This weekend, President Barack Obama announced that he will be appointing Aneesh Chopra, Virginia’s Secretary of Technology to be the nation’s first Chief Technology Officer. We at the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) are pleased President Obama picked a CTO who recognizes the link between innovation and intellectual property. [...]
The European Commission has recognized the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) as an interested third party in opposition to the Commission's Statement of Objections regarding Microsoft's actions in the browser market. While we're happy that the Commission granted us the opportunity to represent our 3000 members in this process, we [...]
I can’t believe that I’ve let a whole week go by without posting this article from the Wall Street Journal. I hadn’t seen this reported elsewhere, but Treasury Secretary Geithner apparently said before Congress that VC firms should be registered with the SEC, submit regular reports on investors and portfolios, [...]
The Pirate Bay guys are going to jail (well, maybe… if and when they lose their legal appeals to today’s ruling). As to be expected, the content people are cheering and the Free community is jeering. Both, of course, are probably making too much of the verdict. Mike Masnick over [...]
Internetnews.com has an interesting article on how the battle between CNN and Ashton Kutcher for Twitter followers may spur Twitter to “adopt its long-awaited business plan.” The Register reports that “the four defendants in The Pirate Bay versus entertainment industry trial have been found guilty in a Swedish court of [...]