Microsoft targets malvertisers

Microsoft seems all geared up to crack down on malicious advertising, as the software company has announced to take legal action against as many as five advertisers alleged with inserting ads containing malicious codes on Web pages, reports SecurityProPortal.

The software giant has filed suits in the US District Court in Washington against five anonymous individuals who have been accused of plaguing Web sites with malware applications by placing ads containing malware stuffs.

The suits accused that the individuals with business names Direct Ad, ITmeter INC, qiweroqw.com, ote2008.info, and Soft Solutions, have been using maladvertisements as a way to distribute malware applications across the Web.

It appears likely that the labelling and marketing of nanotechnology-enabled products will become a litigated issue in the near future, according to IndustryWeek.

They say that where there's smoke there's fire. Another truism might be that where there is public fear about a new technology (whether justified or not), there are plaintiffs' attorneys ready to file suit.

While no lawsuits targeting a specific nanomaterial have yet been filed, history suggests that when there are gaps in scientific knowledge combined with public concerns about health, safety or environmental hazards, as is the case with nanotechnology, tort litigators are never far behind.

The men who established the Internet-calling service, Skype, are redoubling their legal efforts after a failed last-minute bid to buy back the eBay unit, states BusinessWeek

Skype's founders aren't letting go of their brainchild without a legal fight and it turns out they mounted a formidable financial battle, too.

Skype founders Niklas Zennstr"om and Janus Friis submitted an 11th-hour bid for the Internet-calling business, offering to buy it back for $2.1 billion.