July 16, 2007
Help, the European Commission is mandating technology standards again!
According the International Herald Tribune, “the European Commission seeks to make DVB-H the single standard for the transmission of video to cell phones. According to a person [...]
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. […] European countries [...]
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 bet its economy [...]
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 to the ground."2 [...]
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 the local ISP, [...]
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 phones, according to [...]