RIAA loses in file sharing case
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060713-7257.html
In this artcle a mother decided not to settle out of court with the RIAA over supposed illegal music downloads. Debbie Foster requested dates and files of the downloads but she did not recieve the information she wanted and the RIAA in turn dropped the suit. They were asking that she pat $5000 to settle but Foster fought against it.
No More Buster Swords, Square-Enix Cracking Down
http://www.otakutimes.com/category/legal/
Squire-Enix, a game developing company, is suing sword manufacturers because of the manufacturers copying weapons from the Final Fantasy game series without getting the proper licensing agreements to do so. The suit was filed in California and they are seeking the damages from the infringements. Square-Enix sent out a message saying that it appreciates the enthusiasm but it must protects is IP.
Warner Sues Seeqpod, tests digital copyright
http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/25/warner.sues.seeqpod/
Seeqpod is a search engine type of service that allows people to search for music online and stream it to their computers but not download it. Warner is suing Seeqpod for up to $150,000 per song. Warner claims that it is infringing on copyrights as well as guiding people to get illegal bootlegs. Seeqpod says that they are not responsible because they do not host any music on their site and are not aware of any music it has "infringed" upon.
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