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- Don't sweat copyrights, it's good for the economy
- Don't sweat copyrights, it's good for the economyDon't sweat copyrightsDid I miss something here guys, or are you intentionally trying to be vague and ambiguous?Many of these same CCIA members depend on adequate copyright protection for their own survival. And I bet if they are asked, rather than lumped together...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), digital-rights management, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Fair Use
- Discussion threads 2007-09-13
- Don't sweat copyrights, it's good for the economy
- Fair use exceptions to U.S. copyright laws is worth more than $4.5 trillion in annual revenue, or a sixth of GDP. Do you buy it? That tally is provided via a study commissioned by the Computer and Communications Industry Association, a bunch of firms that support fair...
- Tags: Computer & Communications Industry Association, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-09-13
- Industry: Fair use industry more valuable than copyright businesses
- The "fair use" Internet industry is worth far more to the US economy than the copyright media industry, says a slightly biased report from the Computer and Communications Industry Association, reports InformationWeek. "Much of the unprecedented economic growth of the past ten years can actually...
- Tags: Article, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Innovation, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-09-12
- EDS wins British Columbia contract
- EDS wins British Columbia contractJust don't let them do any upgrades.;-)HeHe!80,000 desktop users can't be wrong, eh?Any official word on what occurred to create such havok?Another referenceCheck out:www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1732672,00.aspThis article makes it sound like it was a botched upgrade process, not the upgrade itself.Carl RapsonMore and more Microsoft excuses for any...
- Tags: Public relations, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Microsoft Corp., Carl Rapson, Computer & Communications Industry Association
- Discussion threads 2004-11-29
- Microsoft critic allegedly received $10 million
- Microsoft critic allegedly received $10 millionLooks to much like a payoff..NT.We gotta stop this people ...Man, we have GOT to stop settling with Microsoft, we are giving them everything on a platter. Intuit had the right Idea by saying "Sorry Microsoft, but it's ours and you can never use...
- Tags: Corporate governance, Litigation, Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., Computer & Communications Industry Association
- Discussion threads 2004-11-24
- Thanksgiving Day hearing for Microsoft
- Thanksgiving Day hearing for MicrosoftStick a fork in it, this case is done.Ok, wait and see for yourselves and then come on back.This is GREAT !The EU can up the fine to 600 BILLION Euros instead of 600 million, now that Ballmer has threatened to falsely sue any Euro government...
- Tags: Asset management, Microsoft Corp., Thanksgiving Day, Computer & Communications Industry Association, fork
- Discussion threads 2004-11-23
- Microsoft to seek stay of EU ruling
- If request for emergency deferment is denied, software giant must untether media player and reveal proprietary data. Microsoft plans to ask a European court in the next few days for an emergency order blocking a ruling imposed in March that levied a heavy fine and required...
- Tags: European Commission, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Microsoft Corp., Media Player, Media Players, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Declan McCullagh, Software
- News items 2004-06-24
- CCIA Microsoft report--unfair remedies
- CCIA Microsoft report--unfair remediesConsumer choice? What choice?"Microsoft's dominance isn't an accident, or a creation by forces beyond our control. Rather, it's the result of CONSUMER CHOICE"Ha! What choice? Here in New Zealand I know of no computer shop that would ask "What OS would you like on your...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Computer & Communications Industry Association, operating system
- Discussion threads 2003-12-10
- CCIA Microsoft report--unfair remedies
- Consumers are a lot smarter than the technology intelligentsia gives them credit for. Don't take them out of the decision-making process and place in the hands of government-appointed "experts." COMMENTARY--This is part three in a three part series detailing my objections to a recent Computer & Communications Industry Association...
- Tags: Software, Security, Software Company, Flaw, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Microsoft Corp., Standards, Tools & Techniques, Quality, Management, Business Operations, John Carroll
- News items 2003-10-10
- Report: Microsoft dominance poses security risk
- A paper sponsored by an organization critical of Microsoft argues that the giant's dominance in key software technologies threatens the national infrastructure. A computer industry group critical of Microsoft plans to release a report Wednesday asserting that the software giant's dominance in key...
- Tags: Computer & Communications Industry Association, Microsoft Corp., Security, Robert Lemos
- News items 2003-09-24
- Is it time for a geekPAC?
- Columnist Declan McCullagh says geeks are beginning to realize they need to punish the Luddites in Congress who are standing in the way of progress. COMMENTARY--Geeks are beginning to realize they need to punish the Luddites in Congress who are standing in the way of progress. ...
