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#Sued for an injunction against Lavasoft for notifying users and helping them remove NewDotNet | #Sued for an injunction against Lavasoft for notifying users and helping them remove NewDotNet | ||
# New.net lost the suit | # New.net lost the suit | ||
# Became the bad guy in a titillating news story with national coverage that | # Became the bad guy in a titillating news story with national coverage that scared the nation that it could happen to them | ||
On 6 May 2003, New.net filed a federal lawsuit in the Central District Court of California against Lavasoft claiming it engaged in false advertising, unfair competition, trade libel, and tortious interference | On 6 May 2003, New.net filed a federal lawsuit in the Central District Court of California against Lavasoft claiming it engaged in false advertising, unfair competition, trade libel, and tortious interference | ||
====Details==== | ====Details==== | ||
* November 4, 2003: The court stated: New.net brings this suit to protect its ability to surreptitiously download its New.net software by silencing a company whose computer program, at the request of the computer owner, calls attention to NewDotNet's presence on the user's hard drive. | * November 4, 2003: The court stated: New.net brings this suit to protect its ability to surreptitiously download its New.net software by silencing a company whose computer program, at the request of the computer owner, calls attention to NewDotNet's presence on the user's hard drive. | ||