DID CBS-OWNED COMPANY PEDDLE PIRACY SOFTWARE?
June 22, 2011 by admin · 2 Comments
In a case that is growing increasingly bizarre, FilmOn founder Alki David, whose own attempt to offer the programming of the major networks online was shot down in court, is trying a new tack: he’s suing the CBS-owned CNET.com over its distribution of millions of copies of the Limewire file-sharing software. Limewire was one of […]
FORMER VIVENDI CHIEF CONVICTED
January 21, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
In a surprise verdict, a French court ruled today (Friday) that former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier had misappropriated company funds and misrepresented the financial condition of the company when he went on a $77-billion acquisition binge in 2000 that included bringing Universal Pictures and Universal Music under the Vivendi umbrella. The conviction came despite the […]
