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Skype seeks British Court ruling to overturn claims by license holder Joltid
Docu-Drama — skype-logo Should Skype, the Internet telephone company purchased by eBay in 2005, come out the loser in its growing litigation against Joltid, which licenses critical peer-to-peer communication technology to the company, the “continued operation of Skype’s business as currently conducted would likely not be possible”, according to a filing eBay made with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday. Joltid, the British Virgin Islands-based company founded in 2001 by the folks behind the music-sharing company Kazaa, claims that Skype has breached the terms of its ...

eBay Goes To Court To Hang On To Fabric Of Skype
paidContent — ... says: "Skype strongly refutes those allegations and is confident of its legal position." But its SEC filing shows how worried it really is - to put it baldly, Skype would be finished: "As with any litigation, there is the possibility of an adverse result if the matter is not resolved through negotiation. In such event, Skype would be adversely affected and the continued operation of Skype's business as currently conducted would likely not be possible." ...