Live by the suit, die by the suit

Posted by admin on November 26th, 2006 filed in General

From ChannelNewsAsia :

The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has filed a civil suit against Virtual Map - the company behind streetdirectory.com - for copyright infringement.

The copyright material in question: Singapore’s map data and street information, which the SLA had licensed to Virtual Map, but whose licence the authority terminated in July 2004.

The statutory board claimed that after the termination, Virtual Map continued to sell and distribute its maps. It also created new maps, which the SLA alleges are reproductions of the authority’s works.

The SLA is seeking damages and an injunction to restrain Virtual Map from further infringement of the data.

Using the courts for copyright extortion means that its only a matter of time before karma bites you back in the ass.