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Oracle asks Judge to Bypass Jury in Trial Against Google Updated: by

Today Oracle asked U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup to sidestep whatever verdict the jury ultimately reaches in the company's Java code copyright trial against Google. Oracle alleged that Google violated copyright law by refusing to license Sun's Java software code, and allegedly incorporating copyright-protected source code into its Android…

Jury Deliberating Oracle – Google Java Code Copyright Case Updated: by

The jury in Oracle's Java code copyright lawsuit against Google began deliberating this afternoon in federal court in San Francisco, California. U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup gave the jury their final charge today: 19 pages of instructions and guidelines to use in their deliberations (read it below). Google lawyers…

Martha Davis and ‘The Motels’ Sue EMI over Royalty Payments Updated: by

Martha Davis, a founding member of the '80s rock band The Motels, filed a class action lawsuit today against the EMI record label. Davis and her group are known for their 1980's chart topping hits, "Only the Lonely" and "Suddenly Last Summer." The legendary songstress accuses the label that she…

Class Action Accuses Warner Music of Shortchanging Artists for Digital Download Royalties Updated: by

East Bay soul funk legend Tower of Power filed a class-action lawsuit against Warner Music on Tuesday, charging that the record label Warner Music, Inc. stiffed them out of music royalties by mischaracterizing digital downloads as sales, instead of licenses that pay artists a much higher premium. Tower of Power…