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kara.allthingsd.com - 10/15/2009
When Entrepreneurs Attack! All 10 New Skype Lawsuit Filings!
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Earlier today, Joost and Joltid attacked! The pair of companies, which are controlled by Skype Co-founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, filed a motion for preliminary injunction against former Joost CEO Michelangelo Volpi and also Index Ventures, where he now works as a partner, asking ...
techcrunch.com - 10/13/2009
Skype In Negotiations To Acquire Gizmo5
— techcrunch.com — " /> " /> 'class="snap_nopreview shot" alt="" />Litigation-beleaguered Skype is in negotiations to buy peer-to-peer VoIP startup... Gizmo5 , say multiple sources. The price tag is said to be in the $50 million range, but the deal is far from ... (more) Skype In Negotiations To Acquire Gizmo5

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Skype Founders’ Injunction May Derail Skype Buyout [GigaOM]
gigaom.com - 10/14/2009
Skype Founders’ Injunction May Derail Skype Buyout [GigaOM]
— gigaom.com — Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström, the founders of Skype, though their Joltid and Joost businesses, are seeking... an injunction against Mike Volpi and Index Ventures that would prevent Volpi and Index from completing a deal agreed to in September to ... (more) Skype Founders’ Injunction May Derail Skype Buyout [GigaOM]

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kara.allthingsd.com - 10/14/2009
Exclusive: Skype Founders Keep on Punching–File Injunction Against Volpi and Index
— kara.allthingsd.com — Joost and Joltid filed a motion for preliminary injunction against former Joost CEO Michelangelo Volpi and also... Index Ventures, where he now works as a partner, asking that he not use knowledge or information he got at the video start-up in current ... (more) Exclusive: Skype Founders Keep on Punching–File ...

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Skype Founders' New Court Filings Include 'Smoking Gun' E-Mails From Ex Joost CEO
paidContent — ... This batch of filings, first posted by Kara at AllThingsD, comes about in part because of the change in venue of the most personal suit, from Delaware Chancery Court to U.S. District Court there, and repeats the original claims and the demand for a preliminary injunction—but also adds Index Ventures as a defendant. Index backed Zennstrom and Friis in both Skype and Joost. ...

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