Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Friday told Microsoft that it must obey a request for source code access by the nine US states still fighting the company in the antitrust case. The states are hoping to disprove Microsoft’s assertion that it cannot offer a stripped-down version of its Windows operating system which does not include middleware such as its internet browser, instant messaging and media player software.
The parties to the case are expected to agree to terms on which use of the source code can be made, the fear of Microsoft being that its code somehow leaks to competitors. The code to be examined will include its new flagship product, Windows XP.
This guide outlines some of the key tax issues to consider when setting up a subsidiary in the UK. It assumes that the subsidiary will be a private company limited by shares, although other legal forms are available.
Important questions of UK copyright law are set to be considered by the Court of Appeal in London next year in a case in which a dispute has arisen over intellectual property rights relating to AGA cookers.
The High Court of Australia has reinstated a AUS$1.4 million (US$900,000) award of damages to an employee who was summarily dismissed in breach of the employer’s binding grievance procedures. In doing so, the court reversed the well-understood 115-year-old position that damages for psychiatric injury are not recoverable by an employee for an employer’s breach of the employment contract.
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