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EU court: File sharers don't have to be named

EU court: File sharers don't have to be namedWhat the ???So in the EU if you sue someone for a wrongful death in civil court no one has to give you information? Sounds like the EU alright...Rights of the individualI dont want to argue the specific point being discussed...

Tags: Real Estate Value, FILE SHARERS, copyright-holder, EU Court

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

Microsoft ruling: EU court statement

Microsoft ruling: EU court statementLooks like the lid comes offThe Commission stayed the requirement that MS publicly disclose interop documentation until this ruling, on the grounds that once the data became public it would be impossible to put it back in the bottle.Well, the Court has upheld the common-sense decision...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., EU court statement, EU Court, Microsoft Ruling

Discussion threads 2007-09-17

Microsoft Loses EC Case

Microsoft Loses EC CaseAgain, the penalties are just a slap on the wrist. This is all about PR nowand MS is already starting the spins and trying to appear to be a kindler gentler Microsoft. But, behind the scenes, they will be fighting tooth and nail with dirty tricks like...

Tags: Propaganda, Microsoft Corp., European Court, stay, EU Court

Discussion threads 2007-09-17

EU court crushes Microsoft's antitrust appeal

EU court crushes Microsoft's antitrust appealWhat really matters......is what will exist on computers and what it will cost.Hardware has dropped to less than a tenth of the price paid 20 years ago. Software, on the other hand, is not dropping in price.This situation reminds me of the movie and music...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, antitrust, hardware, Dell Computer Corp., software, EU Court, Microsoft Corp., real court

Discussion threads 2007-09-17

An anxious wait for EU court ruling on Microsoft

An anxious wait for EU court ruling on MicrosoftThis will be very interesting to watch. Really though, nothing they do willhave much of an effect in and of itself. The biggest thing here is all of the negative publicity that Microsoft has been getting and that has contributed to a...

Tags: Digital music, Vertical industries, Digital media, Microsoft Corp., EU Court, big business, democracy, public relations

Discussion threads 2007-09-14

The tribulations of EU antitrust authorities

The tribulations of EU antitrust authoritiesSolid points.But a question: has Adobe complained to the EC? I've looked a bit, and found a reference by an EC lawyer to the possibility that Microsoft might set out to kill Flash, now owned by Adobe.The ZDNet Reuters article, which has been...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Corporate law, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., toolbar, EU Court

Discussion threads 2006-05-10

Microsoft, EU to head back to court over antitrust

Microsoft, EU to head back to court over antitrustThe EU court should back the commision!I demand that the EU court should upheld the commision's penalties and add more of its own!The M$ crooks should be chased out of the EU court, because the European justice is not on the take...

Tags: Corporate law, Microsoft Windows, Leadership, SECURITY, Web browsers, EU Commision, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Corp., antitrust, EU Court, innovation

Discussion threads 2006-04-20

EU court hopes to rule on Microsoft by April

EU court hopes to rule on Microsoft by AprilTime to show American resolve...In these trying times, I thank my lucky stars for 2 things: 1) That George W. Bush is President and 2) that Microsoft continues to fight the good fight for consumers. Both Microsoft and President Bush take unpopular...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., EU Court

Discussion threads 2005-11-04

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Beware business cloud dangers, says EU agency

Spoken like someone without a clueBut then again, what can be expected from trolls anymore?Originality?Security & AccessGrant the LEAST amount of access for the end user.DENY then ALLOW, why would you open up Port 80 to the world if you only do business in the United States or local area...

Tags: agency, cloud provider, legality, data centre, security

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Less than 24-hours on and a potential Windows 7 Achilles' heel surfaces

3 Words for you...Windows Live Essentials...Saves on bloat?It was nothing to do with that. Microsoft have said that they unbundled a lot of things from the OS build as it allowed for easier and more frequent updates.Good point.I use Hotmail but also use Live Mail on my own machines as...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Operating systems, Groupware, E-mail providers, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Facebook, Wrong Again!

There was a book and movieabout assassinating Bushmaybe the secret service has a pointbut both sides of the aisle should have more respect for the presidency Come on....I don't care for the guy myself, but all you need is the results to be over 50% and some whack job will...

Tags: Free-speech, Facebook, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

News to know: Intel's IDF; Google; Microsoft; Yahoo

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks Sam Diaz: Otellini at...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Cloud Computing, Data Centers, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Linux, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-23

EU court: Google keywords don't violate trademark

The thing is, it has always been legal to try to switch you to anotherproduct. You walk in to a travel agent and tell them you want to go to Paris on American. The salesman has a deal with United and tries to sell you United instead. All perfect legal.So,...

Tags: advertisement, Google Inc., United, salesman

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

EU court: Google keywords don't violate trademark

If you search for Louis Vuitton and get a knockoff website instead - thanks to Google's sale of the brand's name as a search keyword - is that a trademark infringement? An EU court advisor says no. by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., Keyword, European Union, Web Site Development, Branding, Investment, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing, Finance, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-22

EU, US looking at MSFT-YHOO search deal: Is competition for GOOG anticompetitive?

M$ is anticompetitive by natureGoogle on the other hand is a good citizen for everyone.RE: EU, US looking at MSFT-YHOO search deal: Is competition for GOOG antico"Even if it does cause ?antitrust effects,? wouldn?t the end result be a stronger competitor for Google? Clearly. That would be good for consumers...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Digital media, Digital music, Investment, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Virginia backs off demands for Facebook data

Minor nitpick..but VA is a Commonwealth...NTNTI am not a fan of people who claim to be injured that are not.I am not saying she is lieing or they are being overly burdensome with proof requirements. I think if they just spent the dough to watch her at her house,...

Tags: Facebook, privacy

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Intel appeals EU $1.45b fine

Unfortunatelywhen has a companies own shortcomings in marketing itself ever had weight in court. I think it should, but I wouldn't believe a court would take into account the plaintiff and/or "victim"s part in a situation as long as they are deemed a business.RE: Intel appeals EU $1.45b fineThis...

Tags: Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Oracle tries to stop Sun's bleeding: Is it too late?

Oracle has officially came out of the corner to stem the defections from Sun Microsystems' customers. The message: Oracle is serious about hardware and is looking forward to swinging back at IBM. As pointed out by Matt Asay, Oracle has launched a full court press to convince...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Hardware, Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-10

News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

News to know: Gmail outage; VMWorld; Skype; Browsers; Steve Jobs; Google Wave

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Partly cloudy: Google's Gmail goes down; outage chronicled on Twitter Christopher Dawson: Oh sure...4 days in...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Outage, Sam Diaz, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Internet, Software

Blog posts 2009-09-02