1.) U.S. Anti-Piracy Body Targets Foreign Website Owners for Extradition (The Guardian)
The U.S.’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency says foreign website owners may face extradition to the U.S. on piracy charges, even if the operation has no direct connection to the U.S. A site may be the target of prosecution as long as it ends in .com or .net, or is implicated in the spread of U.S. copyrighted material.
2.) Another Judge Threatens to Dismiss Righthaven Copyright Suits (Vegas Inc)
U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks in Reno is the fifth judge dismissing or threatening to dismiss Righthaven copyright suits, giving Righthaven ten days to show cause why ten lawsuits he is handling should not be dismissed for lack of standing.
3.) New Attacks Launched on Righthaven Litigation Campaign (Vegas Inc)
Three more defendants are fighting back against Righthaven’s litigation campaign, each filing new or updated motions to dismiss.
4.) Alki David Drops CNET Lawsuit; Vows to Bring ‘Expanded’ Action (paidcontent.org)
FilmOn founder Alki David dropped his copyright infringement lawsuit against CBS and its CNET division after it could only produce six works it says was infringed by CNET, but David says other artists and copyright owners will be joining him in an expanded lawsuit.
5.) Apple Receives Mised Ruling on S3 Patent Violation (San Francisco Chronicle)
U.S. International Trade Commission Judge James Gildea said Apple violates two S3 patents, and was found to not have violated two others. The judge’s ruling is subject to review by the ITC, which will decide within 60 days whether or not to review the decision.