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The Chinese Government Sued over Green Dam Software

The developers of the controversial Green Dam Youth Escort Internet content filtering software, as well as the Government of China and seven large computer manufacturers were named as defendants in a $2.2-billion copyright infringement lawsuit. The action was brought forth by Solid Oak Software, a U.S. company whose ...

6 January 2010
11:16 GMT

Company Plans to Release Low-Cost Green Dam Alternative

Solid Oak Software, a Santa Barbara-based company, plans to release a low-cost version of its Internet content-filtering solution on the Chinese market. The company wants its product to rival Green Dam Youth Escort, the controversial software that stole its proprietary code and used it without authorization. The Ch...

24 September 2009
08:03 GMT

PC OEMs Risk Copyright Lawsuits over China's Censorware

Solid Oak Software, the developer of an Internet filtering application called CYBERsitter, claims that the developers of the new censorship application set to be bundled with all new PCs sold in China beginning next month are illegally using its proprietary code. Researchers from the University of Michigan confirm th...

16 June 2009
05:45 GMT

Symantec Update Blocks Internet Access

Symantec is in trouble again after its Security Response has delivered an update, which has apparently blocked the Internet access for the Solid Oak customers who had installed CyberSitter. "PC Magazine" today reported that Symantec's security tools incorrectly flagged the Internet filter (a.k.a. parental contro...

7 December 2007
02:48 GMT


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