Tech Law: YouTube Smoking Gun, Gamers Sue Sony, More

A look at highlights of the past week in the high tech legal world: courts, regulation, and lawsuits.

Viacom finds YouTube smoking gun? -- The lawyers working for Viacom in its copyright suit targeting YouTube may have found smoking gun emails that could undercut the video site's potential defense. [Source: CNET]

Sony sued by gamers -- A class action suit is targeting Sony over a firmware upgrade that cause problems for some PlayStation 3s. [Source: Ars Technica]

Microsoft charms EU -- finally -- The EU and Microsoft reportedly came to an agreement over browsers and antitrust. [Source: InfoWorld]

DOJ targets IBM over mainframes -- The Department of Justice is investigating allegations that IBM has been trying to choke competition in the mainframe market. [Source: AP]

Media outlets and Apple targeted in patent suit -- Online News Link is suing a number of media outlets, including Apple, saying that the companies have infringed a patent on broadcast of digital information. [Source: AppleInsider]

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