Verisign verkauft M-Qube für US$ 19 Mio...

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Chaostheoretiker
Mobile Content Firms Once Accused of Fraud to Merge - ClickZ
(via The Scream)

...2006 hatte man die Firma für 250 Mio US$ gekauft. Käufer ist "Mobile Messenger" (das dürften die hier sein, siehe: Sammelklage in den USA)

Was hat die Firma gemacht?
Going back to at least 2007, Mobile Messenger and M-Qube helped support widespread unsavory display ad practices on MySpace and other sites. In online ads targeted mainly to young people -- ads that were later called illegal by the Florida Attorney General -- Mobile Messenger and its affiliates marketed expensive mobile content plans containing astrology readings, flirting tips, and other content.
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2008 zahlte man 500,000 US$ an den Generalstaatsanwalt in Florida
M-Qube Settles with Florida Attorney General's Office - ClickZ

Im Oktober 2008 hat Verisign ja bereits seine Jamba-Anteile verkauft, für 200 Mio US$ an News Corp.
VeriSign sells Jamba stake to News Corp | Technology | Internet | Reuters

"News Corp" (für die, die sich da nicht so gut auskennen) gehört zum Medienzaren/Medienmogul R*M* -->
News Corp = R* M* (Sky) (ehemals Premiere)
 
Chicago court OKs $10 refunds for ringtones, games | Technology | Reuters
Nov 10, 2009
Each approved claimant will have the option to receive either a cash award or a refund of $10, out of a total settlement fund capped at as much as $63 million, according to court documents.
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The defendants contributing to the settlement include Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Sony Pictures subsidiary 2WayTraffic Mobile USA Inc, MBlox Inc, CellCo Partnership, Emexus Americas Inc, Dada USA Inc, Dada Mobile Inc, Dada Entertainment LLC, Lavalife LLC, Mobile Entertainment Inc, Playphone Inc, SendMe Inc, SJA Mobile LLC, Dada S.p.A subsidiary UPOC Networks, UPOC Inc, and W31 Mobile LLC.
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KamberEdelson LLC Announces Mobile Content Class Action Settlement With m-Qube, Inc. - PRNewsChannel.com
November 20th 2009
A global settlement agreement was reached promising to conclude numerous separate class action lawsuits filed throughout the country involving claims that unauthorized charges for "mobile content" were placed on consumers’ cell phone bills.
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The amount of the settlement fund is $12,254,000
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they all settled out of court and admitted no wrong doing.

looking at the various court papers it appears there are also 'related actions' pendiing.
http://www.mqubesettlement.com/pdfs/MQM_Stipulation.pdf
pages 8 and 9...Opera Telecom to name but one :)
in effect the whole (most?) US Telecoms/Premium Rate Industry.
 
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