Software Freedom Law Center takes Monsoon Media to court for allegedly failing to abide by requirements of GPL

CNetNews.com writes that “[a] legal team enforcing the most widely used license in the open-source and free software movement has shown that it’s not afraid to take its cases all the way to court.  For years, violations of the General Public License, or GPL, have been met with quiet discussions to resolve compliance problems that can result when open-source software is used improperly. Now, however, the Software Freedom Law Center is taking a hard-line approach, filing a copyright infringement lawsuit against Monsoon Multimedia for allegedly failing to abide by requirements of the GPL.”

MSNBC today has an interesting article on “emerging stars” – ten hot new multinational companies from poor nations that are growing faster than many Western rivals.

The Wall Street Journal points out that “[e]ven the most backward people on the planet recognize the power that the Internet gives to individuals. Burma’s dictators quickly cut off consumer Internet access during their violent crackdown. America now has 213 million Internet users, and letting state and local politicians impose multiple taxes will only slow its growth. The antitax forces deserve support from Senate leaders, as well as from the White House.”

In a different article, the Wall Street Journal reports that “[t]he European Commission elevated its antitrust investigation against U.S. chip maker Qualcomm Inc. to priority status, after two years of apparent inactivity on the case.  The regulator opened formal antitrust proceedings against Qualcomm, meaning that the in-depth investigation of the case will be conducted as ‘a matter of priority,’ the commission said. However, the initiation of proceedings doesn’t imply that the commission has conclusive proof of an infringement, it added.”

Talking about last Friday’s iPhone update that “bricked” phones that had been unlocked for use on other carrier networks, eWeek’s Joe Wilcox asks whether Apple should “get away with something for which Microsoft would be lynched in blogs, in online forums or by the news media?”