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Microsoft forces hard questions on open source

Microsoft forces hard questions on open sourceThe threat is stronger than the execution.The most interesting part of the patent discussion is how emotional open source software advocates become about it.For those more practical than idealistic, the situation is simple enough. All sophisticated software infringes on patents. Licensing fees...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, U.S. Congress, Roberts Supreme Court, open source, software, Microsoft Corp., software patent, IP, patent, Case Law

Discussion threads 2007-05-24

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U.S. Supreme Court rules for AT&T in antitrust suit

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday for a subsidiary of AT&T in an antitrust lawsuit accusing it of anti-competitive practices over high-speed Internet access. The justices unanimously rejected a claim that AT&T's Pacific Bell Telephone subsidiary had engaged in a "price squeeze" aimed at driving...

Tags: Antitrust, AT&T Corp., Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Judge reconsiders injunction in Wikileaks case

If you're a lawyer, you gotta love this. At the end of the day Thursday, Federal Judge Jeffrey White -- the judge who issued the shut-down notice against Wikileaks -- released his questions for argument PDF for Friday morning's hearing regarding that order. White also...

Tags: Plaintiff, Wikileaks, Web Site Development, Productivity, Government, Web Technology, Domain Names, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-02-28

Supremes dubious of challenge to child porn law

Is a law designed to stop online child pornography so broad that it infringes on the First Amendment? That's the argument the Supreme Court heard today. The appellant is one Michael Williams, who was busted for offering to trade kiddie images with a federal agent. ...

Tags: Child Pornography, Law, Appellant, Williams, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-10-30

Microsoft forces hard questions on open source

A Microsoft spokesperson "confirmed it has no immediate plans to sue" over patents. In a statement mailed to ZDNet UK, Microsoft confirmed it would not litigate for now.No immediate plans. For now.Open source is getting played.Microsoft is holding a sword over the head of all open source users, and all...

Tags: Development, Enterprise Policy, General, Legal, Linux, management, mass market, Microsoft, Patents, Strategy

Blog posts 2007-05-24

High court wrestles with software patent questions

High court wrestles with software patent questionsGood,now Steve can leave Linux alone!Chief Justice Roberts...... should sell his Microsoft stock. A Supreme Court vote on essential issues to a major industry shouldn't be nullified. And many software issues involve Microsoft.Logic.So whether software should be patented is not relevant to...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, High Court, patent, Microsoft Corp., software, OEM, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-02-21

Pa. high court says no right to view cellphone records

Does a newspaper have a right to view an elected representatives cellphone records when the phone bill is paid for by the public? No, the Pennslvania Supreme Court as ruled. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Herald-Standard and former reporter Paul Sunyak sued state Rep. Larry Roberts in...

Tags: Government technology, Open government, Larry Roberts, paper

Blog posts 2006-12-01

Google speak for Google investors

Google speak for Google investorsQUESTION FOR GoogleMy Question to GOOGLE would be –WHAT IS YOUR PHONE NUMBER?Re: Investorshttp://www.analogstereo.com/hyundai_owners_manual.htmRE: Google speak for Google investorsPATENT 732To Review Value of Patent 7,139,7321. Understand the original vision through this 10 minute Movie- LeadOptionEngine Movie2. Register into Projectwork.com, built in 1999, get username password, login,...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Investors, patent, Google Speak

Discussion threads 2006-06-01

Once again, Valley, DC eyes on patent reform

Is the current patent system, um, patently absurd? It all depends on how you look at it. To the degree that patent trolls are buying up patents - often improperly granted by an overwhelmed Patent Office - and essentially blackmailing big companies ("License our technology or we will...

Tags: Seth P. Waxman, patent, MercExchange, eBay Inc.

Blog posts 2006-04-03

Chief justice nominee carries slim record on tech

Chief justice nominee carries slim record on techOh boy[i]" By now, it's well known that Supreme Court nominee John Roberts upheld the arrest of a girl accused of snacking on a lone french fry inside a D.C. subway station, but his stance on technology matters remains murky."[/i]I'm much more interested...

Tags: John Roberts

Discussion threads 2005-09-06

Report: Supreme Court nominee Roberts owns stock in VoIP provider

Report: Supreme Court nominee Roberts owns stock in VoIP providerVoiip Regulation with the JudgeWell any one in america has the right to invest in stocks, the question is will he use his power to increase his investments value, judging, haha, by his background and past case history i would have...

Tags: Telephony, Investment, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Republician, Roberts, Dems, stock, VoIP

Discussion threads 2005-08-08

Report: Supreme Court nominee Roberts owns stock in VoIP provider

A review of U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts stock portfolio was posted early this morning on the website of respected media industry publication Broadcasting & Cable magazine.The report shows that Roberts- currently a U.S. Circuit Court Judge- currently owns between $100,000 and $250,000 of Time Warner stock.Time Warner Cable...

Tags: VoIP, JUDGE, Roberts, John Roberts

Blog posts 2005-08-07

The Warren Commission Report (Mobile)

The assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy was one of the most shocking events of the 20th Century, and in many ways the history of the United States can be divided into two parts: prior to the assassination, and after. Never before or since has the U.S. so adored...

Tags: Dallas, President, Commission, Mobile, Tippit Inc., Rampart Software Development, E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2004-04-20