Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1: To be Removed from Sale in Europe

According to The Daily Telegraph, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 – which went on sale last week – must be removed from sale in Europe. Moreover, the company must stop marketing it. This comes after the Regional Court of Dusseldorf granted Apple a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s sale and marketing of the said device in all European countries other than The Netherlands.

The ruling backed the Cupertino-based company’s claim that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringed the intellectual property and copied the elements of iPad 2. And while the Korean conglomerate can make a counter appeal, the injunction will remain. That said, any appeal would be heard in about four weeks.

Samsung replied:

“Samsung is disappointed with the court’s decision and we intend to act immediately to defend our intellectual property rights through the ongoing legal proceedings in Germany and will continue to actively defend these rights throughout the world.”

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Apple Sues Samsung for Copying UI and Design Features

Last week, Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung, accusing the latter of violating the Cupetino-based company’s intellectual property in the design of its smartphones and tablets. The suit take specific aim at Samsung’s Galaxy series, as well as its other smartphones, for copying Apple’s user interface and design features.

It seems that Apple and Samsung are once again brawling each other with regards to their intellectual properties.

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Porn Producers vs Piracy?

Hollywood film studios and record makers are not the sole filers of the lawsuit against illegal downloaders. A few weeks ago, porn producers joined forces to file lawsuits of their own, but with discomfort.

These producers hardly targeted users who downloaded titles featuring transsexuals and barely legal girls. Since these lawsuits are of public’s record, the defendants porn habit will be exposed.

Pink Visual President Allison Vivas told the AFP, “When it comes to private sexual fantasies and fetishes, going public is probably not worth the risk that these torrent and peer-to-peer users are taking.”

The lawsuit began barely a month, producers are also looking carefully on porn video streaming sites like YouTube, YouPorn and Xtube allegedly. These sites streams illegal content and removes it after receiving a notice from authorities.

Let’s see what happens after authorities take action.

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