Adobe, Symantec in patent lawsuit

Irvine-based Uniloc USA has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Adobe Systems, Symantec and Pinnacle Systems, among others, over its device-based security technology, states OC Metro.

The suit, which was filed in a federal court in Texas, alleges the companies infringed on Uniloc's anti-piracy product activation method and system.

The software allows organisations that work online to block unwanted users, fight fraud and decide whether to do business with a specific computer.

The US federal judges agreed to a pilot project that could televise some civil trials, 16 years after the judges ended a similar experiment, notes AP.

Appeals court judge David Sentelle told reporters many of the details remain to be worked out, but that cameras could not record the faces of witnesses and jurors.

Sentelle also said either side in a lawsuit could keep cameras out.

The Arkansas Supreme Court will begin this week streaming live video of oral arguments to its Web site, the court said, writes Arkansas News.

Use of the technology will allow people from around the state and the world to watch attorneys argue their cases before the Supreme Court without having to leave their homes or offices and drive to the state Capitol complex, says Chief Justice Jim Hannah.

“We are committed to provide a greater access to justice and to facilitate a better understanding of the judiciary,” Hannah said.