Comments on: Joost a Little Misunderstanding Between Friends? Actually a Knee-Capping–but Please Enjoy the Video From Better Days!

By: Exclusive: Skype Founders Keep on Punching–File Injunction Against Volpi and Index | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:04:59 +0000

[...] move is yet another legal attack from the founders of Skype, who were on the losing side of the $2 billion deal to buy Skype from [...]

By: FateMaster Tech News » Parsing the Legal Tantrums of Zennström and Friis [BoomTown]

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:41:50 +0000

[...] Today, via a new lawsuit, they are following through on their recent attempt to smear former Joost CEO Michaelangelo Volpi. [...]

By: Parsing the Legal Tantrums of Zennström and Friis [BoomTown] | UpOff.com

Parsing the Legal Tantrums of Zennström and Friis [BoomTown] | UpOff.com — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:44:44 +0000

[...] Today, via a new lawsuit, they are following through on their recent attempt to smear former Joost CEO Michaelangelo Volpi. [...]

By: Lee Thomason

Lee Thomason — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:51:31 +0000

In the game of bullying for bullion, thought always is given to what will be said publicly. The Joltid plaintiffs could’ve filed their suit electronically, and all the world could have seen and read it. Instead, they hand-filed it, which kept it off the electronic docket. They didn’t name Ebay first, but put them later in the case caption, which often signals an effort to keep the case out of the papers.
Not having read the suit papers, it’s not clear whether it alleges infringement, or continued use after termination as a form of infringement. Despite those moves, the case comes across the newswire as an infringement suit against eBay and Skype.
Perhaps your view is spot on – it’s a move to bust someone and to force issues onto the bargaining table of others.

By: TechKive » Blog Archive » Joost a Little Misunderstanding Between Friends? Actually a Knee-Capping–but Please Enjoy the Video From Better Days! [BoomTown]

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:36:23 +0000

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By: Joust at Joost Bears Watching « Twilight in the Valley of the Nerds

Joust at Joost Bears Watching « Twilight in the Valley of the Nerds — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:14:52 +0000

[...] is attempting to acquire Skype from eBay. It is Volpi’s role in that pending transaction that seems to have triggered the antagonism of Zennstrom and Fris ,who still control ownership of Joost and were involved with a competing bid [...]