California is arguably the seat of the U.S. entertainment industry, so copyright -- the intellectual property means of protecting movies, books, movies and other media -- is quite important to many of our biggest home-grown companies.
Apple sued over allegedly infringing on digital rights management patents
Apple, arguably California's most-respected corporate citizen, has been sued by a company called Intertrust, alleging that Apple's line of products violate Intertrust's patents.
Apple to pay millions for Brazilian 'iPhone' name rights
Apple is headquartered here in California, but its popular products are in demand all across the globe.
In California lawsuit, model alleges 'Mad Men' hasn't permission to use her image
A one-time model and actress has filed a lawsuit in California against the production studio behind the hit cable series "Mad Men," alleging that its title sequences uses her likeness without her permission.
In California court, Google hits back against patent-infringement allegations
And so the cutthroat competition between technology companies continues: Earlier this month, Google filed a lawsuit in California against British telecom company BT Group PLC, just over a year after BT Group filed a lawsuit of its own against Google.
