U.S. court rejects Apple's Samsung Galaxy ban

A U.S. District Court judge in San Jose on Friday rejected Apple Inc.? ? Apple Inc. Latest from The Business Journals Kindle Fire eats into iPad, Samsung market shareSiri, is it polite to talk to you in public?Next Flight for Apple, Android is your friend when travel plans implode Follow this company 's request that sales of some Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets be banned.

Judge Lucy Koh denied a request by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit in which is accuses Samsung of violating its patents on smartphone and tablet technology.

The judge said Apple had proven it's likely to succeed in proving that Samsung's product infringe its patents.

But she said there isn't any need for an immediate ban: "It is not clear that an injunction on Samsung???s accused devices would prevent Apple from being irreparably harmed."

Samsung issued a statement welcoming the ruling: "We are confident that we can demonstrate the distinctiveness of Samsung???s mobile devices when the case goes to trial next year."

Apple reiterated earlier statements: "It's no coincidence that Samsung???s latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging. This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we need to protect Apple???s intellectual property when companies steal our ideas."

The latest ruling came on the same day that an Australian court extended a halt on sales of Samsung's latest Galaxy tablet in that country after Apple appealed a ruling made earlier in the week that had ended the ban.

Written by Cromwell Schubarth. Contact him at cschubarth@bizjournals.com

A U.S. District Court judge in San Jose on Friday rejected Apple Inc.? ? Apple Inc. Latest from The Business Journals Kindle Fire eats into iPad, Samsung market shareSiri, is it polite to talk to you in public?Next Flight for Apple, Android is your friend when travel plans implode Follow this company 's request that sales of some Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets be banned.

Judge Lucy Koh denied a request by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit in which is accuses Samsung of violating its patents on smartphone and tablet technology.

The judge said Apple had proven it's likely to succeed in proving that Samsung's product infringe its patents.

But she said there isn't any need for an immediate ban: "It is not clear that an injunction on Samsung???s accused devices would prevent Apple from being irreparably harmed."

Samsung issued a statement welcoming the ruling: "We are confident that we can demonstrate the distinctiveness of Samsung???s mobile devices when the case goes to trial next year."

Apple reiterated earlier statements: "It's no coincidence that Samsung???s latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging. This kind of blatant copying is wrong, and we need to protect Apple???s intellectual property when companies steal our ideas."

The latest ruling came on the same day that an Australian court extended a halt on sales of Samsung's latest Galaxy tablet in that country after Apple appealed a ruling made earlier in the week that had ended the ban.

Written by Cromwell Schubarth. Contact him at cschubarth@bizjournals.com or 408.299.1823.

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DigiTimes: Acer eyes Ultrabook price drop for next year, bigger cuts coming in 2013

Having recently affirmed its commitment to the netbook, Acer is now reportedly looking to boost its Ultrabook sales, with the help of a handsome price cut. Citing company president Jim Wong, DigiTimes reports that Acer will slash the price of its Ultrabook offerings by as much as 20 percent next year, dropping them from around $1,000 to between $800 and $900. The cut, expected to go into effect during Q2 2012, will be followed by a subsequent reduction to $500 in 2013, when Acer expects more vendors to enter the market. The hope is that the manufacturer will be able to reclaim some of the ground it's lost to competitors in recent months, though it remains to be seen whether or not the strategy pays dividends.

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Roger Ebert's 'At the Movies' going on hiatus

CHICAGO?? Movie critic Roger Ebert says the public television program "Ebert Presents: At The Movies" will go on hiatus at the end of December.

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic wrote on his blog Wednesday the move is necessary to allow the public television stations that carry the show to plan their programs for the beginning of the new year.

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Ebert wrote that although it is distributed by American Public Television to all 50 top markets, he hasn't been able to line up additional funding for the show.

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The show is hosted by Associated Press movie reviewer Christy Lemire and Mubi.com film critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky.

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Ebert wrote that he and his producer wife, Chaz, really believe in the show and its mission to "provide an intelligent place for the discussion of movies."

