Bitmanagement – World Justice News

Software Company Still Fighting U.S. Navy Over Millions in Piracy Damages

August 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

The software piracy battle between the U.S. Navy and German software company Bitmanagement is reaching its conclusion. After a drawn-out fight at the US Court of Federal Claims, only the scale of the damages is […]

U.S. Govt. Should Pay $155m in Piracy Damages, Software Company Argues

July 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

At the US Court of Federal Claims, software company Bitmanagement requests $155 million in copyright infringement damages from the US Government. The software vendor won its appeal earlier this year, which already concluded that the […]

U.S. Navy is Liable for Mass Software Piracy, Appeals Court Rules

March 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

The United States Navy is liable for a mass copyright infringement. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sided with the German software company Bitmanagement, which accused the Navy of copying software without permission. […]

US Navy Defends $600m Piracy Lawsuit

November 17, 2016 World Justice News 0

In July, the U.S. military was accused of unlawfully installing ‘pirated’ copies of 3D virtual reality software onto hundreds of thousands of computers. Facing billions in potential damages, the Navy has now returned fire, accepting […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]