British entrepreneurs are unhappy with proposed changes to capital gains tax regime
The Guardian reports that “[t]he leaders of the UK's four biggest business groups will meet the chancellor today for talks as disquiet continues to grow over his pre-budget announcement of [...]
Amazon’s One-Click patent might be invalidated
The Sidney Morning Herald reports that “Amazon.com, one of the world's largest online retailers, is on the brink of losing one of its most coveted patents […] - its famous [...]
Space Shifting: A New Frontier for Innovation and Cool Stuff…Or a Black Hole of Lawsuits?
I'd like to invite ACT blog readers to a lunch panel discussion next Tuesday on copyright law and space shifting - and for the geek in you, live demonstrations of [...]
Bot Armies: What is the threat to US Cyber-security?
The Emerging Bot Armies: What are the Threats to US Cybersecurity? Bots are the weapon of choice for cyber crime and orchestrated attacks Bot networks are already generating attacks of [...]
In spite of modest research budgets, some small schools are very successful at moving research into the commercial arena
There is an interesting article in BusinessWeek today on “[a] just-released study on technology transfer that looked at the surprising tech transfer results of a number of smaller colleges and [...]
Some startups really are worth billions of dollars
BusinessWeek today has a really interesting article on why “the crazy sums tech and media giants are paying for startups may ultimately make sense.” Internetnews.com points out that “[w]ith less [...]