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Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'

Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'"As Authorized""[i]... or as authorized by Amazon ...[/i]" seems to leave a pretty big hole in the TOS.RE: Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'since 1984 book is available thousands of places, the law suit has little merit in terms of damages regardless of how much the download...

Tags: Tos, lawsuit not-so, Amazon.com Inc., not-so

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

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Real appeals injunction against RealDVD; says judge erred

Real has filed an appeal in its legal battle with the Motion Picture Association of America, arguing that a judge erred when she agreed to a preliminary injunction to halt sales of a DVD-copying program called RealDVD. In legal documents filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals...

Tags: Software, Preliminary Injunction, CD, Apple iTunes, RealDVD, Piracy, Digital Music, Sales Strategy, Digital Media, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-11

Gartner wins in ZL lawsuit: but is it a pyrrhic victory?

Just in. ZL lost in its lawsuit over Gartner Magic Quadrants. It has issued this statement: "ZL believes that Gartner’s overwhelming influence on large corporations’ purchasing decisions, and its inaccurate ratings, including its bias in favor of large vendors, combine to pose major competitive hurdles that hurt...

Tags: Lawsuit, Gartner Inc., ZL, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-05

EU showdown over Oracle-Sun; Objections seem imminent

Oracle should expose the M$ agents in the commision and then it should file a lawsuit in the US against M$ for criminal interference to a US approved deal.The more you post...The less you make sense... please go back to the "Asile du Pingouin" institution to get your medication EU...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android

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.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft's first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages...

Tags: Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Domain Name, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Telephony, VOIP, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Networking

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Nokia sues Apple, alleges patent infringement by iPhone

Wasn't it Apple who sued MicroSoft for the "windows" patent .... .... that Xerox, not Apple, owned?Geez! It took long enough for the Buzzards to come back to roost!No it wasn't, you moron.It was about copyright not a patent. But i suppose you just too dumb.Copyright or Patent -...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Nokia Corp., patent

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Kivalina lawsuit died but spawned similar claim

A federal court has upheld the right of Hurricane Katrina victims to sue air polluters over rising sea levels. Earlier the Inuit residents of Alaskan village, Kivalina, had won the same right. I have confirmed with the U.S. District Court in Oakland, California: The Kivalina...

Tags: Lawsuit, Exxon Mobil Corp., Litigation, Business Operations, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-19

News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia

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. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Big carbon emitters fighting two wars simultaneously in America

I recently blogged about the EPA's move against major greenhouse gas emitters in the U.S. Well, the utilities, industrial air polluters, fossil fuel industry and their allies are fighting another, equally crucial war to maintain their current business models. This attack on Big Energy is led by a...

Tags: Global Warming, Alaska, Kivalina, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-03

News to know: Microsoft, ICANN, Best Buy, RIM, mobile apps, Zimbra

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. Richard Koman: Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft CNET: Court reverses Microsoft patent-infringement rulin Sam...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Mobile, ICANN, Dana Blankenhorn, Zimbra, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Sales Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Sales, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Lawsuit alert: carbon wars are set to begin

I actually heard one political analyst today say that "nobody" wants the EPA to single-handedly deal with greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. By that I presume this MSM reporter means nobody with lots of power or money in Washington. All sides want to see Congress weigh-in....

Tags: Lawsuit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-30

Citizens Financial sued for insufficient E-Banking security

Blaming the state for not maintaining your carThis sounds to me like blaming the state highway department for not making roads safer while ignoring the bald tires on your car.Or suing the manufacturer of the locks on your house because you "accidentally" left copies of your keys all over town...

Tags: Financial services, financial, bank, electronic banking, Citizens LLC

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Enterprise architecture pitfalls: the obvious, and beyond the obvious

This is why we don't use twitter.140 characters isn't enough to present anything but abbreviated thought and maybe your grocery list.Trying to discuss something like EA being limited to 140 keystrokes is a joke. And trying to carry on any kind of business transaction with this limitation is a...

Tags: Social networking, social networking site, enterprise architecture

Discussion threads 2009-09-06

News to know: Snow Leopard; YouTube; VMWorld; Google Books

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: Snow Leopard ships with vulnerable Flash Player Sam Diaz: Report: EC considering delay of Sun-Oracle over...

Tags: Google Inc., Andrew Nusca, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Data Centers, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Storage, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-09-03

Can Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon help scuttle Google's book settlement?

Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon are reportedly joining the Internet Archive and other non-profit groups to dismantle Google's book settlement with publishers and authors. According to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and others, the group of tech giants and library groups will be co-led by Gary...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Settlement, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Litigation, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-21

The First Amendment rights of anonymous defamers

Photo posted on 'Skanks of NYC' blog Yesterday I wrote that a Manhattan federal judge has ordered Google to tell supermodel Liskula Cohen the identity of the blogger behind the "Skanks of NYC" blog, which brands Cohen "a psychotic, lying, whoring, still going to clubs at her...

Tags: Defamation, First Amendment, Cahill, Courts, D.C. Case, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-20

News to know: Bing; Windows; HP; RIM; ZuiTUbe; CD sales; Wimax

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. Larry Dignan: Bing gains search share on Yahoo, Google Ed Bott: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., CD, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, E-mail, WiMAX, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Online Communications, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Psystar wants your questions for Apple depositions. Seriously.

I've heard people talk about trying a legal case in the press, but this takes it to a whole new level. It's deposition time in the on-going legal battle between Apple and Mac clone maker Psystar.  And to make things fun, Psystar is soliciting questions that it...

Tags: Deposition, Apple Inc., Psystar, Blogging, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-14

Is Web image theft a problem? Solution providers say yes

I got into an interesting debate this week with a PR guy who was pitching a service that's trying to curb the illegal use of copyrighted images on the Web. The service, called Vivozoom, is offering a subscription and payment system, along with guarantees that the images from the site...

Tags: Web, Channel Management, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-07

First-ever arrest of domain-name thief involves Clippers' Madsen

In the first-ever U.S. arrest of a domain-name thief, New Jersey state police have arrested a man suspected of stealing the domain name P2P.com. In an unusual celebrity twist, Donald Gonclave then sold the domain name to L.A. Clippers forward Mark Madsen on eBay for $110,000,...

Tags: GoDaddy, Domain Name, Albert Angel, Domain Names, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-04