Oracle seeks permission to update copyright lawsuit against Google

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 10:28

The move by Oracle is its first since the US Supreme Court allowed the case to continue and suggests the litigation could be far from over.

Google versus Oracle case exposes differences within Obama administration

Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 20:57

It is unclear what position the administration will ultimately take. Deliberations within the Obama administration have mirrored the larger debate in the technology world.

Google should pay authors for scanned books, US appeals court told

Last Updated: Thursday, December 4, 2014, 09:57

Google Inc`s massive effort to scan millions of books for a digital library violates copyright law, illegally depriving authors of licensing fees, royalties and sales, a lawyer for a group of authors told a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday.

Baidu facing $49.2 million payouts over copyright violation claims

Last Updated: Thursday, November 14, 2013, 14:58

China's search giant Baidu has been reportedly sued a whopping 49.2 million dollars in damage for copyright violations, after privacy-fighting group filed a lawsuit against the site for spreading pirated videos online.

Google axed 200mn search results in 2013 over piracy claims

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 16:29

Google has reportedly removed about 200 million search links from its platform in 2013 after they were found to be allegedly linked to pirated content.

Yahoo settles copyright lawsuit with Singapore Press Holdings

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 12:28

US internet giant Yahoo has settled a two-year lawsuit filed by Asian media group Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) over the reproduction of its news content without permission.

US judge boosts Google `fair use` defense of digital books

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 11:03

A federal judge on Monday appeared to favor Google Inc`s legal defense of its digital books project, which could imperil efforts by authors seeking to block it.

Google asked to takedown 100 million links breaching copyright laws since January 2013

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 21:56

Search engine giant Google has reportedly received 100 million `takedown` requests since January in 2013 for pages infringing the copyright laws.

Justin Bieber, Usher sued for USD 10 million over copyright issues

Last Updated: Sunday, May 5, 2013, 09:22

Rapper Devin Copeland has filed a 10 million dollar copyright infringement lawsuit on Usher and Justin Bieber.

Angelina Jolie didn`t plagiarize `Blood and Honey,` says judge

Last Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013, 12:51

Angelina Jolie has reportedly been discharged of allegations of copyright infringement by a federal judge, saying she didn`t steal the story for her movie ` In the Land of Blood and Honey` from a Croatian author.