Continua lo scontro legale tra Skype e i suoi fondatori (Joltid), dopo una causa in UK, è ora la volta di una causa per violazione di copyright negli Stati Uniti. Vedremo come la situazione evolverà con la vendita di Skype (il gruppo di investitori che ha stretto un accordo per l’acquisto del 65% dell’azienda è citato nella nuova causa).

Joltid, a peer-to-peer software company established by Skype’s founders, filed a copyright suit against Skype Wednesday alleging Joltid’s technology is being infringed on by Skype users “in the United States at least 100,000 times each day.”

Just the latest in an ongoing license dispute between the popular VoIP service and its developers, the lawsuit, filed in Northern California U.S. District Court, seeks an injunction and damages, which Joltid “reasonably believes are amassing at a rate of $75 million daily,” according to the suit.

Also listed as defendants are Skype’s current owner eBay, as well as investors in a consortium that earlier this month signed a deal with eBay to acquire a 65 percent stake in Skype, with eBay retaining 35 percent.

via Skype founders file copyright suit against Skype | Webware – CNET.

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