Are Those Frozen Flying Swine Circling Brussels?
It's a miracle of miracles, but it appears that we agree on something with Thomas Vinje, legal counsel to the Microsoft Hater's Caucus, and anti-software patent campaigner, Peter Hintjens. On [...]
Small business confidence at new low
According to Inc.com, “[t]he crisis on Wall Street continues to drag economic confidence among smaller business owners to record lows” A study by Discover found that “[o]f 1,000 small-business owners [...]
France founds “sovereign wealth fund” supposed to protect French companies from hostile takeovers
The Seattle Times reveals that “French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday proposed creating a state-run investment fund aimed at defending French companies from unwanted predators and helping small companies in [...]
What do we do about Privacy and Security? (according to the next President…and me)
Online and IT privacy is a ripe issue for President Obama's or McCain's administration. It often takes a confluence of concerns and momentum to elevate an issue to the national [...]
Flemish parliament angers other Belgian regions by demanding its own top-level domain
According to the Register, “[t]he detente between Belgium's fractious regions is under strain again after the Flemish parliament demanded its own top-level domain. Instead of .be it wants vla, [...]
Losing When You Win
Although the availability of patents, in general, certainly provides great benefits to small- and medium-sized enterprises and can level the playing field vis-à-vis much larger entities, recent news stories highlight [...]