John McCain’s Tech Policy Unveiled Today
Read it here. Among other things he's for "open and fair" trade and preserving the FCC’s 4 freedoms, but will not be in favor of a prescriptive, legislative approach to [...]
Report claims U.S. officials need to spend more time on investigating online fraud
ITNews writes that “[a] report by the Center for American Progress and the Center for Democracy and Technology has found there is too little action being taken against online criminals, [...]
Federal Circuit Changes the Landscape of Software Licensing
I have to spend some time thinking about what this means and may post more about this later, but I would be remiss if I did not mention that the [...]
Maybe you should think twice about accepting those VC dollars…
The Silicon Valley Watcher blog has a really interesting post today giving “7 reasons [why] startups should not take VC funding.” The Register reveals that “[a] Dutch online reseller who [...]
Regulatory Models that Promote and Prevent Business Models (Or, Don’t *Only* Believe the Public Interest Hype!)
“Don’t Believe the Hype” -- Chuck D, Public Enemy De Tocqueville is famous for discussing the American way of enlightened self-interest, in which there are mixed elements of private and [...]
WIPO publishes new World Patent Report
On July 31, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published its annual World Patent Report. Among the highlights: • Worldwide patent activity increased by 4.9% between 2005 and 2006, mostly [...]