RIAA faces serious piracy lawsuit

AUG. 31 | FROM VARIETY: A lawsuit recently filed against the Recording Industry Assn. of America could ultimately force the org to drop or dramatically change the way it uses its principal weapon in the fight against online piracy, according to experts and observers.

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Navarre settles class action lawsuit

JULY 9 | Navarre Corp. has agreed to settle a pending securities class action suit filed against it and some of its former executives. The distributor’s proposed settlement is subject to certain conditions, including approval by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.

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Amazon sued for patent infringement

The lawsuits, filed in the Federal District Court in Texas, involve multiple patents that IBM claims cover such critical aspects of Amazon’s business as its customer recommendation engine, its display of advertising on its site and the storing of customer information on a network.

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OPINION: Viacom v. Google brings back Grokster case

Viacom Inc.’s $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube and its parent company Google picks up where the Grokster case left off.

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Google faces copyright lawsuits

Without going into detail, Google stated in the filing that the company is prepared to defend itself in court and expects to ultimately prevail. But Google did admit to potential hits to its business in the future. The company did not specify the names of parties that filed the suits.

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Two lawsuits filed over Apple's iTunes service

The company is being sued in a class-action in the Northern District of California for its closed system, which prevents iTunes files from playing on non-iPod media players. The suit was disclosed by Apple in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Dec. 29.

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Shareholder seeks to block Image buy

APRIL 13 | A potential class action lawsuit has been filed against Image Entertainment in an effort to block the supplier’s purchase by BTP Acquisition Co. In March, Image agreed to be acquired by BTP for $132 million, a transaction that is expected to close by July.

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Netflix sues Blockbuster

APRIL 4 | Netflix filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Blockbuster Tuesday, asking a Northern California federal court to shut down its rival’s online DVD rental service and award Netflix damages.

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Blockbuster dismisses Netflix suit

APRIL 5 | Two days after being sued by Netflix for copying its business model, Blockbuster Inc. called the claims “without merit” and said the lawsuit proves that its service has become a competitive threat.

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Schwarzenegger signs videogame law

The Video Software Dealers Association and the Entertainment Software Association immediately said that they would file a lawsuit challenging the law.

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