Entries in 'fine' (8)

Diablo III faces two consumer rights battles

Diablo III faces two consumer rights battles

Blizzard is facing pressure from both sides of the globe as consumer rights groups get up in arms about Diablo III.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 24th 2012 at 2:45PM in News
Police threatens file sharers with ten-year imprisonment

Police threatens file sharers with ten-year imprisonment

The Serious Organised Crime Agency has closed down music website RnBXclusive.com and says those who used it could be fined and imprisoned.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Feb 16th 2012 at 9:49AM in News
Microsoft to pay record £178m fine

Microsoft to pay record £178m fine

Global tech giant Microsoft is to pay a record £178m ($290m) issued by the US Supreme Court for infringing a patent.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jun 13th 2011 at 6:37PM in News
AUS: R4 distributor fined $520k

AUS: R4 distributor fined $520k

Nintendo is celebrating another victory in the war against the R4 card with news that an Australian distributor has been heavily fined for selling the device.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2010 at 12:34PM in News

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More trouble for Pirate Bay

More trouble for Pirate Bay

Five months after Swedish courts ordered the closure of BitTorrent tracking site The Pirate Bay, four of the world’s largest music labels have requested the District Court fines the site’s ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 13th 2010 at 1:09PM in News
US: File-sharing mum fined $2m

US: File-sharing mum fined $2m

A 32-year-old single mum has been ordered by a Minneapolis court to pay $1.92m to the Recording Industry Association of America after being found guilty of breaching the copyright of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 19th 2009 at 5:27PM in News
Intel lands record $1.45bn antitrust fine

Intel lands record $1.45bn antitrust fine

Leading component manufacturer Intel has been fined $1.45bn by the European Commission as punishment for ‘illegal rebates and practices’ used to prevent AMD from rivalling its position in the market.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 13th 2009 at 2:48PM in News
Brutal Legends rocks on this October

Brutal Legends rocks on this October

Publisher EA has confirmed that Double Fine Productions’ upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 outing Brutal Legend will be released in the UK on October 16th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 21st 2009 at 3:35PM in News