French court rules against eBay for counterfeiting, orders damages paid to luxury group LVMH

September 17th, 2009 EBay calls on EU to change luxury brand rulesBRUSSELS — EBay Inc. called Thursday on the European Union to change antitrust rules that allow luxury manufacturers to choose who can sell their branded goods online.

September 22nd, 2009 EU advisor: Google ads don't infringe trademarksBRUSSELS — A European Union court advisor said Tuesday that Google Inc. does not violate luxury goods makers' trademarks when it sells brand names as advertising keywords triggered by Internet searches.

August 10th, 2009 Pirate Bay to challenge ruling, deadline passesAMSTERDAM —A court-imposed deadline has quietly passed for Swedish-registered Web site The Pirate Bay to block traffic from the Netherlands or pay copyright holders damages. There's no indication of compliance.

September 16th, 2009 Skype founders file lawsuit against eBaySAN FRANCISCO — A company owned by the founders of Skype has filed a copyright infringement suit against the Internet phone service and parent eBay Inc. — an action that could crimp eBay's plans to sell Skype for about $2 billion to a group of private investors.

September 22nd, 2009 EU adviser: Google ads don't infringe trademarksBRUSSELS — A European Union court adviser said Tuesday that Google Inc. does not violate luxury goods makers' trademarks when it sells brand names as search keywords that trigger its lucrative advertisements.

August 17th, 2009 UPS adds technology to speed up eBay shippingATLANTA — UPS Inc. said Monday it has launched a technology that allows sellers to import their eBay order information, export it and automatically update orders.

July 15th, 2009 America's Cup rivals headed back to courtBitter America's Cup rivals BMW Oracle Racing of San Francisco and Alinghi of Switzerland are heading back to a New York court in a fight over rules for their showdown next year in giant multihulls. BMW Oracle Racing spokesman Tom Ehman says the defending champion Swiss are "playing fast and loose with the rules," including the use of an engine to trim sails and possibly move ballast on their 90-foot catamaran, which was launched last week on Lake Geneva.

May 12th, 2009 Alinghi reveals America's Cup spying caseAmerica's Cup champion Alinghi has released a French police document in which an employee of rival BMW Oracle Racing admits gathering information about the boat the Swiss are secretly building for a rare head-to-head showdown. Alinghi says French and Swiss police continue to investigate the actions of Jean Antoine Bonnaveau, who identifies himself as a member of BMW Oracle Racing's design team.

January 22nd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India's (SEBI) plea to record statements of disgraced Satyam Computer Services founder B. Ramalinga Raju and his brother B.

July 21st, 2009 Judge to consider rules in America's Cup caseNEW YORK — A judge has declined to hold America's Cup champion Alinghi of Switzerland in contempt of court and will consider rules clarifications sought by American challenger BMW Oracle Racing. Justice Shirley Kornreich of the Supreme Court of the State of New York is expected to rule in 10 to 14 days.

August 25th, 2009 EBay founder's group commits $2M to WikipediaNEW YORK — The organization behind Wikipedia is getting a $2 million commitment from a philanthropic investment group started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Omidyar Network's grant over two years will support Wikimedia Foundation's key goals of bringing free educational content to people around the world and of supporting more people to help create that content.

July 30th, 2009 Dutch court rules Pirate Bay must quit NetherlandsAMSTERDAM — A Dutch court ruled Thursday that three men connected with Web site The Pirate Bay must block traffic between the site and the Netherlands within 10 days. The written ruling concludes that the men have control over the site and ordered them "each separately and together, to stop and keep stopped the infringements on copyright and related rights of Stichting Brein in the Netherlands" or face a charge of €30,000 ($42,000) per day.

August 31st, 2009 German court rules against Google's termsBERLIN — A German court has ruled that Google Inc. must change terms of service that could be interpreted to compromise a user's rights, a decision the consumer advocacy group that brought the suit welcomed Monday as a victory for online transparency.

September 1st, 2009 EBay partially undoes Skype deal, selling majoritySAN FRANCISCO — Rather than enduring the uncertainty of spinning off the Skype telecommunications service through a public stock offering, eBay Inc. has found a different way out: It is selling the majority of Skype for about $2 billion to a group of private investors.

June 11th, 2009 South Korea court rejects claims against Microsoft SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court Thursday rejected compensation claims filed by two software companies against Microsoft Corp. Digito.com and Sanview Technology Inc.