copyright infringement

Americans' zest for a bargain has an economic downside: It creates a giant opportunity for the scads of shady operators -- especially from China -- that specialize in pumping out counterfeit versions of the real thing. From footwear to toys, here are the 10 most counterfeited goods in the U.S. Can you spot the real from the fake?

Viacom, which in June lost its case seeking more than $1 billion in damages from YouTube for alleged copyright violations, on Friday filed for an appeal. The case could have major repercussions for other websites with user-generated content.

Google says it plans to be more vigilant about removing pirated content from the Web. It promises to respond to complaints about copyright violations on YouTube and other sites within 24 hours and is introducing new tools to make it easier to report violations.

A federal jury handed Oracle a victory Tuesday in its long-running copyright infringement case against SAP, awarding the enterprise software behemoth $1.3 billion.

When Sarah Palin protested after gossip site Gawker posted pages from her upcoming book America By Heart, Gawker taunted her for her lack of knowledge about copyright law. But a federal judge has ordered Gawker to take the pages down temporarily.

Omega's Seamaster watch has a $1,995 list price in the U.S., but by importing the watch from abroad, Costco could sell it here for $1,299. The Supreme Court has decided to hear this case, which will have wide impact, from Silicon Valley to local libraries.

Enterprise software giant SAP acknowledged Thursday it should have known that its third-party outsourcing maintenance company TomorrowNow was infringing on rival Oracle's copyrights.

A U.S. federal court has issued an injunction to stop the LimeWire file-sharing service, which allowed users to share songs and other files over the Internet. The Lime Group was found liable of copyright infringement in May.

Gemalto NV, a Dutch maker of security software, sued Google (GOOG), saying that the Android smartphone operating system used its software without permission. The complaint accuses Google of improperly including Gemalto's Java Card technology in the Android development platform, Bloomberg News...

A Spanish court side with YouTube, saying it was the copyright holder's responsibility, in this case Telecinco, to notify YouTube whenever it noticed its copyrighted broadcast video had been uploaded to YouTube.