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Michael Jackson Fans Sue Dr. Conrad Murray

Michael Jackson Fans Sue Dr. Conrad Murray

Michael Jackson fans are to sue Dr. Conrad Murray, the late pop star's personal physician who was found guilty of Jackson's manslaughter in November 2011. Jackson fans in France have gone to court and are aiming to sue ... continue
Courtney Love Evicted After ‘Destroying’ House

Courtney Love Evicted After ‘Destroying’ House

Courtney Love has been accused of "ruining" her rented house, and is now being taken to court by her landlady. Love has been renting a $27,000-a-month home in the West Village area of New York City, but the ... continue
Starbucks Sued Over Hidden Bathroom Camera

Starbucks Sued Over Hidden Bathroom Camera

Next time you pop into Starbucks for your daily dose of overpriced, over sugared caffeine, you may want to think twice before using the bathroom. One five-year-old girl recently uncovered a hidden video camera in the restroom ... continue
Your new word of the day: benchslap, and the awesome judge responsible for it

Your new word of the day: benchslap, and the awesome judge responsible for it

Most of the time judges are either downright moronic or they are aa dry as a mouth trying to spit in the middle of a sandstorm in the Sahara Desert. This isn't the case with Judge Sam Sparks ... continue
EA getting sued by creator of first Madden game

EA getting sued by creator of first Madden game

Electronic Arts, publisher of the multi-quazillion selling Madden game series, is getting sued by the man who developed the very first Madden. In 1986, Robin Antonick (note his prominently displayed name in the shot above) was hired by ... continue
FarmVille and CityVille creator trying to take down BlingVille

FarmVille and CityVille creator trying to take down BlingVille

A new Facebook game called BlingVille has apparently pissed off Zynga, the company behind hits FarmVille and CityVille, because it uses the 'Ville' suffix. Zynga - like the schoolyard bully it is - is preparing to take ... continue
Sony requests restraining order against PS3 hackers

Sony requests restraining order against PS3 hackers

It's been a tough couple of weeks for the poor old PS3, what with dastardly hackers cracking the system wide open and releasing secret codes that will likely see piracy run rampant. Having already promised network updates in ... continue
Modern Warfare 2 developers file lawsuit against Activision

Modern Warfare 2 developers file lawsuit against Activision

The story of Modern Warfare 2 has been one of success and fortunes. Critics loved it, and consumers lapped it up. The shooter launched late last year, and became the biggest entertainment launch in history, across all ... continue
Nintendo wins another battle against piracy in Australia

Nintendo wins another battle against piracy in Australia

For some time now, Nintendo has been railing against the R4 mod cartridge for its Nintendo DS console. This cart allows users to download DS games to a mini-SD card, and then play them, via the R4, ... continue
So wrong: Aussie game pirate told to pay Nintendo $1.5 million

So wrong: Aussie game pirate told to pay Nintendo $1.5 million

An Aussie gamer who illegally uploaded a copy of New Super Mario Bros. Wii has been ordered to pay maker Nintendo AU$1.5 million ($1.3 million) in what many are calling a landmark decision for game companies. James ... continue
Courtney Love: Kurt would find Guitar Hero 5 “really funny”

Courtney Love: Kurt would find Guitar Hero 5 “really funny”

"i think Kurt would despise this game alone let alone this avatar." So said Courtney Love on how she thought Kurt Cobain may perceive his digital likeness in Guitar Hero 5. The above claim was tweeted by Love ... continue
No Doubt gets countersued by Activision

No Doubt gets countersued by Activision

Last month, Californian rock outfit No Doubt announced they were suing game publisher Activision over their appearance in Band Hero. The band's beef? That their virtual avatars could be used to perform any of the 60 songs ... continue
Microsoft could face legal action over mass Xbox 360 bannings

Microsoft could face legal action over mass Xbox 360 bannings

Last week, Microsoft started rocking its banhammer in a big way, permanently banning 1 million Xbox Live users from the online gaming service for playing on a modded Xbox 360. But was Microsoft's choice to ban 5% ... continue
No Doubt suing Activision over ‘Band Hero’ appearance

No Doubt suing Activision over ‘Band Hero’ appearance

Californian band No Doubt appears in Band Hero, the latest entry in Activision's long line of Hero videogames. However, all is not well in the land of licensed music videogame spin-offs. TMZ reports that band members are unhappy ... continue
Cleveland Browns fan suing EA over Madden ’09 appearance

Cleveland Browns fan suing EA over Madden ’09 appearance

EA is facing a courtroom battle with Cleveland Browns super-fan/man with too much time John Big Dawg Thompson, after the latter was allegedly depicted in the company's Madden NFL '09. Thompson, who legally changed his name to include ... continue
Blogger being sued by makers of Evony

Blogger being sued by makers of Evony

I'm sure you've seen Evony advertised online by now. Its faintly naff adverts, like the one above, are everywhere you turn on the 'net these days, promoting what many reviewers have said is a derivative, piss-poor browser-based ... continue
Courtney Love planning to “sue the s***” out of Activision

Courtney Love planning to “sue the s***” out of Activision

Courtney Love has hopped back on the Crazy Train, ranting at Activision for its portrayal of Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5. That is, the portrayal that she approved. There's been an outcry about Cobain's appearance in the ... continue
Court decision could shake up online user agreements

Court decision could shake up online user agreements

One of the most common discussions that occurs over Web 2.0 services is their Terms of Service (TOS) agreements that we all have to agree to in order to use their products. Some of ... continue
Judge says a private Facebook account isn’t so private

Judge says a private Facebook account isn’t so private

Granted this is a ruling by a judge in Ontario Canada so chances are the rest of the world will probably give out a big YAWN along with a who cares but it is interesting ... continue
Judge: Fake Profile Not Defamation

Judge: Fake Profile Not Defamation

A Pennsylvania judge has thrown out a school principal's lawsuit over a fake MySpace profile. The administrator sued a group of her own students who she says created the profile under her name to make fun ... continue