US company sues China for Green Dam 'code theft'

dipsydoodle

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Wed Jan-06-10 04:35 AM
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US company sues China for Green Dam 'code theft'

Source: BBC News

An American company has filed a $2.2bn (£1.4bn) lawsuit in the US accusing Beijing of stealing lines of code from its internet filtering software.

Cybersitter is suing the Chinese government, two Chinese firms and seven PC makers over distribution of China's Green Dam Youth Escort programme.

It accuses them of misappropriating trade secrets, unfair competition, copyright infringement and conspiracy.

China has tried to make all computer users have the site-blocking Green Dam.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8442771.stm

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MattSh

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Wed Jan-06-10 07:48 AM
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1. Wow, you think the Chinese care?

If found guilty, you think they'll pay up? If they don't, you think the US will do anything about it?

I'm not holding my breath...

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zbdent

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Wed Jan-06-10 08:12 AM
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2. I thought that businesses wanted the Government out of their business

and how there's supposed to be "free trade" ...

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melm00se

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Wed Jan-06-10 08:16 AM
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3. not the 1st time

Edited on Wed Jan-06-10 08:17 AM by melm00se

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/77818/Cisco_sues_Huawei_over_intellectual_property

Nor will it be the last.

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