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Tragedy strikes Colorado, lawsuits begin.
Last Updated on Thursday, 26 July 2012 12:54 Written by LoganDX Wednesday, 25 July 2012 07:00
By now everyone has started to shake off the shock from the tragic shooting in Colorado at the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises. The populace is still dealing with the “why?s” but one opportunistic slime has decided to make a quick buck off the still warm bodies. Torrance Brown, Jr was one of the eager fans ready to watch the finale to the Dark Knight trilogy when gunfire erupted in the theater. Brown watched one of his friends take a bullet to the chest and die. So to honor the memory of his best bud, he decided the absolute best way possible was to level a tri-level litigation style attack.
Brown has squared his sights on three defendants: the Century 16 movie theater, the “alleged” shooter’s doctors and….Warner Brothers! Yeah, this lowlife has decided the studio behind the movie he was watching should be held responsible for the death of his friend. Greedy money grubber Brown’s scumbag lawyer went on record to TMZ saying “Somebody has to be responsible for the rampant violence that is shown today.”. So let me get this straight, Brown paid money to see the movie at midnight with his deceased friend but now wants to blame to very product he paid for? Are you kidding me? You were there, at the very “violent” movie yourself, jackass! What’s next, suing Holmes’ parents for conceiving him? Shame is clearly not something this guy has ever, nor will ever, feel.
He’s also suing the theater for not properly securing the emergency door. It should have been alarmed or guarded? Really? So when movie theaters triple the price of tickets, this guy will be to blame. Then he’ll sue because the theater is gouging the prices. You know because he’s such an upstanding, moral citizen and all. How in the world can anybody, let alone the theater, prepare and properly secure against a lunatic? Especially one coming out of left field like that? Plus, the doctors? Oh boy, that one really gets me. The judgemental slime claims that Holmes “appears to be on several medications” and the mysterious doctors didn’t properly monitor him. This guy has clearly lost his damn mind! I haven’t heard one peep about the Holmes being on any form of medication, so to assume he is…well you geeks know that old expression. So bringing in “doctors” that might not exist is yet another futile attempt to bankroll his future.
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Tags: Arkham Asylum, Batman, Brown, Colorado, Dark Knight Rises, lawsuit, Warner Bros | Posted under Mind of The Geek | 17 Comments
Google nets a victory over Oracle in Android patent infringement lawsuit
Last Updated on Friday, 25 May 2012 02:54 Written by Ty Abonil Friday, 25 May 2012 03:30
Bloomberg has reported that a federal jury- in the second phase of an intellectual-property trial- has found that Google didn’t infringe on patents held by Oracle. On August 12, 2010, Oracle had sued Google for copyright and patent infringement over Mountain View’s implementation of the Java-like Dalvik virtual machine, a key technology used by the Android operating system. The first part of the trial, which ended May 7, dealt with whether Google had infringed on Oracle’s copyrights. A jury found that they had, but were deadlocked on whether the infringement constituted fair use. On Wednesday, the second part of the trial wrapped up with a jury finding that Google did not infringe on any patents. As a result, the third part of the trial, where damages for the patent infringements would have been determined, won’t be necessary.
The net/net is that Google is currently on the hook for a paltry $150,000 for two copyright infringements. For comparison and a little schadenfreude , Oracle had first reported the value of the infringements worth as much as $6B, proceeded to file a suit at a $2.6B valuation, and finally went to trial with a $30M price tag. Of course, this may not be the end of it; though one would have to question Oracle’s wisdom of incurring any more legal fees at this stage. Brian Love, an Intellectual Property attorney interviewed by Bloomberg, sums it up pretty succinctly “This case is maybe something like a near disaster for Oracle”
Hit the break for a little more background on the Oracle/Sun/Java saga and why Oracle called “shenanigans” on Google.
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Tags: Andoid, Android, Apache Harmony, copyright, Copyright Infringement, Dalvik, Google, Java, Java Virtual Machine, lawsuit, Oracle, Oracle Corporation, Patent, Patent infringement, Sun Microsystems | Posted under Android | 1 Comment
Is Apple Guilty of E-Book Piracy?
Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 01:28 Written by Laddie13 Tuesday, 20 March 2012 01:04
A group of Chinese writers are accusing Apple of allegedly selling unlicensed versions of their books and in return are demanding millions of dollars to compensate. Three separate lawsuits have been filed with the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court on behalf of 12 different writers who claim 59 of their titles were sold without the artists permission on Apple’s online App store. The 3 suits together could possibly cost Apple 3.5 million dollars.
The works of Chinese writers were made available on the Apple Store without their permission, which is a copyright violation. Apple quickly deleted some of the works when the lawsuits were filed in January, however some of the works appeared again when they were uploaded by developers who sell apps through the apple store. Apple has more than 585,000 apps available through its Apple Store, and according to guidelines posted online, the developers themselves are required to secure the rights to any trademarked material within those apps.
Tags: App Store, Apple, AppleStore, Beijing, Chinese language, Copyright Infringement, iPad, lawsuit | Posted under Geek Mobile, iPhone, Tablets | No Comments
Comic Book Fix: ‘Ghost Rider’ Creator Ordered to Pay Marvel $17K
Last Updated on Saturday, 11 February 2012 07:51 Written by david golbitz Friday, 10 February 2012 05:29
This week a federal judge ordered “Ghost Rider” creator Gary Friedrich to pay Marvel Comics $17,000 in damages, the culmination of a four year legal battle over ownership of the flame-headed, motorcycle-riding spirit of vengeance.
Read more: Comic Book Fix: ‘Ghost Rider’ Creator Ordered to Pay Marvel $17K
Tags: Comics, copyright, creator, Disney, Gary Friedrich, Ghost Rider, lawsuit, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Entertainment, Ownership, settlement, spirit of vengeance | Posted under Comic Book Fix | No Comments
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