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Europe should use sunny times to enact serious reforms
The Economist points out that Europe’s economic recovery can last only if “if its governments take advantage of sunnier times to make deeper reforms. [...]
Michael Schrage Proves His Own “Law of Good Ideas” in the FT
In a commentary in the Financial Times on Monday, MIT's Eric von Hipple and Michael Schrage set out to convince Europe that it should [...]
Can the GPLv3 Make Microsoft Grant Patent Licences to the Free Software Community?
The FSF has finally released GPLv3,1 and Eben Moglen proclaims "the time is rapidly approaching when the GPL is capable of leveling the monopolist [...]
Internet Service Providers to begin filtering out copyright-infringing peer-to-peer content on their networks
The Guardian reports that Internet Service Providers might soon start filtering their networks for illicit music. This comes “after a ruling in Belgium, where [...]
90% of singles are sold on digital platforms
The Financial Times writes that “[n]ine out of every 10 singles are now sold through online platforms such as iTunes or downloaded to mobile [...]
Sun doesn’t shine when it comes to fixing security vulnerabilities
The Register reports that “Sun Microsystems in the next few days plans to issue an update that plugs a serious security hole in the [...]
Yahoo launches personalized ad system
The Washington Post writes that “[i]n a bid to keep up with its competition, Yahoo yesterday launched a system to let marketers tailor advertising [...]
Enthusiasm for Apple isn’t universal
The International Herald Tribune reports that Apple is facing a rebellion over iTunes, with “[t]he Universal Music Group of Vivendi, the world's biggest music [...]
