Qualcomm agrees to pay $891 million over 4 years to settle patent litigation with Broadcom

Qualcomm to pay $891M to settle suit with Broadcom

SAN DIEGO — Chip maker Qualcomm Inc. said late Sunday it will pay Broadcom Corp. $891 million over four years to settle a longstanding dispute over patents and royalties.

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Hollywood intends to sue RealNetworks Inc. for selling DVD ripper software that encourages piracy

pirated dvdHollywood in showdown over DVD 'ripper'

SAN FRANCISCO — Hollywood calls it "rent, rip and return" and contends it's one of the biggest technological threats to the movie industry's annual $20 billion DVD market — software that allows you to copy a film without paying for it. On Friday, industry lawyers urged a federal judge to bar RealNetworks Inc. from selling software that allows consumers to copy their DVDs to computer hard drives, arguing that the Seattle-based company's product is an illegal pirating tool.

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High court dismisses plea to stay sale of new Satyam shares

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed a plea seeking a stay on selling new shares of the fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd.

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