An article on c|net yesterday exclaimed that “Red Hat voices concern over Microsoft patent Model”. Apparently, Red Hat is not altogether satisfied with Neelie Kroes’s announcement that Microsoft would offer a licensing discount of over 99.3% for patents related to interoperability. Presumably, nothing short of $0 would suffice. Is this [...]
CNet News writes that “[t]he European Union's new proposal aimed at fast-tracking the immigration process for workers in ‘highly skilled’ [occupations] is making some U.S. technology heavyweights nervous. It's no secret that American tech firms prize vast quantities of H-1B temporary visas and permanent residency permits, otherwise known as green [...]
ACT Announces it Will Not Appeal European Court Ruling in Microsoft Case Organization will Look Toward a Constructive Dialogue Rather than Further Litigation to Answer Open Questions Brussels – Today the Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) announced it will not appeal the ruling by the Court of First Instance (CFI) [...]
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 clearly designed to curb critical voices and free speech, although it has yet to be approved by parliament.” Yahoo!News reports [...]
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 “he would look at further evidence offered by the lobbyists, but [seemed] unlikely to completely abandon the changes.” In a [...]