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Microsoft Sued Again

Several cities and counties in California filed suit against Microsoft on Friday. More people are getting on the "sue Microsoft for anti-competitive practices bandwagon." Well it's not hard to see why considering the amounts to be won out there.

Last month, a San Francisco Superior Court judge granted final approval to a $1.1 billion settlement between Microsoft and California consumers who accused the company of violating state antitrust and unfair competition laws - nearly the same accusation made in the suit filed Friday.

RIAA and MPAA Fight Court Decisions

The court decisions earlier this week saying that P2P networks like Grokster and Streamcast aren't responsible for copyright violoations isn't sitting too well with the folks at RIAA and the MPAA. It looks like they're not planning on stopping this fight anytime soon.

The industry promises that a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling -- which found that the operators of Grokster and StreamCast are not liable for copyright infringement -- does not mark the end of its litigation against the file-sharing services.

Big Screen Video Gaming

Those of you in our Forums know about my past in the movie theater business. Well some guys in Utah did something that I always wanted to try, but never had the equipment for. They took some projectors and threw an XBox up onto the big screen for a night of tournament gaming.

"Tonight blew our minds," theater co-owner Calvin Timothy said afterward. "We're definitely going to keep doing this."

Halo on a movie theater screen. *Drool*