Nowadays it’s rare to see a day go by where some big company isn’t being sued for patent infringement or something along those lines. Now it seems that Emblaze, the folks behind the Else, which was on display at CES 2010, have served both Microsoft and Apple with a lawsuit, claiming that both companies infringe on its patent. Apparently the company isn’t happy with Microsoft’s Silverlight Smooth Streaming and Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming, as it owns a patent on Network Media Streaming, which dates back to 1999. Do you think that there is any merit in that, or is Emblaze trying to assemble a quick buck by taking on two of the giants in the tech industry? whether you’ve invested in Emblaze shares, you’ll probably smile when you take in that the company’s shares have risen by 13.5 percent (at the date of writing).

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Datel Design & Development, the manufacturer of Max Memory cards for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console, has filed a complaint against Microsoft, accusing it of violating antitrust law. The company isn’t happy that Microsoft released a software update earlier that month that stops gamers from storing details on unlicensed memory cards. Datel Design and Development is seeking unspecified damages, and you can check out the (PDF) documents online.

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If there were about 1 million angry gamers who might want to sue you, most folks would be running and screaming for their mommy, but not Microsoft. Despite the possibility of facing a class-action lawsuit, a Redmond spokesperson has stressed that Microsoft is well within its legal rights to ban users from the Xbox Live as modifying an Xbox 360 is apparently a violation of the Xbox Live Terms of Use. Regardless of whether it’s legally right or wrong, Microsoft isn’t scoring any brownie points with gamers at the moment. Check out the details of the lawsuit here.

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