Sony sues PS3 distributors

Sony has expanded legal action against distributors of PlayStation 3 modifications, reports Electronista.

Although the company's initial lawsuit targeted the owners of PS Jailbreak, a modifier of PlayStation games, recent court documents reveal that the battle has been expanded to include PSGroove, PSFreedom, and OpenPSJailbreak

US District Judge granted motions allowing Sony to serve deposition notices to any other third party who Sony Computer Entertainment of America learns may be involved in the distribution or sale of the PS Jailbreak software.

Oracle has sued semiconductor maker Micron Technology in a federal court over price-fixing claims, states MercuryNews.com.

In its complaint in California's District Court, Oracle said its Sun Microsystems business bought billions of dollars worth of microchips from 1998 to 2002. Oracle bought Sun in February.

Oracle said Micron was among conspirators including South Korea's Hynix and Samsung and Germany's Infineon that artificially inflated microchip prices above what Sun should have paid, had the companies actually competed

Broadcasters Fox, ABC, CBS and several others have instituted legal action against small upstart Web site, IVI, according to Tech Week.

The lawsuit comes after the broadcasters claimed the subscription-based online service broadcasted TV shows over the Internet without their permission.

The lawsuit was filed in a New York federal court, which followed a pre-emptive strike by IVI, who brought a lawsuit against broadcasters on 20 September. The IVI lawsuit against broadcasters was brought a week after the Web site opened for business, seeking a ruling that it was not infringing any copyrights.