Thursday, March 28

Tag: Copyright

Samsung to Pay Apple $539 Mn For Copyright Infringement
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Samsung to Pay Apple $539 Mn For Copyright Infringement

Five days of deliberations, it is what it took the US jury yesterday, to announce that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd were guilty of copying patented smartphone features by Apple Inc. Therefore, the South Korean giant will have to pay $539 million to the US headquartered company, therefore bringing a closure to the dispute between the archrivals. The world’s two leading smartphone manufacturers have been disputing in court for patents since 2011, when Apple first filed a lawsuit accusing Samsung smartphones and tablets of “slavishly” copying their products. Samsung were found guilty in 2012 but disagreements sprouted over the amount to be paid, therefore leading to the current retrial. However, Samsung did previously pay Apple $399 million as compensation for copyright infringement of p...
World’s Largest Piracy Website Torrent Kickass Founder Arrested
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World’s Largest Piracy Website Torrent Kickass Founder Arrested

Founder of KickassTorrents, the world's largest piracy website has been arrested by the USA. The 30-year-old Artem Vaulin, from Ukraine, was arrested today in Poland and is charged with criminal copyright infringement and money laundering. In addition, a federal court in Chicago has ordered the seizure of several KAT domain names. With millions of unique visitors per day KickassTorrents (KAT) has become the most-used torrent site on the Internet, beating even The Pirate Bay. Today, however, the site has run into a significant roadblock after U.S. authorities announced the arrest of the site’s alleged owner. In a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, the owner is charged with conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, conspiracy to commit mo...