The International Herald Tribune writes that “[s]ince the credit crisis began gripping the financial world, Silicon Valley has watched from the sidelines, secure in the faith that it was insulated from the coming storm. That faith is now being seriously undermined. High-tech entrepreneurs, investors and executives now believe the question [...]
Reuters reveals that “[a] Norway consumer agency said it aims to take computer group Apple to court over what it calls unfair barriers to playing music from the iTunes music store on devices other than Apple's iPod. Consumer Ombudsman Bjoern Erik Thon told Reuters he hoped other countries would follow [...]
The Register reveals that “[t]he European Union yesterday called on Member States to participate in a major review of the accounting directives for small biz firms to help reduce the administrative burden on SMEs. Charlie McCreevy, who is the EU Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services, said that during [...]
This paper is written to provide technology innovators with an understanding of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the opportunities it provides for research and development of new products and services. The DMCA, as required by international treaties, makes it illegal to gain unauthorized access to copyrighted works online [...]
On Monday, IBM announced a “new” standards policy and an accompanying threat to pull out of standards bodies that do not adjust their policies to IBM's liking. The coverage of the announcement has been particularly interesting because of the complete lack of serious analysis. It's early, of course, but you [...]