It seems like hardly a day goes by without Apple and its competitors direct various legal actions against each other . We round them up — the effectual actions , not the companies — and summarize them for you in a small intermittent section we like to call “ Under the Gavel . ” You must provide that distinctiveLaw and Order“DUN DUN ” on your own .
Patently obvious
HTC is litigate Apple for patent misdemeanour . Again . This sentence , the claim is that Macs , iPads , iPhones , and iPod all conflict upon HTC ’s patent , and HTC is n’t asking for much : Just an cease and desist order barring the meaning or sales event of those products . The two companies are also reportedly in talks to costar in a remake ofThe Odd Couple .
Alt Tab
originally in August , Apple successfully sought an enjoinment barring the sale of Samsung ’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tab in much of Europe . Now , a dominion motor inn in Düsseldorf has temporarily suspend enforcement of that injunction , at least until an August 25 hearing on the subject . So , aid European readers : Je speculate , en théorie , vous pouvez aller acheter un Galaxy Tab maintenant , au moins stream la semaine prochaine ou dans deux . Bien que je ne suis pas sûr pourquoi vous voulez .
Taking it data day
Apparently , you ca n’t gather personal data from children in your Io app and get away with it . The Federal Trade Commission levied a $ 50,000 amercement against W3 Innovations , the parent company of developer Broken Thumbs Apps — Jehovah of kid - rivet apps like Emily ’s Girl World App , Emily ’s Dress Up , Zombie Duck Hunt , and Truth or Dare . The FTC govern that because the apps targeted tike , foregather personal data , and sent that data over the Internet , they dishonor the Children ’s Online Privacy Protection Act . There ’s been no ruling yet from the FCOZDTTAGNE . ( That ’s the Federal Commission Of Zombies , Ducks , Truth - Tellers , And young lady Named Emily . )
