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In Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. v. American Home Assurance Co., ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. July 15, 2008), the Ninth Circuit held that the defendant's "professional liability" and "general liability" ... Code § 17200 et seq.). The assertions in the false advertising and negligent misrepresentation claims primarily revolved around Sony's statements in press releases, advertising, product packaging, and instruction manuals that the PlayStation 2 would function ...

Sony Computer Entertainment America v. Bleem, LLC 214 F.3d 1022 (9th Cir. 2000) Background Bleem marketed a software emulator that allowed users to ... creativity which that law is designed to foster." Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569, 577 (1994). Although the fourth factor is sometimes ... effect in light of the comparative nature of Bleem's advertising. Any losses suffered by Sony would not be in the market for its copyrighted material but in its console business. Finding that Bleem's ...

... , right? Not quite. According to a complaint filed in Thorner v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc., Case No. 09-01894 (NJ filed April 21, ... to them, and that in that negotiation process he sought help from the same attorneys that represented Sony. According to the complaint, those attorneys helped him with the license, and they encouraged ... deal. He has sued them for legal malpractice, and has sued Sony for infringement of his patents. This case is just beginning, so we will have to wait to ...

In 2006 Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. applied for an injunction against Dawn Gilbert, as the result of the more than 100 phone calls that she made to Sony personnel between March 2006 and June 2006. Ms. Gilbert's calls were to protest Sony's...(read more)

... . v. Lee, 379 F.3d 131, 142 (5th Cir. 2004). "A computer program is made up of several different components, including the source and object code ... screen displays, and menu structures." Importantly, "[t]he 'non-literal components' of a computer program, including its user interface, are protectable if, 'on the particular facts of each case, ... software ordinarily contains both copyrighted and unprotected or functional elements." Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. v. Connectix Corp., 203 F.3d 596, 599 ...

Via Kotaku, a link to the Open Platform for PLAYSTATION®3 website/page (?), which states something nobody expected Sony to do: PLAYSTATION®3 allows any desired third-party system software to be installed on it besides its system software provided by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Details will be posted on this site soon. How surprising. And how different from Sony's endless PSP patching strategy… Is this only a ...

... Patent 6488505, entitled "Vehicle competition with enhanced ghosting features," assigned to Midway Games West Inc." U.S. Pat. No. 6,522,333, entitled "Remote Communication Through Visual ... Pat. No. 6,722,989, entitled "Virtual Pet Game...," and assigned to Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. U.S. Pat. No. 6,729,954, entitled "Battle method ... August 30, 2005, entitled "Sanity System for Video Game," and assigned to Nintendo of America, Inc. U.S. Pat. No. 7,201,374, to Bielman, issued April 10, 2007, ...

... IP rights. **Also concerns trademark Immersion Corp. v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc., SETTLED, 239 Fed. Appx. 578 (N.D. Cal. ... (Hochstein II), PENDING (E.D. Mich., Filed 2009): Microsoft and Sony allegedly infringed a patent for live communication between users who are playing the game in separate ... got $6M judgment against a small online retailer who violated the DMCA by selling computer chips that circumvented the copyright-protection measures used in PlayStation consoles which allowed ...

... Internet has led to the popularization of virtual worlds. As of September 17, 2007, Linden Research, Inc. ("Linden Lab") boasted 9,562,490 "residents" in Second Life, an Internet community ... any and all creative content in the game as expressed in the binding EULA. After Sony Computer Entertainment, maker of "Everquest," began enforcing its EULA terms in demanding third-party ... whose account and earnings were confiscated; Bragg v. Linden Research, Inc., 487 F. Supp. 2d 593 (E.D. Pa 2007)). See also ...

... board poster was an ICS. The statute repeatedly refers to "the Internet and other interactive computer services," making it clear that the statutory immunity extends beyond the Internet itself. Clearly, ... potential economic harm" it would suffer by revealing the identities. - Doe v. 2TheMart.com, Inc., 140 F.Supp. 2d 1088 (W.D. Wash. 2001). A company, ... stock price. Unfounded allegations of stock manipulation were also insufficient. - Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. v. Does 1- 40, F.Supp. 2d 556 ( ...