The Association for Competitive Technology ("ACT") is pleased to submit the following views in response to the Antitrust Modernization Commission's request for public comment on the growing proliferation of antitrust laws around the world, the potential for conflict in relation to antitrust enforcement actions and remedies, and possible solutions to [...]
CNetNews.com reports that according to the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, “[d]igital rights management and the General Public License cause a lot of ‘hot air’ to be exchanged, but they are not a ‘big deal’”. According to ZDNet, “[w]hile Apple has dismissed Cisco's iPhone trademark suit as ‘silly’ and many [...]
Ars Technica points out that Apple is now the strongest pro-DRM force in digital media. The Seattle Times reports that “[l]awyers [are] puzzled why Apple would go into [a] skirmish with Cisco”. According to NetworkWorld, “[s]ome Web site operators are complaining that Google is flagging their sites as containing malicious [...]
InfoWorld reports that “[o]ffshoring of software development by software companies is not costing Americans jobs, according to a report being announced Thursday by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA).” ZDNet has an interesting article on the downside risks of Google as a public service. In an unrelated story, ZDNet [...]
The Washington Times reports that “[t]he U.S. Supreme Court yesterday made it easier to challenge the patents of drug maker Genentech Inc. and other companies that receive royalties on their products.” According to the BBC News, “[t]he EU's laws on labor migration are being tested by a court case about [...]