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Court Denies Activision Blizzard Injunction Request

Activision has announced that the Delaware Court of Chancery has denied the Wayne County Employees' Retirement System's request for a preliminary injunction relating to Activision's proposed combination with Vivendi Games. Below is the press release with the statement:

Blizzard Tries To Forbid Open Sourcing Glider

ruphus13 notes a new development in Blizzard's case against MDY, which we discussed last week. Blizzard, the maker of World of Warcraft, has now requested another injunction — to prevent the open sourcing of Glider code. Quoting: "Blizzard has asked the court for a relatively unconventional order prohibiting MDY from making the source code for its MMO Glider software available to the public, and prohibiting MDY from helping people develop other World of Warcraft automation software. Blizzard had previously asked the court to shut down MDY's WoW operations in its motion for summary judgment, but the court's summary judgment order did not address Blizzard's request. Blizzard's requests to prohibit open-source release of MDY's software and prohibit MDY's assistance in development of independent WoW bots are new to this motion — and seem

Activision: Court denies Vivendi deal injunction

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Activision Inc. said Wednesday a Delaware court has denied a request by the Wayne County Employees' Retirement System for a preliminary injunction relating to its proposed buyout by France's Vivendi SA.

Court Rejects ActiBlizz Injunction Request

A court has denied an investor group's request for a preliminary injunction against the Activision Blizzard merger.

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. Announces Court Decision

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: APNT) announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its opinion in its litigation with Canon, Inc. The appeals court in part affirmed, and in part reversed, the rulings of the district court. While the appeals court accepted, without deciding, the district court's decision that SED, Inc. as originally formed did not qualify as a Canon subsidiary, and that Canon had materially breached the contract, it found that termination of the license agreement was not an appropriate remedy. The appeals court also ruled that the restructured SED, Inc., which is 100% owned by Canon, now qualifies as a Canon subsidiary. The appeals court denied Applied Nanotech's appeal that the district court had improperly excluded certain evidence from the trial.

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. Announces Court Decision

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: APNT) announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its opinion in its litigation with Canon, Inc. The appeals court in part affirmed, and in part reversed, the rulings of the district court. While the appeals court accepted, without deciding, the district court's decision that SED, Inc. as originally formed did not qualify as a Canon subsidiary, and that Canon had materially breached the contract, it found that termination of the license agreement was not an appropriate remedy. The appeals court also ruled that the restructured SED, Inc., which is 100% owned by Canon, now qualifies as a Canon subsidiary. The appeals court denied Applied Nanotech's appeal that the district court had improperly excluded certain evidence from the trial.

Activision Blizzard Posts Record 1Q Fiscal Year 2009 Activision Stand-Alone Results

VIVEF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Activision Blizzard this week announced that Activision's stand-alone preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, which ended on June 30, prior to the closing of the transaction with Vivendi, on July 9, were higher than Activision's previously provided first quarter outlook.

Activision Blizzard Announces Record First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Activision Stand-Alone Results

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jul 14, 2008: Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVID) today announced that Activision's stand-alone preliminary financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, which ended on June 30, 2008, prior to the closing of the transaction with Vivendi, on July 9, 2008, were higher than Activision's previously provided first quarter outlook.

Activision Says Court Denies Motion Relating to Proposed Merger with Vivendi Games - Shares Flat

Boston, Jul 02, 2008 (MidnightTrader via COMTEX News Network) -- Activision (ATVI) said a Delaware court has denied a request by the Wayne County Employees' Retirement System for a preliminary injunction relating to its proposed buyout by Vivendi Games.

Activision Blizzard Announces Final Results of Self-Tender Offer

today announced the final results of its tender offer to purchase up to 146,500,000 shares of its outstanding common stock at a price of $27.50 per share, net to the tendering stockholders in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest. The tender offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on Wednesday, August 13, 2008. Pursuant to the tender offer, Activision Blizzard has purchased 85,916 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $27.50 per share for a total cost of approximately $2.3 million, excluding fees and expenses relating to the tender offer. Activision Blizzard is funding the purchase of shares in the tender offer with available cash on hand. The tender offer was agreed to be made in connection with the business combination between Activision, Inc.

Activision: Court denies retirement system's preliminary injunction request on Vivendi buyout

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Activision Blizzard Makes Self-Tender Offer

Activision Blizzard, a pure-play online and console game publisher, announced the commencement of a tender offer to purchase up to 146,500,000 shares of its outstanding common stock at a price of $27.50 per share representing approximately 22 percent of Activision Blizzard's outstanding common stock as of July 9.