- Tags: Declan McCullagh, Software, Washington, Election, Computer & Communications Industry Association, LPF, PAC, Software Patent, Tech Industry, Norquist, Moore, Hollings, Tools & Techniques, Taxes, Government, Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Technology News
- News items 2002-11-26
- Is it time for a GeekPAC?
- Geeks are beginning to realize they need to punish the Luddites in Congress who are standing in the way of progress. WASHINGTON--Geeks are beginning to realize they need to punish the Luddites in Congress who are standing in the way of progress. In a recent column,...
- Tags: Software, Election, Computer & Communications Industry Association, PAC, Software Patent, Tech Industry, Norquist, Moore, Hollings, Tools & Techniques, Taxes, Government, Intellectual Property, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Research & Development, Business Operations, Declan McCullagh
- News items 2002-11-26
- Critics take aim at Microsoft schools deal
- The computing juggernaut's proposed settlement of private antitrust lawsuits--giving software to schools--goes before a federal judge Tuesday. Critics say it's not about charity, but monopoly. By Matt Loney As Microsoft's proposed settlement of private antitrust lawsuits goes before a...
- Tags: Software, Red Hat Inc., Settlement, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Microsoft Corp., Software Behemoth, Litigation, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Business Operations, Management, CNET News.com Staff, Technology News
- News items 2001-11-27
- Industry group slams MS school offer
- The Computer and Communications Industry Association says that if Microsoft's proposed $1 billion settlement is accepted it would be tantamount to judicially sanctioned predatory pricing. Microsoft's proposed settlement for more than 100 outstanding private antitrust cases against it would inflict "great harm" upon the technology markets, said the Computer...
- Tags: Software, Red Hat Inc., Settlement, Industry, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Litigation, Open Source, Management, Business Operations, Matt Loney
- News items 2001-11-27
- EC says Microsoft probe goes on
- Think the case against Microsoft is winding down? Think again. The European Commission says it will continue its probe--and that should take almost another year. The European Commission's antitrust case against Microsoft will continue, unaffected by the software giant's settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice last week, according...
- Tags: Commission, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Microsoft Corp., EC, Microsoft Windows, Sales Force Management, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Matt Loney
- News items 2001-11-05
- Rivals, watchdogs: Microsoft got off easy
- Consumer advocates and Microsoft competitors react with dismay to the settlement of the antitrust case, saying the software giant was let off the hook. Consumer groups and Microsoft competitors reacted to Friday's proposed antitrust settlement with disappointment and skepticism. The reaction...
- Tags: Consumer, Antitrust, Settlement, Statement, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Court, Litigation, Business Operations, John G. Spooner, Software
- News items 2001-11-02
- Rivals, others lament Microsoft deal
- The reaction to the deal reached by the software titan and the Justice Department boils down to one simple sentence: Microsoft got off easy. Consumer groups and Microsoft competitors reacted to Friday's proposed antitrust settlement with disappointment and skepticism. The reaction to...
- Tags: Consumer, Antitrust, Settlement, Statement, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Court, Litigation, Business Operations, John G. Spooner, Technology News
- News items 2001-11-02
- Trade groups steal antitrust show
- Is the future of Microsoft contained in a little-known legal filing from two tech industry groups? It's certainly caught the judge's eye. The star of Wednesday's hearing on proposed remedies in the Microsoft antitrust trial in Washington, D.C., was neither the software giant nor the Department of Justice....
- Tags: Software, Antitrust, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Lisa Bowman, Technology News
- News items 2000-05-25
- Judge to trustbusters: I prefer a threesome
- Why The Hanging Judge may be tripping over his own noose From the outset of the Microsoft antitrust trial, it didn't take anyone sitting in Thomas Penfield Jackson's courtroom long to conclude three things about this judge: He refused to let morning cross-examinations eat into his...
- Tags: Computer & Communications Industry Association, Microsoft Corp., Thomas Penfield Jackson, Government, Vertical Industries, Corporate Law, Business Operations, Charles Cooper, Technology News
- News items 2000-05-25
- No, it WASN'T a good day for MS
- Wednesday's remedy hearing wasn't pretty for the software giant, as Judge Jackson cut short the company's request for more time to plead its antitrust case. WASHINGTON -- Try as they might, there's no way the Microsoft public relations team could put their favorite "It was a good day for...
- Tags: Remedy, Judge, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Microsoft Corp., Thomas Penfield Jackson, Government, Vertical Industries, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Foley, Technology News
- News items 2000-05-24
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