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Watch out, RIAA's set a precedent

Watch out, RIAA's set a precedentDownloading?You're doing the same thing the RIAA is doing when you say that "the downloading and sharing of copyrighted material is illegal." Actually, the sharing of copyrighted material is illegal, the downloading is not. Obviously the RIAA would like to blur this distinction...

Tags: Digital media, court case, RIAA, copyrighted data, Copyright-Infringement

Discussion threads 2007-10-09

MS to EU: Trust us, we've never seen a loophole we liked

MS to EU: Trust us, we've never seen a loophole we likedFree but closed.Microsoft has agreed to provide some information free of royalties, but will not allow any software using that information to be issued without royalties. Presumably, this is because the software using Microsoft's information would define Microsoft's...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., open source, Court Case, MICROSOFT HAS

Discussion threads 2005-06-13

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New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion

Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...

Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

IronKey reveals new, ultra-secure D200 USB flash drives

Another bad designIf I can lose the cap and damage the connector, it's not secure. Why would anybody make a flash drive with a separate cap any more? I'll continue to wait for a secure drive with a good physical design that operates reliably with NO software installation on host...

Tags: Flash memory, IronKey, D200 USB flash drive, USB flash drive

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook

I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...

Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Facebook beats the 'spam king'

Facebook won a $711 million judgegment against "spam king" Sanford Wallace for violating the Can-Spam Act, which bans "false and misleading" marketing emails. Facebook was awarded $711m in a judgement on Thursday against self-described 'spam king' Sanford Wallace. Judge Jeremy Fogel of the US District Court...

Tags: Facebook, Marketing Research, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, spam, Sanford Wallace, Steven Musil CNET News

News items 2009-10-30

Nokia frustrated by iPhone US success? Sues Apple over wireless patents

Yes, Nokia has to be frustrated, but, they should put their efforts into anAndroid phone and forget the patent lawsuits. Patents...If Apple didn't get an agreement to use Nokia's IP, then Apple should face a court of law and be held to account.Considering all the other phone makers realize this...

Tags: Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, wireless, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., patent, GSM

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant

Persona Non GartnerOver the years, I've watched, participated in researching and experienced the results of the positing of Gartner's disclosures. My analysis is as follows:On any given subject at any given time, there is a .90 probability that the opinions expressed by Gartner will be either flat out wrong or...

Tags: Gartner Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant

Friday October 23rd will see Gartner argue a motion to dismiss a complaint by ZL Technologies Inc about the famed Gartner Magic Quadrant. According to court papers, Gartner will argue to dismiss based on First Amendment rights citing that the Magic Quadrant is not meant to represent statements of fact...

Tags: Quadrant, Analyst, Vendor, Gartner Inc., Vinnie, MQ, Blogging, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, Internet, Finance, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-20

FCC and court save the cable companies again

Unfortunately, the right ruling in this caseThough I am still totally for the FCC mandating open access to ANYONE who has a reasonable chance of being a competitor to the cable companies lines.RE: FCC and court save the cable companies againI agree. The challenge for the FCC and similar agencies...

Tags: Federal government, Network technology, FCC, cable, cable company

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

BlackBerry the choice of organized crime

You mean police have to workand do things themselves instead of casting a massive net over everyone? What a shame...well its good for RIM ....As for gang member there is one thing i never understood .Why does the a real clean up have been never made ....you set...

Tags: Handhelds, organized crime, RIM BlackBerry, RCMP

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-on

RE: Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-onIf it had to be blacklisted or not I really don't care now. Implementing code without end user permission is enough reason. We all know MS ways so I am glad Mozilla people used this way and hope they keep doing it in...

Tags: Web browsers, .NET, Linux Distro, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., MS .NET Firefox add-on, MS .NET, vunerability, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Senior IBM exec among those charged in Wall Street insider trading sting

Greed on Wall Street has landed six people - including a long-time, high-level IBM executive - in handcuffs after the FBI charged them with being involved with "the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history." In all, the six netted illegal profits of more than $20...

Tags: Hedge Fund, FBI, Wall Street, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM Corp., Chiesi, MOFFAT, Federal Government, Investment, Financial Services, Government, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-16

McCarran-Ferguson and a cross-state health market

Las Vegas?"But if you?re going to let New Yorkers buy from Vermont why not let them buy from Las Vegas?"Uh, because Las Vegas is NOT A STATE.We are the united states of america and not the united cities of america.I could have written Nevada, trueBut Las Vegas is funnier and...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Vertical industries, Corporate governance, Insurance, Delaware, health care, health insurance

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Ruling: Fighting RIAA by blog is OK

Lawsuits have long been tried in the news media, with lawyers putting their spins on the case in front of news cameras and microphones. So what's wrong with a lawyer using a blog to post court documents and otherwise discredit his legal opponents? Apparently, nothing. ...

Tags: RIAA, Blog, Lawyer, Blogging, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Ballmer: Testers didn't ring Vista warning bells; Could the same happen with Windows 7?

Your average beta tester is a power userYour average beta tester is a power user. You don't get the same feedback as you can from an average user. Therefore, you can't extrapolate how their experience would apply to the masses.Ballmer's trying to dampen expectations a bit so that when Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

'Smoking gun' emails in Viacom-YouTube case

Is this a smoking gun in the Viacom-YouTube suit? News.com's Greg Sandoval reports that evidence has surfaced that may undercut YouTube's argument that it has safe harbor protection under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act: Internal YouTube e-mails indicate that YouTube managers knew and discussed the existence of...

Tags: YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., E-mail, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-10-07

The Apple-Palm cat-and-mouse game: How long can it last? [poll]

Reflects badly on both companiesI think this whole ordeal reflects badly on both Apple on Palm.It makes Apple out to be hypocrites. I mean, wasn't the whole reason for the lack of interoperability with other players a DRM issue? Didn't Steve Jobs say this himself the last time Apple was...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, game, itune, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

The Apple-Palm cat-and-mouse game: How long can it last? [poll]

I'm usually the last one to suggest that lawyers get involved in business disputes, largely because the only ones who win are the lawyers. I can't help but wonder if it's time for Apple's legal team to step in and ask a judge to bring to an end - once...

Tags: Game, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Palm Pre, Software Upgrade, Digital Music, Digital Media, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft

Horrible PrecedentA judge over turning what a jury has already ruled, is setting a very bad precedent. This basically means if a judge doesn't like the a way a case came out, he can simply change it. Which means, whats the point of a jury?As for their reasoning, a software...

Tags: patent verdict, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-30