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Vivendi Universal vs. News Corporation

Posted by michael on Tuesday March 12, 2002 @06:21AM from the et-tu-brute dept.

timbo_red writes: "According to a BBC story, NDS, a company 80% owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is being sued by Canal+ for allegedly cracking their smart cards, which could have had a serious effect on ITV digital, the major UK competitor to Murdochs Sky digital in the UK pay TV market."

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Surprise by Raven42rac · 2002-03-12 06:26 · Score: 0, Redundant

Big Corporations crushing ingenuity in the use of their products. Wow, now I never could have seen that coming. $ before innovation I guess.

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Wierd ... by BoyPlankton · 2002-03-12 06:30 · Score: 1, Redundant

A French Company sues a British Company in a California courtroom. I guess I don't understand why they took them to court in California. Seems kind of far for both companies. To the best of my knowledge, neither service is offered in California, are they?