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The panelist's nightmare: The panelist's nightmareTuxedo and brown shoesThat pretty much sucks. What was that old "Lonesome George" Gobel quip to Johnny Carson from years back, after following Bob Hope and Dean Martin on the Tonight Show: "Did you ever get the feeling that the world was a tuxedo and you were a...; Tags: Federal government, Larry Lessig, FCC, panelist; Discussion threads 2008-05-22
Lessig: Bill to fix orphaned works is 'unfair and unwise': Larry Lessig championed the need to fix copyright law with regard to "orphan works" – those works that are covered by copyright but whose owners are unknown. He was a guiding force behind the Internet Archive's 2004 suit to get the courts to address the issue. (See Free the...; Tags: Larry Lessig, Work, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-21
In a perfect world, Larry Lessig would be on the FCC: I have often felt that Stanford University law professor Larry Lessig would make a great Federal Communications Commission member.Not only is Lessig unwilling to give the copyright absolutists and the cable and telephony monopolists unfettered power, but he is a battler for innovation.Those attributes make Lessig anathema to the bottom-line...; Tags: Larry Lessig; Blog posts 2006-03-15
Mashups and the law: During a MashupCamp session on mashups and Creative Commons, Stanford Law Professor Larry Lessig laid out the legal challenge for the digital remix/mashup culture. "There is nothing new about mashups. Humans have been doing it since beginning of human society," Lessig said. People have always shared, but the tools of...; Tags: Larry Lessig; Blog posts 2006-02-20
Photos: Lessig gets real in a virtual world: Stanford Law School professor Larry Lessig talks with "Second Life" about his book "Free Culture."; Tags: Stanford Law School, Larry Lessig, professor; Image galleries 2006-01-19

Photos: Lessig gets real in a virtual world: Stanford Law School professor Larry Lessig talks with "Second Life" about his book "Free Culture."; Tags: Stanford Law School, Larry Lessig, professor; Image galleries 2006-01-19
Lessig calls for copyright law remix: Larry Lessig made a call for the reform of copyright law this morning at Etech. Remixing culture is nothing new. Throughout history people have been doing it in "ordinary ways," mainly with text. This is how cultures are made, Lessig said. But now, new technologies have changed the ordinary...; Tags: Larry Lessig; Blog posts 2005-03-17
Vonage to FCC: get the telcos off our back: According to Advanced Pipeline, Vonage has been complaining to the FCC that some telco competitors are blocking its service from reaching certain types of end-user devices.FCC Chair Michael Powell (yes, he is still in that position) is investigating.Advance Pipeline's source is Stanford law professor Larry Lessig, who during yesterday's Silicon...; Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., Larry Lessig; Blog posts 2005-02-14

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EIC podcast: Search wars; Viacom vs. YouTube (and its users): On this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk about all the search happenings this week--Google and Adobe, Microsoft and Powerset and the never-ending Microhoo saga--as well as the Viacom vs. Google lawsuit. It was a busy week on the search front. Adobe kicked off the...; Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., Microsoft Corp., Viacom Inc., Podcasts, Games, Internet, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Amid ugly job picture, tech related employment holds up: The U.S. economy lost 62,000 jobs in June for the sixth straight month of employment losses with an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent, but underneath the technology sector is holding up well, according to Labor Department statistics. What a difference a downturn makes. Last...; Tags: Job, Technology Sector, Industry, U.S. Department Of Labor, Recruitment & Selection, Data Centers, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool: Updated: Nvidia said its fiscal second quarter revenue will fall well short of targets because of weak demand, pricing pressure from AMD's ATI and a faulty graphics processors on older notebook systems. In an SEC filing, the company said it is offering a driver that keeps fans running to relieve...; Tags: Processor, Notebook, NVidia Corp., Notebook Chip, Chip, GPU, MCP, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose: Updated: The latest battle in Google's ongoing court battle with Viacom over YouTube copyright infringement is a glass half full or half empty situation. In the half full department, Google scored a legal victory as a judge shot down Viacom requests for the search giant's search code and other critical...; Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., IP, Video, Viacom Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
News to know: Searching Silverlight; IE 8; Dell; Google vs. YouTube: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: Silverlight content searchable, too Ryan Stewart: Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom with Michael Cot LineRider releases a Silverlight 2 version Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Mobile, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, UNIX, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Michael Dell's a believer: Makes a $100 million statement: Dell CEO Michael Dell has acquired about a $100 million worth of Dell shares in the last three days. Guess Mr. Dell is a believer that the company is on the right track. On June 27, Dell picked up 2.23 million shares at $22.93. On June 30,...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Benefits, Human Resources, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Guest post: An ode to the humble spreadsheet: Guest blog: Bob Warfield has founded three startups, run R&D at Borland, developed software for Callidus and Oracle and created tools for Rational/Pure Atria. He currently works for SaaS customer service company Helpstream. He is responsible for Quattro Pro, the Borland spreadsheet, and is the inventor of the notebook tabs...; Tags: Spreadsheet, Productivity, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-02
OMG! texting is so expensive: Amid all the talk about AT&T's data plan fees and the cost of buying an unlocked iPhone perhaps the most notable jump is the cost of texting. News.com's Maggie Reardon breaks it down: Since 2005, rates to send and receive text messages on all four major...; Tags: Text Message, Text Messaging, AT&T Corp., Object Management Group, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Microsoft's never-ending pursuit of Yahoo: More awkward than an 8th grade dance: Microsoft still has the hots for Yahoo and now wants to enlist partners to win the target's search business. Yes, folks the Microhoo saga continues and boy are these two crazy kids awkward. According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is still trying to airlift the search...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Search, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Blockbuster comes to its senses: Pulls Circuit City bid: Blockbuster said it is withdrawing its proposal to buy Circuit City. In a statement late Tuesday, Blockbuster said its decision to pull its bid was based on "market conditions and the completion of our initial due diligence process." What Blockbuster didn't say is that no one could...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Branding, Microsoft Office, Marketing, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-02
News to know: Microsoft; Yahoo; Google; IT contractors: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft's search plan: It's about semantics and possibly for naught. Dennis Howlett: Powerset's smarts are Microsoft's gain Paul Miller: Powerset really does go to Microsoft... but for how much? Mary Jo Foley: Confirmed: Microsoft buys Powerset natural-language search...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Team Management, 3G, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Ellison: Computers are bunk, biotech is where it's at: Ellison: Computers are bunk, biotech is where it's atlarry - larry- larrymy mom told me that if you cant say something nice about someone than don't - so i will leave the following blank on purpose.; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, biotechnology, computer; Discussion threads 2008-07-01