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Submission + - First U.S. GPL Lawsuit Heads for Quick Settlement 1

Submitted by __aajbyc7391 on Monday September 24, 2007 @01:37PM

__aajbyc7391 writes: The first U.S. GPL-related lawsuit appears to be headed for a quick out-of-court settlement. Monsoon Multimedia admitted today that it had violated the GPLv2 (GNU General Public License version 2), and said it will release its modified BusyBox code in full compliance with the license. Monsoon Multimedia has stated that it is currently in settlement negotiations with the BusyBox project to resolve the matter without going to court. The product at the heart of the lawsuit, filed by SFLC, is the Hava, a place- and time-shifting TV recorder that is based on Linux and includes BusyBox in its embedded software stack.

Submission + - DVD CCA approves burning CSS on DVDs (variety.com)

Submitted by LookSharp on Monday September 24, 2007 @01:34PM

LookSharp writes: After years of negotiations between studios and consumer electronics manufacturers, retailers and individuals can now burn studio movies and TV shows onto a DVD. Biggest beneficiaries are expected to be independent film and library distributors that otherwise have trouble getting their DVDs onto shelves. Could this be the start of widespread availability of "Long Tail" content in retail stores?

Submission + - Sony PSP to offer Video/Voice over IP

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Thursday May 24, 2007 @01:28AM

Anonymous Coward writes: "Owners of Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld console will soon be able to make voice and video calls over a WiFI connection. Using a small camera and microphone attachment, gamers will be able to make VoIP connections to other devices, including other PSPs, computers, and some phones."

Submission + - LucasArts & ILM Nominated for Webby Awards

Submitted by

bonniegrrl

on Friday April 13, 2007 @05:33PM

bonniegrrl writes: "Three Lucas Online websites were nominated for the annual Webby Awards. Produced by Lucas Online, two LucasArts web sites for LEGO Star Wars II (http://www.legostarwarsii.com) and Thrillville (http://www.thrillvillegame.com) have been nominated as finalists for the 11th Annual Webby Awards in the "Games-Related" category, a significant achievement in the competition that The New York Times calls 'the Oscars of the Internet.' ILM also scored with the special website it created as part of the company's multi-pronged Oscar campaign for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (http://www.ILM.com/theshow) — previously mentioned here on Slashdot: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/16/183251 That site was nominated for Webby Awards in two categories: "Best use of Video or Moving Image" and "Movie and Film." Feel free to vote here: http://pv.webbyawards.com/account/login"

Submission + - Ex-CEO of Computer Associates to pay $52M

Submitted by

B. Galliart

on Friday April 13, 2007 @03:33PM

B. Galliart writes: "USAToday article states:

'A judge has signed off on a restitution agreement requiring the former chief executive of Computer Associates International (CA) to pay at least $52 million — including proceeds from the sale of his yacht and pair of Ferraris — to victims of a huge accounting fraud at one of the world's largest software companies.'
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