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01, Aug, 12

Rental History: Netflix Settlement Leads To Changes In Privacy Policy, But Who Benefits?

Posted by Rip Empson, under lawsuit, Netflix, startups, streaming video, TC, Video

For some of you this will be news, for some, a reminder. But the long and short of it is that Netflix has been forced to change its approach to user privacy, specifically in regard to how long it stores rental history for those who have unsubscribed. Netflix was forced to do so by a class-action lawsuit, which alleged that the company was illegally retaining and disclosing the personal information (browsing history, etc.) of former customers.

Netflix admitted no wrongdoing but settled the lawsuit, which grew out of a 2011 lawsuit that claimed it was in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act, which requires companies to destroy data on their customers after a certain period (usually one year).

25, May, 12

Apple Responds To DOJ eBook Lawsuit, Calls it “Fundamentally Flawed” and “Absurd”

Posted by Frederic Lardinois, under antitrust, Apple, doj, lawsuit, TC

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice accused Apple and a number of other large U.S. publishers of conspiring to fix eBook prices and filed an antitrust lawsuit. While most of the publishers quickly settled the lawsuit, Apple decided to fight. Earlier this week, as Ars Technica reports today, Apple responded (PDF) to the government’s accusations. Apple doesn’t mince words in its response. The company’s lawyers call the case against Apple “fundamentally flawed as a matter of fact and law” and say that the idea that Apple tried to reduce competition and fix prices is “absurd.”

30, Mar, 12

Sequences shortened: Another lawsuit targets Apple over “false and deceptive” Siri advertising

Posted by Christian Zibreg, under Apple, iPhone 4S, iPhone News, lawsuit, Siri

Two weeks ago, a guy from New York filed a class-action lawsuit in a California court, accusing Apple for “misleading” customers with Siri features set. Expect more of the same as another dude files a complaint, specifically mentioning “false and deceptive representations” of Siri’s capabilities in nationwide advertising. The plaintiff claims television commercials that depict what [...]

29, Mar, 12

iTunes is the target of a new lawsuit

Posted by Oliver Haslam, under Apple, itunes, lawsuit, Legal, news, patent

Apple is today finding itself on the wrong end of another lawsuit, with iTunes this time feeling the full force of America’s somewhat broken patent system. As is the done thing these days, someone claiming to own a patent that may be infringed upon by a large company is seeking damages for said infringement. According [...]

29, Mar, 12

Tim Cook views Android litigation as “a necessary evil”, not a thermonuclear option

Posted by Christian Zibreg, under Android, Apple, Google, iOS, ipad, iPhone, iPhone News, lawsuit, steve jobs

Remember how Steve Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson that he is willing to wage a “thermonuclear war” on Android because it’s “a stolen product”? Having already spent an estimated 100+ million dollars on war on Android, Apple certainly means business. Sadly, the larger contest between Apple and Google is nowhere near resolution. According to a [...]

29, Mar, 12

Don’t want your free bumper case? Claim your $15 Antennagate settlement now

Posted by Christian Zibreg, under Antenna, Bumper, Case, iPhone, iPhone 4, iPhone News, lawsuit

Remember Antennagate? As you know, a settlement was reached in the class-action lawsuit concerning the signal attenuation issue stemming from the iPhone 4 antenna design. The settlement includes Apple issuing a free iPhone bumper case or $15 to eligible iPhone 4 owners in the United States. In case you don’t want a free bumper case [...]

28, Mar, 12

Denmark, Sweden, UK, New Zealand also probing Apple’s “4G” marketing for the new iPad

Posted by Christian Zibreg, under 4G, Apple, ipad, iPad 3, iPhone News, lawsuit, LTE

Uh-oh, it looks like Apple is now facing additional probes by consumer watchdogs in other countries around the world for misleading 4G iPad buyers with false advertising. Yesterday, Apple of California was forced to bow to the pressure from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the matter and is now offering refunds to those [...]

28, Mar, 12

Apple now offering refunds in Australia to “misled” 4G iPad buyers

Posted by Cody, under 4G, Apple, ipad, iPad 3, lawsuit, LTE

Well that didn’t take long. It was just this morning that we reported that the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) was taking legal action against Apple for “misleading” Australian customers with its 4G iPad advertising. The Commission feels that since the tablet isn’t compatible with Australia’s 4G networks, Apple shouldn’t advertise it as a [...]

27, Mar, 12

Australian Government to sue Apple over “misleading” 4G iPad name

Posted by Cody, under 4G, Apple, Carrier, ipad, iPad 3, lawsuit, LTE

Well this isn’t too surprising. TheNextWeb is reporting that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced plans to file a lawsuit against Apple in the next 48 hours regarding its “misleading” iPad WiFi + 4G advertising. As most of you know, the wireless version of Apple’s new tablet is indeed compatible with 4G [...]

26, Mar, 12

Apple spoke with Samsung multiple times in 2010 to try to avoid litigation

Posted by Cody, under Apple, iPhone News, lawsuit, patent, Samsung

Even though the patent war between Apple and Samsung has seemingly fallen from the media spotlight for the time being (which we’re totally OK with), the battles are still very much going on. As you may know, the two companies have been in and out of courtrooms all around the world over the past year [...]

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