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Australian court extends ban on Galaxy tab sales (AP)

SYDNEY ? Apple Inc. won a small victory on Friday in its global patent battle with rival Samsung, after Australia's highest court temporarily extended a ban on sales of Samsung's Galaxy tablet computers in the country.

Samsung Electronics Co. is desperate to begin selling the Galaxy in Australia in time for Christmas sales, but the High Court's decision means the device can't go on the market until at least Dec. 9.

Apple took Samsung to court in Australia after accusing the Suwon, South Korea-based company of copying its iPad and iPhone. In October, a Federal Court judge ordered Samsung to halt sales of the device ahead of a trial. Samsung appealed, and on Wednesday, a full bench of the Federal Court threw out the earlier ruling and said Galaxy sales could resume on Friday.

But Apple immediately appealed that decision to the High Court, which on Friday said the temporary injunction against sales would be extended for another week while it considers Apple's latest arguments.

"Samsung believes Apple has no basis for its application for leave to appeal and will vigorously oppose this to the High Court," Samsung said in a statement.

The legal back-and-forth is all part of a larger, international battle over the technology giants' competing tablets. Cupertino, California-based Apple struck first when it sued Samsung in the United States in April, alleging the product design, user interface and packaging of the Galaxy "slavishly copy" the iPhone and iPad. Samsung hit back with lawsuits accusing Apple of patent infringement of its wireless telecommunications technology.

The companies have now filed lawsuits in 10 countries. Courts in several nations, including Germany and the Netherlands, have issued rulings that favor Apple.

Apple spokeswoman Fiona Martin declined to comment on Friday's ruling, instead issuing a general statement blasting Samsung.

"It's no coincidence that Samsung's latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging," Apple said in the statement. "This kind of blatant copying is wrong and, as we've said many times before, we need to protect Apple's intellectual property when companies steal our ideas."

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Rocker Tommy Lee sued by former assistant (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? Never mind Dr. Feelgood -- Tommy Lee might want to put in a call to his attorney right about now.

The former assistant for the Motley Crue skins-pounder filed a lawsuit against Lee and Lee's company, Mayhem Touring, in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday, claiming that he was worked virtually around the clock, and that Lee made improper deductions from the assistant's paycheck.

Michael Anthony Sullivan, who claims to have worked as Lee's "procurer, Man Friday, chauffeur, guide, bookkeeper, attendant, door-keeper, agent, butler, valet, attendant, cook, shopper, nanny, bodyguard, maid, nurse and nursemaid" from January 2005 to March 2011, says that he was on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week for Lee.

The suit says there were "long periods of time during which Sullivan was required seven days a week, without a single day off." It also claims that Sullivan's schedule was particularly grueling when he was on the road with Lee, with 80- to 100-hour work weeks being the norm.

Despite the alleged marathon hours, the suit claims, Sullivan never received overtime compensation for his extra work.

Moreover, according to Sullivan, Lee was in the habit of making improper deductions from Sullivan's pay. When the rocker had Sullivan move into his home to better serve him and his family, the suit says, Lee began deducting $1,000 a month for rent -- even during the last six months of his employment with Lee, when he was no longer living at the house.

Sullivan further alleges that Lee took money out of his check for a car-insurance deductible stemming from an accident that occurred when Sullivan was bringing Lee's car to the mechanic to get the brakes fixed. He says Lee deducted for cell-phone charges relating to calls that Sullivan made on his employer's behalf.

After Sullivan and Lee parted ways, according to the suit, Lee trash-talked his former hired hand throughout the industry, engaging in "a campaign of disparagement" and "defamatory comments" that "have damaged Sullivan's reputation and have interfered with Sullivan's existing and potential employment opportunities."

Sullivan claims to have lost two tour-manager positions, with the bands Godsmack and Bush, because of Lee's alleged smear campaign.

Sullivan is seeking "no less than $50,000" -- the amount he says that he's out because of the lost work --- plus punitive damages "in an amount sufficient to punish Lee and make an example of him."

A representative for Lee did not immediately respond to TheWrap's request for comment.

(Pamela Chelin contributed to this report)

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Who's the Most-Searched Celebrity of the Year?

