The American manufacturer of web filters has accused China of plagiarism

Company CyberSitter — the manufacturer of web filters — has submitted to the American court the claim to the government of the Peoples Republic of China, two Chinese software developers and seven large manufacturers of computers, informs PC World. Claimants assert, that at creation and distribution of Chinese state web filters Green Dam Youth Escort workings out CyberSitter have been illegally used, copyrights were broken and the unfair competition was conducted.

Will answer all!

In the claim on which CyberSitter demands 2,2 billion dollars, such companies as Sony, Lenovo, Toshiba, Acer, Asustek, BenQ and Haier appear respondents. All of them have appeared are involved in scandal as on request of the Chinese government without fail to instal Green Dam on the computers which were on sale in territory of the Peoples Republic of China. Besides, among respondents — manufacturers of software Zhengzhou Jinhui Computer System Engineering and Beijing Dazheng Human Language Technology Academy, developed Green Dam.

According to the claim, it has been in total widespread 56 million copies of the program containing illegally copied fragments of program code CyberSitter. "This claim urged to strike blow on extended among foreign manufacturers and distributors of the software to error that they can break with impunity intellectual property rights of the small American companies", — lawyer Greg Fayer representing interests CyberSitter — the company naming the product "has declared the Internet filter №1". The company claim is submitted to federal court of the USA to California.

The governmental compromise

The decision on obligatory installation of filters Green Dam blocking access to "undesirable" web resources, was accepted the Chinese authorities in the summer of 2009 and has caused the considerable criticism — both from fighters against censorship, and from the experts considering the program imperfect. Under the pressure of the public all large manufacturers by September have refused to instal on the computers of copy Green Dam, and the Chinese government has made a compromise: the scandalous filter remained obligatory only for schools, Internet cafe and other public establishments, and to private citizens have left a freedom in choosing.

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Dead Imeem.com have fined on $1,77 million

The American district court has made decision to fine musical service Imeem.com on 1,77 million dollars after representatives of service were too lazy to be in court, informs GigaOM. In court case on infringement by resource Imeem of copyrights was considered.

MySpace buys up all

The independent distributor of music, The Orchard Enterprises, has submitted the claim to Imeem on October, 21st current year as by means of musical service the company rights were broken. It happens before purchase Imeem.com by the social network MySpace, aimed to buy and "eat" all musical competitors.

However, not clearly, who would win competition on greed. Label The Orchard Enterprises wanted, that the respondent in the name of Imeem has paid the penalty at a rate of 150 thousand dollars for each infringement of a copyright — if the court has satisfied all requirements, speech would go at all about millions, and about billions dollars. On level of appetites the label claim can be compared unless with claim Viacom to Youtube in 2007 when from the respondent have demanded to pay indemnification in size 1 billion dollars.

The court decision

The judge has decided, that Imeem should pay Orchard 1,77 million dollars, and at the same time — to cease to lose and copy compositions belonging to a label. Last manual of justice to execute not too difficult: after purchase Imeem aforementioned MySpace musical service has died. From the main page of users redirect to musical section MySpace.

It is necessary to notice, that MySpace have paid for Imeem.com even less, than the sum of indemnification Orchard — the transaction has managed in less, than 1 million dollars. It not unique "musical" purchase of a social network this year: several months ago MySpace has bought the appendix iLike.

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