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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

“U.S. appeals court backs T.O. firm over Microsoft; Armed with ruling and $290 million (U.S.), i4i can now pursue other firms illegally using its software”: Today’s edition of The Toronto Star contains an article that begins, “Microsoft Corp. has lost an appeal against a small Toronto company in a patent fight that cost the world’s biggest software maker $290 million (U.S.) and forced it to alter its ubiquitous MS Word program.”

The Toronto Globe and Mail reports today that “In Microsoft battle, an upstart triumphs.”

Financial Times reports that “Microsoft loses appeal in $290m patent case.”

And law.com reports that “Federal Circuit Affirms $290 Million Judgment Against Microsoft; Microsoft fails to kill IP injunction over sales of its current version of Word.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Federal Circuit ruling appears at this link.

Posted at 10:27 AM by Howard Bashman



“Canadian Rulings Revise Law on Libel”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article that begins, “The Supreme Court of Canada released two decisions in libel suits against major newspapers on Tuesday that increase protections for journalists, bloggers and others in Canada, a country whose libel laws are unusually stringent.”

In today’s edition of The Toronto Globe and Mail, Kirk Makin reports that “Top court transforms press freedom with new libel defence; Updated law extends defence to new media.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “A landmark for free speech.”

The Toronto Star reports that “Top court expands freedoms for media.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “Rewriting our libel laws.”

The Ottawa Citizen contains an article headlined “Ruling a win for press freedom; Citizen victory widens protections against claims of defamation.”

The Canadian Press reports that “Supreme Court creates new public interest libel defence for press and bloggers.”

Reuters reports that “Supreme court gives media more libel protection.”

CBC News has a report headlined “New libel defence allowed: Supreme Court; 2 publications fighting $1.5M, $100K libel awards.”

These articles report on two separate rulings that the Supreme Court of Canada issued yesterday. You can access those rulings here and here.

Posted at 10:02 AM by Howard Bashman



“Federal Judge Declines to Dismiss Obscenity Case”: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Jordan Weissmann has a post that begins, “A U.S. district judge [Tuesday] refused to dismiss the Justice Department’s case against the owner of a major pornography studio, shooting down the defense’s argument that federal obscenity statutes are unconstitutional.”

And Mark Kernes of Adult Video News reports that “Judge Denies Stagliano Motion To Dismiss; No date yet set for further proceedings.” [Caution: Some images in the advertisements accompanying this article may be not safe for work.]

Posted at 7:54 AM by Howard Bashman



“Judge disallows ‘necessity defense’ in Tiller case; Judge Warren Wilbert also says the murder trial of Scott Roeder will stay in Wichita”: This article appears today in The Wichita Eagle.

Posted at 7:50 AM by Howard Bashman



“A Senate vote for courtesy”: The Washington Post today contains an editorial that begins, “Senators should show some goodwill for the holidays by approving pending executive and judicial nominations, some of which have languished for months.”

Posted at 7:48 AM by Howard Bashman