Will the Italian parliament restrict bloggers’ rights?
According to Slashdot, “Italy wants to restrict bloggers' rights by forcing everyone to register their blogs, pay a tax and have a journalist as a ‘responsible director.’ This law is [...]
The Future is Now – Feeling the Need to Defend the Desktop
I felt like I was reading a story from the future when I read this lead from a news article about a Microsoft exec. pleading why desktop software is still [...]
British chancellor is unlikely to refrain from changing capital gains tax regime
The Register states that after British “business leaders met chancellor Alistair Darling yesterday to detail their objections to his proposed changes to how capital gains tax is charged,” Darling said [...]
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 [...]