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Whispers will not kill fair use: Whispers will not kill fair useDon't discount the power of briberyThe amount of money and influence poured into Congressional coffers by the media cartel is huge. Add to that the fact that both elected officials and bureaucrats suffer from "star worship" as the general populace. Just look at the Hilary...; Tags: Government, GWB, fair use, international law, epitome, indifference; Discussion threads 2008-04-10

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Joichi Ito - from venture capitalist to venture communist?: I've become a big fan of Joichi Ito CEO Creative Commons, Chairman of Six Apart after seeing him speak on a panel at the recent Fortune Brainstorm conference. In a room full of many smart people, Mr Ito is one of the smartest. Here is a clip...; Tags: Mr., Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-07-23
COPA suffers another blow: InformationWeek is reporting on the latest blow to the Child Online Protection Act, or COPA. COPA imposes heavy fines on libraries and schools among other institutions that fail to prevent children from "content harmful to minors." If you're asking just what constitutes "harmful to minors", so...; Tags: Child Online Protection Act, Minor, Regulations, Government, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-23
No e-commerce worries here? Amazon doubles earnings: Updated: Amazon's second quarter earnings doubled from a year ago as sales jumped 41 percent and executives said that the e-tailer may be benefiting from a slowing economy courtesy of its free shipping deals. On Wednesday, the company reported net income of $158 million, or 37 cents a share,...; Tags: Jeff Bezos, Quarter, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings, E-business, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service: Using a link analysis algorithm similar to Google PageRank, researchers at the SANS Institute and SRI International have created a new Internet network defense service that completely revamps the way network blacklists are formulated and distributed. The service, called Highly Predictive Blacklisting (.pdf), will be unveiled next...; Tags: Google PageRank, Attacker, Network, DShield, Highly Predictive Blacklist, Internet, Networking, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-23

COPA is unconstitutional: The Third Circuit has upheld a lower court decision that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutional, AP reports. In its ruling Tuesday, the federal appeals court concluded that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutionally overly broad and vague. The court also ruled that...; Tags: Child Online Protection Act, Parental Control, Third Circuit, Regulations, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs: Terry Childs's lawyer, Erin Crane, offered the court some insights into the Childs' motivations in changing SF's network passwords. She will argue today for a reduction in his $5 million bail, perhaps to something closer to the bail set for common murderers ($1 mil.) In her written...; Tags: Password, Network, Backup, Terry Childs, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-23
NY gov signs game bill into law: New York State legislation that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed was signed into law. A bill that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed into law Tuesday by New...; Tags: Law, Minor, Games, Personal Technology, video games, video game violence, Nintendo DS, New York, Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot; News items 2008-07-23
Another student hacks another police website: Oh the fun. Once again, another police website has been hacked by a student, showing that even the police aren't safe from all crimes. This is another link in the long chain of attacks over the years from egotistical teenagers trying to get a kick out of life without sticking...; Tags: Web Site, Attack, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Virtual Iron Customer Profile: Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann, LLP: I had the chance to speak with Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann's David Roden, a few questions about their use of Virtual Iron's virtual server environment. Thanks for spending time with me, David! Here are my questions and David's answers: Who are you and what...; Tags: Virtual Iron, Server Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Yahoo: Microhoo, Icahn drama cost us $22 million; Economy soft: The Carl Icahn proxy battle and Microsoft buyout drama appears to have been a slight distraction for Yahoo, which is seeing slowing display ad demand amid a weak economy. Yahoo on Tuesday reported second quarter net income of $131 million, or 9 cents a share, on revenue of...; Tags: Revenue, Jerry Yang, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-22
VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale: updated: VMWare, whose recent headlines have included an ousted CEO and a re-pricing of its employee stock options, reported second-quarter earnings of $92 million, or 23 cents per share, up from $52 million, or 16 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were $456 million, an...; Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-22
E-gold owners plead guilty to money laundering: E-gold owners plead guilty to money launderingGoodbye privacy?Cash leads to crime, too. Should we enforce credit/debit card payments only? If so, let's ban gold trading altogether!I will be obvious and boring then...[Please excuse my poor "Engrish" and my rushed-up style.]Hi guys.I don't agree with your opinion and thought a very...; Tags: Identity theft, Taxes, Free trade, Financial accounting, Financial Planning, Financial services, bank transaction, e-Gold, tax, financial; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?: When the time came for a new PBX, Brian Snipes chose to do something a bit unconventional. The IT manager at law firm Hare, Wynn, Newell, and Newton LLP didn't purchase a commercial PBX, nor did he settle on the open source market leader,...; Tags: Phone, PBX, Attorney, FreeSwitch, Asterisk, Telephony, VOIP, Open Source, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Wireless PC card modem market to grow 10 times by 2010: Wireless PC card modem market to grow 10 times by 2010CDMA 1x/GSM/EDGE modem SupplyerMy name is Mars From BDC International Co.,Ltd Shenzhen,China, we are professional manufacture in wireless communication field, Our main products as following: CDMA1x/GSM/GPRS/EDGE modem/HSDPA modem/Data card. If you can as distributer or reseller our in you...; Tags: Modems, Wi-Fi, modem, Wireless PC Card, modem market, wireless PC, wireless; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
SanDisk reports loss; stock takes beating after-hours: Shares of SanDisk are getting clobbered in after-hours trading, down more than 13 percent after the company reported a net loss of $68 million, or 30 cents per share, and a one percent drop in revenue for its second quarter. A surprised Wall Street had been expecting earnings of 13...; Tags: Card, Phone, Memory Card, SanDisk Corp., Stock, Cell Phone, Flash Memory, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook again: Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook againApple on the MoveApple continues to impress both in unit sales and marketshare gains. It has taken Steve Jobs awhile to make significant inroads into PC marketshare, but you are now witnessing the fruits of his perseverance. If Apple only had a development...; Tags: Development tools, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
The key barrier to health care reform: The key barrier to health care reformReducing residenciesHey, at least Georgia [b]has[/b] residencies. Arizona's University Hospital has, thanks to Andrew Weil, turned all of its general practice residencies into NCCAAM-funded "alternative health care" training programs.If you think it's bad now, wait until your insurance only covers "therapeutic touch" and...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, barrier, health care, residency, physician; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Prohibition 2.0: Prohibition 2.0Version skippingAt least version 3.0, perhaps higher.The "War on Drugs" was at least version 2.0, and you could count the fiasco over the 55 mph speed limit as another.This is why it's a bad idea......to let lobbyists write the laws. If the average citizen comes to the conclusion...; Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Prohibition 2.0; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Unintended Consequences and the Future of Maintenance Revenue: SAP Jettisons TomorrowNow: When Shai Agassi called me in early 2005, he asked me a loaded question: How would I respond if SAP decided to take the fight to Oracle by providing third party maintenance for Oracle's recently acquired PeopleSoft customers? I told him it would be an incredibly aggressive move, but that...; Tags: Revenue, Maintenance, Oracle Corp., Customer, SAP AG, TomorrowNow, Software As A Service (SaaS), Public Relations, Tools & Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Management, Investment, Finance, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-07-21