Read more intellectual property stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1029/intellectual-property.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:29:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69614/skype-sale-in-doubt-as-founders-sue-ebay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe founders of Skype are suing eBay and the investor consortium buying the Internet phone company, accusing them of copyright violation, reports the Wall Street Journal . The suit is only the latest bump in eBay's disastrous ownership of Skype and may complicate the planned $2 billion sale. Janus Friis and...http://www.newser.com/story/69614/skype-sale-in-doubt-as-founders-sue-ebay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 6:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68748/leibovitzs-24m-deadline-looms-tuesday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnnie Leibovitz's $24 million question looms Tuesday, the AP reports: Will the photographer of the stars be able to repay a $24 million loan or lose the rights to her catalog of iconic photographs. With such a staggering amount due in only a few days, Leibovitz’s best option may be...http://www.newser.com/story/68748/leibovitzs-24m-deadline-looms-tuesday.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 13:42:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57341/real-world-lawyers-set-up-shop-in-second-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA bed designed for avatar sex? That's intellectual property. An agreement between virtual real estate developers? It's an oral contract. Or so say some lawyers, who are opening offices to handle disputes in the virtual, online world of Second Life, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "It's an emerging area of...http://www.newser.com/story/57341/real-world-lawyers-set-up-shop-in-second-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 21:01:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46710/chinese-court-sentences-microsoft-pirates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Chinese court has convicted 11 people of violating copyright laws and sentenced them to as much as 6 1/2 years of prison for working with a counterfeiting ring that sold fake Microsoft products around the world. Microsoft hailed the crackdown on the pirates, whose organization may have made $2...http://www.newser.com/story/46710/chinese-court-sentences-microsoft-pirates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 31 Dec 2008 9:59:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42505/court-lego-cant-trademark-bricks-shape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA European Union court ruled today that Lego can’t trademark the shape of its iconic toy building blocks, Bloomberg reports. The court supported a 2006 decision by the EU trademark agency that said because the raised circles on Lego blocks serve a “utilitarian function,” they are ineligible for trademark. Lego...http://www.newser.com/story/42505/court-lego-cant-trademark-bricks-shape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 17:14:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36922/rowling-wins-copyright-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA fan-written "Harry Potter lexicon" will not be published, a federal judge in New York ruled today, finding for author JK Rowling that the reference guide was an infringement of copyright. The ruling held that the book would cause Rowling irreparable harm as a writer, the BBC reports. The Potter...http://www.newser.com/story/36922/rowling-wins-copyright-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Sep 2008 15:03:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33556/studio-went-super-secret-to-protect-batman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a dazzling covert operation, Warner Bros. kept the lid on The Dark Knight so tight pirated copies didn’t hit the Web until 2 days after its Australian premiere—long enough to keep the film’s record opening on track, the Los Angeles Times reports. Digital piracy can keep fans online...http://www.newser.com/story/33556/studio-went-super-secret-to-protect-batman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Jul 2008 16:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32814/how-piracy-can-boost-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIntellectual piracy is bad for business, yes, but also inevitable—and companies fare better when turning it to their advantage, the Economist reports. The large (and illegal) volume of music and video exchanged online, for example, can reveal who’s popular in which countries. And Microsoft, which officially battles piracy, also...http://www.newser.com/story/32814/how-piracy-can-boost-business.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Jul 2008 11:03:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31242/tech-giants-join-forces-against-patent-trolls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome of tech's biggest players are banding together to corner the market on patents key to their various businesses, the Wall Street Journal reports. Companies like Google and Verizon are afraid of being held hostage by small players with a claim on key bits of intellectual property, and wary of...http://www.newser.com/story/31242/tech-giants-join-forces-against-patent-trolls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Jun 2008 11:45:04 CDT