September 10, 2008
Senate wants txting 2 b cheaper
The Register reports that “[t]he chair of the Antitrust Subcommittee in the Senate Judiciary Committee has written to the four largest US network operators demanding they explain [...]
Gartner lays out future tech scenarios
“The coming few years will feature continued consolidation, financial pressures and changes to the hardware business, requiring different IT strategies for the future than what people have [...]
Germany updates data protection laws
Yahoo!News reveals that “German ministers agreed on Thursday to update data protection laws for the digital age in the wake of scandals showing how easily personal details [...]
EBay launches socially and environmentally conscious market place
Yahoo!News writes that “[m]ost consumers probably associate eBay Inc. more with vintage lunch boxes and low-priced electronics than with laptop bags made from recycled plastic by women [...]
August 21, 2008
Be Careful What You Wish For: How the Jacobsen v. Katzer Decision Could Hurt the Free Software Movement
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Jacobsen v. Katzer, issued a very important decision in a case of first impression relating [...]
Peru closer to free-trade deal with the United States
The Seattle Times reports that “[a] South American trade group gave member states the go-ahead to set their own intellectual property laws on Thursday, letting Peru clear [...]