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Review: McAnuff gives Met an atomic `Faust' (AP)

NEW YORK ? There's much to admire about Des McAnuff's new production of "Faust" at the Metropolitan Opera ? and much that's easy to ridicule.

What tipped the balance in favor of success at Tuesday's opening was the exceptional work by a fine cast of singing actors led by tenor Jonas Kaufmann, soprano Marina Poplavskaya and bass Rene Pape.

Their performances, sharply directed by McAnuff, guaranteed that for once Gounod's opera came across as serious and even gripping theater, rather than as an insipid melodrama with a gorgeous score.

And rarely has that score sounded more captivating than in the rhapsodic account by the Met orchestra under the guidance of the young conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin.

McAnuff, better known for Broadway hits like "Jersey Boys" than for opera, has framed "Faust" as the fantasy of an aging, guilt-ridden nuclear scientist alone in his laboratory. Despairing of humanity, he drinks poison, and in his dying moments relives his youth and imagines the entire plot ? from summoning up the devil to seducing and abandoning the fair Marguerite.

The atomic bomb that Faust apparently helped develop is there as well ? though it doesn't detonate until about 3 1/2 hours into the evening when a mushroom cloud appears as demons sing of a "bright light."

What all this has to do with Gounod's opera is debatable, but the surprising thing is how little it matters.

Under McAnuff's hand, plot and character are clearly and skillfully delineated and the action moves fluidly. There's little of the extraneous clutter that sank the previous production by Andrei Serban.

The lab, with spiral staircases and walkways on either side, is designed by Robert Brill as a single set in which all the action takes place. At the rear, a screen shows projections, serves as the backdrop for Marguerite's house, and finally rises to reveal the staircase on which she ascends to heaven. Technicians in white coats serve as stagehands, moving tables and chairs around for scene changes.

McAnuff's work is especially effective with Poplavskaya's Marguerite, the character who undergoes the greatest change, from a tremulous, love-struck virgin to a betrayed lover to a deranged mother who drowns her infant in a fountain.

This gifted actress manages the transitions with total conviction. At first, she runs about the stage like a coltish teenager. Later, her body swollen with her illegitimate child, she moves haltingly and her face (projected onto the curtain) bears the marks of her suffering. Her performance is full of small, telling gestures, like the way her hands instinctively recoil from touching the wound of her dying brother, Valentin.

Vocally, Poplavskaya has most if not all the tools for the part. Her high notes can turn thin and glassy, but her large, bright voice is appealing and she sang with compelling emotion and attention to the text.

In the title role, Kaufmann started off a bit shakily (or was he deliberately sounding old?), but he soon found his stride. He took an unusual number of passages very softly ? and sang them with his trademark caressing tone. Given that, it was disappointing that in "Salut! demeure chaste et pure," he did not take the climactic high C at reduced volume as he does on his recording of the aria.

Pape was simply tremendous, far more relaxed and vocally imposing than when he starred in the Serban production six years ago. His Mephistopheles is at first a jovial and only slightly menacing trickster who dresses Faust in suits to match his own and even performs a soft-shoe routine during his drinking song. This initial charm makes all the more horrifying his sudden change to a figure of implacable evil when he curses Marguerite in church.

As the unforgiving Valentin, baritone Russell Braun sang with fervor but disappointing lack of power; mezzo-soprano Michele Losier was vivid and touching in the "trousers" role of Siebel.

This production, which originated at the English National Opera, restores both the spinning-wheel and the Walpurgis Night episodes, requiring all six scenes of Acts 4 and 5 to be played without a break. It adds up to a long evening, but one of McAnuff's strengths is the way he makes each scene melt seamlessly into the next.

For example, after her brother's death, Marguerite is seated by herself on a bench outside her house. The chorus leaves, and we notice Mephistopheles off to one side. Suddenly, organ music introduces the church scene and the chorus of worshippers ? wearing those white lab coats again ? sing as the devil repeatedly interrupts Marguerite's attempts to pray for salvation.

McAnuff and his team predictably received some booing when they came out for bows at the end. But it wasn't nearly as vociferous as the cheers for cast and conductor.

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