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For Dish, it's skip the commercials, get hit with lawsuits - Los Angeles Times

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:37:24 GMT

For Dish, it's skip the commercials, get hit with lawsuits
Los Angeles Times
But to win, they may have to persuade a federal judge to roll back the precedent the Supreme Court set in 1984 when it declared Sony's Betamax video recorder to be a legal product. Fox, CBS and NBCUniversal filed separate lawsuits in US District Court ...
Broadcasters sue Dish network over DVR commercial-skipping featureThe Hill (blog)

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Next-gen Xbox speculated for 2013 release thanks to Activision lawsuit - Ubergizmo

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:42:41 GMT

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Next-gen Xbox speculated for 2013 release thanks to Activision lawsuit
Ubergizmo
By Tyler Lee on 05/25/2012 04:35 PDT It is safe to assume that come E3 next month, both Microsoft and Sony will not be making any announcements pertaining to the launch of their next-gen consoles, but we're sure the question on many peoples' minds are ...
Was Bungie's Next Hit Outed by the Call of Duty Lawsuit?RipTen
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Unsealed legal agreements hint at 2013 launch for Xbox 720, 2014 launch for PS4TweakTown (blog)
Danville News -Side Mission (blog) -VGChartz
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With Licensing Deal, Apple Patent Lawsuit Simply Vanishes Into Thin Air - All Things Digital

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:50:34 GMT

With Licensing Deal, Apple Patent Lawsuit Simply Vanishes Into Thin Air
All Things Digital
The firm has also sued a number of other companies in the mobile space, including Microsoft, Nokia, Sony Ericsson (now a part of Sony), Samsung, LG, Huawei and HTC. SimpleAir bills itself as “an inventor-owned technology licensing company with ...

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'GI Joe: Retaliation' gets a major delay; Sharon Stone gets sued - Washington Post (blog)

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:28:52 GMT

'GI Joe: Retaliation' gets a major delay; Sharon Stone gets sued
Washington Post (blog)
(The Wrap) Sony issued talking points to the cast members of “Community,” suggestions designed to help them answer media questions that may arise in the wake of last week's much-publicized firing of Dan Harmon as showrunner.

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Sony Sued for Not Collecting Royalties From Alabama Song - Hollywood Reporter

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:58:47 GMT

Sony Sued for Not Collecting Royalties From Alabama Song
Hollywood Reporter
The plaintiff says that Sony couldn't pursue his rights because "they'd be suing themselves." Australian singer-songwriter Allan Caswell is alleging in a lawsuit that the band Alabama stole its chart-topping 1982 country hit, "Christmas in Dixie," from ...
Prisoner theme ripped off by American starsFasterLouder

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TV makers kill discounts; e-book publishers can't - CBS News

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:18:13 GMT

CBS News

TV makers kill discounts; e-book publishers can't
CBS News
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY If you are an e-book consumer, or just follow any news that contains the word Apple (AAPL), you've doubtless heard that the Department of Justice has sued Apple and a number of major publishers over alleged e-book price fixing.

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Sony Sued as Songwriter Alleges Alabama Stole His Song, Label Didn't Collect ... - Billboard.biz

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:53:18 GMT

Sony Sued as Songwriter Alleges Alabama Stole His Song, Label Didn't Collect ...
Billboard.biz
What makes the case peculiar, besides litigation over songs created more than three decades ago, is that in Caswell's new lawsuit, he isn't suing Alabama, but rather his own music publisher, Sony ATV Music Publishing Australia, for failing to collect ...
Dixie band Alabama ripped off my song 'On the Inside', theme song to hit TV ...NEWS.com.au

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WH leaks for propaganda film - Salon

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:26:50 GMT

Salon

WH leaks for propaganda film
Salon
... has also sued the White House seeking documents showing the administration's collaboration with Hollywood filmmakers — The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal – who have been planning a big-budget, studio film from Sony ...
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Alabama, 'Christmas in Dixie' at Center of Australian Lawsuit - The Boot

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:11:37 GMT

Alabama, 'Christmas in Dixie' at Center of Australian Lawsuit
The Boot
In 2009, Caswell sued his publishing company, Sony ATV Music Publishing Australia, saying that they didn't do their job by collecting royalty payments from Alabama. Why? Because that band's 1982 holiday-themed single, "Christmas in Dixie," Caswell ...

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The Edge of Terrorism - The Cutting Edge

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:53:03 GMT

The Cutting Edge

The Edge of Terrorism
The Cutting Edge
Peter King (R-NY), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, sent out two biting letters in response to the internal CIA and Department of Defense email messages obtained by a leading public-interest group regarding the planned Sony ...
King: Collaboration of Obama officials, filmmakers potentially dangerousThe Moral Liberal

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