings

Nielsen Online has reported May 2008 data for the Top Sites by Parent Company and Top Brands. Google tops the list with 127 million unique visitors. Microsoft is close behind with 123 million, while Yahoo! comes in third at 115 million. Time Warner pulled 107 million visitors, News Corp. Online 79 million, eBay 66 million and InterActiveCorp 64 million. Wikimedia Foundation, Amazon and New York Times round out the list with between 50 and 60 million unique visitors. The data indicate that, for example, that 51.1 million home and work Internet users visited at least one of the New York Times Company-owned sites or launched a New York Times Company-owned application during the month, and each person spent, on average, a total of 17 minutes and 27 seconds at one or more of their sites or applications.

Novell's Linux business Posting Big Numbers

Novell, Inc. today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2008. For the quarter, Novell reported net revenue of $236 million. This compares to net revenue of $232 million for the second fiscal quarter 2007. Income from operations for the second fiscal quarter 2008 was $2 million, compared to a loss from operations of $12 million for the second fiscal quarter 2007. Income from continuing operations in the second fiscal quarter 2008 was $6 million, or $0.02 per share. This compares to a loss from continuing operations of $1 million, or $0.00 loss per share, for the second fiscal quarter 2007. Foreign currency exchange rates favorably impacted revenue by $8 million, unfavorably impacted operating expenses by $9 million and negatively impacted income from operations by $1 million yearover- year.

May Sales Down 1% For Tandy Leather Factory

June 5, 2008 (FinancialWire) Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX: TLF) (Current Market Cap: US$ 34.36 Mil.) said that its sales for the month of May were $4.5 million, down 1% from May 2007 sales of $4.6 million. The company s year-to-date sales are down 4% to $22.6 million in the current year from $23.5 million last year. The company s Retail Leathercraft segment posted an 8% sales increase for May, with sales totaling $2.0 million compared to $1.9 million in May 2007. The 67 comparable stores posted a 3% same store sales gain for the month. Five stores that opened in or after May 2007 added sales for the month of $86,000. Year-to-date sales for Retail Leathercraft are $10.4 million this year, up 3% over last year's sales of $10.1 million. As of the end of May, same store sales were down 3% for the year.

Copyright Office: cable should lose special access to local channels

Cable and satellite broadcasters have long relied on a special set of three narrow statutory licenses that Congress gave them years ago to help prop up the pay-TV industry in its infancy. The licenses (found in sections 111, 119, and 122 of the Copyright Act) allow the pay-TV providers to grab certain over-the-air signals from local broadcasters or from far-off "superstations" like WGN in Chicago and transmit them over their own networks without asking permission. They have to pay, but the amount is fixed by Congress and is likely below market rates. A new report from the Copyright Office (PDF) suggests that this system should come to an end, and that it should not be extended to Internet broadcasters.

MPAA is Awarded $110 million in TorrentSpy Case

An anonymous reader writes "The MPAA was awarded a staggering judgment in its case against the BitTorrent indexing site TorrentSpy. According to Slyck.com, a judge in California rendered a $110 million victory for the MPAA, and a permanent injunction against TorrentSpy."

UMG Calls Infringement Damages "Excessive"

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Why would UMG, one of the four major RIAA members, consider an infringement award 'grossly excessive'? Naturally, because they were the ones ordered to pay it. While they had no trouble with Jammie Thomas being ordered to pay $222k, some 13,214 times the actual costs, they thought that being ordered to pay ten times the actual damages in Bridgeport v. Justin Combs was just too much. Then again, maybe that's why they didn't complain back when the increased statutory damages section was cut from the PRO-IP Act? Now if they could just cut the rest of the act."

Mad Catz Scratches Together $3.2 Million in Annual P

Video game accessories manufacturer Mad Catz today revealed its fourth quarter and full-year earnings for the period ended March 31. Sales in the fourth quarter were up over 13 percent to $21.9 million while net loss amounted to $0.8 million. For the entire year, however, net sales were $87.6 million (down over 12 percent) and Mad Catz posted a net income of $3.2 million, down slightly from the previous year's $3.7 million.

French Court Orders eBay to Pay $61 Million to LVMH

A French court ordered the online auction giant eBay to pay 38.6 million euros, or $61 million, in damages to the French luxury goods company LVMH, in the latest round in a long-running legal battle over the sale of counterfeit goods on the Internet. LVMH, a maker of high-end leather goods, perfumes and other fashion and luxury products, successfully challenged eBay for a second time in the French court, arguing that 90 percent of the Louis Vuitton bags and Dior perfumes sold on eBay are fakes.

Newspapers Want $77 Million from Google in Copyright Case

Belgian French-language newspapers said they want search engine Google to pay up to $77 million in damages for publishing and storing their content without permission. The newspaper copyright group Copiepresse said it had summoned Google to appear again before a Brussels court in September that will decide on their claim that they suffered damages of between $51.7 million $77.5 million.

How To Frame a Printer For Copyright Infringement

An anonymous reader writes "Have you ever wondered what it takes to get 'caught' for copyright infringement on the Internet? Surprisingly, actual infringement is not required. The New York Times reports that researchers from the computer science department at the University of Washington have just released a study that examines how enforcement agencies monitor P2P networks and what it takes to receive a complaint today. Without downloading or sharing a single file, their study attracted more than 400 copyright infringement complaints. Even more disturbing is their discovery that illegal P2P participation can be easily spoofed; the researchers managed to frame innocent desktop machines and even several university printers, all of which received bogus complaints.

Napster whistles a happier financial tune in fiscal 2008

Napster, No. 113 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, generated a net loss of $16.5 million on revenue of $127.5 million, compared with a net loss of $36.8 million on revenue of $111 million in fiscal 2007. In the fourth quarter, the company had a net loss of $4.3 million on revenue of $30.7 million vs. a net loss of $8.5 million on sales of $29.1 million in Q4 of 2007.

TorrentSpy Ordered To Pay $110 Million In Piracy Case

The Motion Picture Association of America announced that it won a permanent injunction against the site for distribution of pirated video.

TorrentSpy Fined $110 Million for Copyright Infringement

More than 300 IT executives and dozens of vendors met to talk about midmarket solutions at the Midsize Enterprise Summit.

Elsevier Selects Rightslink for Online Copyright Permissions

Copyright Clearance Center Inc. (CCC), a provider of copyright licensing solutions, has announced that Elsevier, a scientific, technical and medical (STM) publisher, has selected CCC’s Rightslink service for online ordering of copyright permissions. Rightslink will improve customer service by providing a real-time service for Elsevier content users to use copyrighted material published in 2,000 Elsevier journals. Rightslink will enable Elsevier journal subscribers to order permissions directly through ScienceDirect, Elsevier’s major full-text platform that offers over 8 million articles online from over 2,000 peer-reviewed journals published in 24 fields of science.

Spammers ordered to pay MySpace $247 million

A US judge has ordered a pair of accused spammers to pay MySpace about $247 million in what was being billed as a record-setting punishment for such Internet abuses.

Nintendo ordered to pay US$21 million to Tyler

LUFKIN, Texas -- Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company US$21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems. A federal jury found in favor of Anascape Ltd. in the lawsuit that was originally filed in 2006. Nintendo spokesman Charlie Scibetta said the company will seek an appeal and expects the court to reduce the award "significantly."

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