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File-Sharing Networks Face Child Porn Dilemma
File-sharing networks and peer-to-peer software companies are trying to strike a balance between protecting their users while also helping authorities crack down on child pornography.
Former Friendfinder Executives Face Civil Suit
Various Inc., the parent company of Friendfinder, has filed a suit against two former executives for breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets and defamation, among other charges, after they left the company and formed their own.
P2P Pirates Face Prison
Adult companies as well as their mainstream counterparts have been granted legal recourse for peer-to-peer network theft in a law approved Wednesday by President Bush.
Google, Others Face Click Fraud Charges
A group of online merchants has filed a class action lawsuit accusing search engines Google and Yahoo as well as several other web companies of click fraud.
Microsoft VC-1 Codec May Face Patent Suits
Microsoft may be finding itself in the middle of a costly legal battle soon over the VC-1 video codec, based on Windows Media Version 9 and recently adopted by the Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers as an industry standard.
Microsoft, Apple Face Patent Lawsuit
It's not Acacia this time, but a UK company known as BTG, who's throwing the legal punches in a battle over the use of automatic web update services. And unlike Acacia, BTG is not bullying up on smaller companies in hopes of building a war chest for future litigation, but going straight after the heavy-hitters of the personal computer world: Microsoft and Apple.
‘Girls Gone Wild’ Producers Face Protest, Prayer
Protesters prayed for the producers of “Girls Gone Wild\" as they entered into the Goodfellas’ Café in a small Pennsylvania town. The crew from Mantra Entertainment traveled to Mount Carbon, Pa., as part of the “Girls Gone Wild” summer tour, looking for women to expose themselves for videos.
Larry Flynt Productions' Office to Face Protest
XBiz has learned the nation's largest AIDS organization will protest the offices of Larry Flynt Productions Thursday as it tries to convince the adult company to implement a condom-only policy for all of its productions.
File-Sharers Face Harsh Warning
File-sharers, one of the most persecuted groups of Internet users, could soon face harsh warnings from state lawmakers that file-sharing activity is a form of aiding and abetting deceptive business practices.
Gaming Sites Face Cyber Extortion
The ill-fated online gambling industry, while one of the most lucrative industries in the history of the Internet, aside from the porn industry, has been plagued with setbacks, federal regulations, credit card processing snafus, and now a recent wave of cyber extortion that has put a major crimp in the side of many online gaming sites.
Critics Face Legal Woes
Many companies who find themselves being publicly criticized by “anonymous” sources are no longer taking a passive stance to these often-unsubstantiated assaults