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 [...]
Facebook and StudiVZ battle over German social networkers
The International Herald Tribune writes that “[w]hen Facebook sued the German leader in social networking, StudiVZ, last month, it contended that the company had illegally copied Facebook's ‘look and feel’ [...]
Justin Long is really a Mac PC
PCMag.com today has an article pointing out that “a Macintosh is a PC.” The article’s author, Lance Ulanoff, writes: “Pardon my frustration, but this common misconception [that a Mac is [...]