EBay launches socially and environmentally conscious market place
Yahoo!News writes that “[m]ost consumers probably associate eBay Inc. more with vintage lunch boxes and low-priced electronics than with laptop bags made from recycled plastic by women in New Delhi. [...]
Be Careful What You Wish For: How the Jacobsen v. Katzer Decision Could Hurt the Free Software Movement
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Jacobsen v. Katzer, issued a very important decision in a case of first impression relating to the enforcement [...]
Peru closer to free-trade deal with the United States
The Seattle Times reports that “[a] South American trade group gave member states the go-ahead to set their own intellectual property laws on Thursday, letting Peru clear a key hurdle [...]
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 [...]