CBaySystems says U.S. court denies request to block MedQuist buy from Philips

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - CBaySystems Holdings Ltd. said the Superior Court of New Jersey in the U.S. has denied a request for a preliminary injunction by Newcastle Partners L.P. to block the purchase by CBay of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.'s 69.5 percent stake in MedQuist Inc.

Time To Close The ITC Patent Injunction Loophole

For quite some time, we've been pointing out how patent holders have been using a bit of a loophole to get two separate shots at getting an injunction against other companies in patent disputes. This became even more popular after the Supreme Court ruled in the MercExchange case that injunctions banning the sale of goods often did not make sense. The loophole is that, rather than go through the court system, patent holders would go to the US International Trade Commission, claim that the goods they believed were infringing were an "unfair trade practice" and demand an injunction against importing them into the US -- effectively the same thing as a court injunction against sale (assuming the good was manufactured outside the US).

Activision-Vivendi injunction tossed

Delaware judge denies shareholder request to halt merger; Activision Blizzard union on track for July 9 close.

Activision Blizzard To Split 2-For-1

July 11, 2008 (FinancialWire) Activision Blizzard, Inc. s (NASDAQ: ATVI) board has approved a two-for-one stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock to be effected in the form of a common stock dividend. The company s stockholders will receive one additional share for each share of common stock held on the record date, which hasn t been set but should coincide with a pending tender offer. Santa Monica, California-based Activision Blizzard is a pure-play online and console game publisher. The company maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Romania, Australia, Chile, India, Japan, China, the region of Taiwan and South Korea. FinancialWire is a fully independent, proprietary news wire service of Investrend Information (a divisio

Blizzard-Activision Merger Official

The Washington Post's Mike Musgrove is reporting that the Blizzard-Activision merger is official as of yesterday afternoon. "One analyst has predicted that the merged company would make $1.38 billion in profits during its first financial year, enough to make Activision Blizzard the world's largest game publisher. [...] But this merger should give the newly-formed company enough heft to compete with EA for such blockbuster projects, said Pachter. 'It's good to have a duopoly instead of a monopoly,' he said. 'This just makes the industry that much more interesting.'"

Shareholders Approve Activision Blizzard Merger

Shareholders Approve Activision Blizzard Merger [07.08.08] Publisher Activision has announced that a special meeting of shareholders has given the company its approval to complete the proposed merger with Blizzard and Sierra parent company Vivendi Games.

Analysis: Are Infinity Ward And Activision Learning From Blizzard?

Analysis: Are Infinity Ward And Activision Learning From Blizzard? [07.09.08] In an in-depth opinion piece, Gamasutra's Chris Remo takes a look at Infinity Ward's 'declaration of independence' within big publisher Activision, asking whether the balance of power has changed, and whether developers like Blizzard and Bungie are also tails wagging the publisher dog.

Guitar Hero Makers Want to Compete With iTunes

After selling 20 million copies and earning over a billion dollars, Activision Blizzard, the creators of Guitar Hero, think the next logical step for the franchise is to open up an iTunes-like digital music store. “I don’t think there have been a lot of credible alternatives to iTunes, but Guitar Hero certainly has that potential,” Bobby Kotick, chief executive of Activision Blizzard said, adding that “the natural evolution” of the franchise would be to create an online music platform. Activision Blizzard was formed yesterday as the result of the merger between Activision (the company behind the Guitar Hero franchise) and Vivendi Games, the group responsible for World of Warcraft and the gaming arm of the company that also owns Universal Music.

Court: 'Violating Copyleft Is Copyright Infringement'

IconA federal appeals court has overruled a lower court ruling that, if sustained, would have severely hampered the enforceability of free software licenses. The lower court had found that redistributing software in violation of the terms of a free software license could constitute a breach of contract, but was not copyright infringement. The difference matters because copyright law affords much stronger remedies against infringement than does contract law. If allowed to stand, the decision could have neutered popular copyleft licenses such as the GPL and Creative Commons licenses. The district court decision was overturned on Wednesday by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Court: violating copyleft = copyright infringement

A federal appeals court has overruled a lower court ruling that, if sustained, would have severely hampered the enforceability of free software licenses. The lower court had found that redistributing software in violation of the terms of a free software license could constitute a breach of contract, but was not copyright infringement. The difference matters because copyright law affords much stronger remedies against infringement than does contract law. If allowed to stand, the decision could have neutered popular copyleft licenses such as the GPL and Creative Commons licenses. The district court decision was overturned on Wednesday by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Activision-Blizzard's High Moon to lose staff too, says report

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Cash Tender Offer for Up to 146.5 Million of Activision Blizzard Shares at $27.50 Per Share to Commence Within Five Business Days

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