The Supreme Court has handed movie studios and record labels a sweeping victory against file swapping, ruling that peer-to-peer companies such as Grokster could be held responsible for the copyright piracy on their networks.
Italian fashion house Gucci has sued two Chinese companies, alleging infringement of its famous trademark, a Beijing court spokesman said here on Thursday.
Last Friday Germany's upper house of parliament approved a controversial new copyright law that makes it illegal for individuals to make copies of music and movies if they were obtained illegally.
The company filed three suits against 105 retailers in federal courts in New York and New Jersey. The lawsuits are aimed at stopping the sale of counterfeit cigarettes and the unauthorized use of Philip Morris USA's trademarks.
