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Debunking top 3 Creative Commons myths

News With the rise of user-generated content online on blogs and photo sharing sites, two lawyers help demystify commonly-held myths surrounding user copyrights.

Monday, October 06 2008 07:38 PM

Tags: Copyright, Web 2.0, Business, Creative Commons, India, Philippines, Open Source, Work, Japan, intellectual property

Cloud computing: Is it worth legal risks?

Insight perspective The cloud throws up a raft of legal and security concerns, but that doesn't mean firms shouldn't embrace it, says U.K.-based lawyer.

Thursday, August 13 2009 02:22 PM

Tags: Cloud computing, Legal, Data security, Security Management, Security, IT Services, ROI, Cloud computing, Server, payment

S'pore firm claims patent to image search

News Singapore company says it owns patent to technology used by millions of online sites worldwide to link graphics and pictures to other Web pages.

Tuesday, May 27 2008 05:55 PM

Tags: Copyright, Patents, Web sites, SMB, Patent, Image, Search Engine, Singapore, intellectual property, image search

Windows 7 may offer a 'Family Pack'

News Enthusiasts have spotted wording in a leaked test build of the operating system that suggests Microsoft may offer a three-PC deal with the new Windows.

Monday, July 06 2009 12:36 PM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, PC, license agreement

Mozilla: Firefox license in Ubuntu was 'giant error'

News License agreement has the wrong content, Mozilla's former chief exec says. The code is actually under a free and open source license.

Thursday, September 18 2008 08:44 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Open source, Software licensing, Mitchell Baker, EULA, Ubuntu, operating system, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, software

Canonical CEO defends Firefox license in Ubuntu

News Mark Shuttleworth has explained the presence of a Firefox 3.0 end-user license agreement in Intrepid Ibex, following developer complaints.

Tuesday, September 16 2008 10:09 AM

Tags: Software licensing, Web browsers, Open source, EULA, Ubuntu, operating system, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, RFC, software

XP is dead; long live XP

News news analysis Windows XP was supposed to be discontinued on Monday, but a series of concessions by Microsoft have ensured that is no longer the case.

Tuesday, July 01 2008 01:15 AM

Tags: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, ASUS, performance

Psystar files countersuit against Apple

News Mac-clone maker Psystar has officially responded to Apple's copyright-infringement lawsuit by filing a countersuit that alleges anticompetitive business practices.

Tuesday, September 02 2008 11:18 AM

Tags: Mac OS, Operating systems, Copyright, Apple Inc., EULA, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, operating system, antitrust, blog

PC makers find ways to extend XP's life

News There will be big-name XP computers sold after Jun. 30. Technically, they won't actually be XP machines. They'll be "pre-downgraded" Vista machines.

Monday, April 28 2008 01:48 AM

Tags: Software, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, Notebook, Lenovo Group Ltd., computer company, Microsoft Windows XP, workstation, Dell Computer Corp., desktop

Google backtracks on Chrome license terms

News Company says it is working to remove language that suggested it has a perpetual right to information entered in the browser.

Thursday, September 04 2008 09:38 AM

Tags: Web browsers, Open source, Privacy, Google Chrome, Google Inc., IP, software company, Server, search engine company, software

RealNetworks accuses MPAA of antitrust violations

News In court filing, Real claims that six largest film studios violated Sherman Act by conspiring against the software maker.

Thursday, May 14 2009 10:54 AM

Tags: Piracy, Antitrust, Lawsuits, Viacom Inc., RealNetworks Inc., DVD, MPAA, software, copyright law, Hollywood

Citrix builds iTunes-like store for apps

News Dazzle aims to let users find and buy business applications and virtual machines via a simple storefront interface.

Thursday, May 07 2009 12:39 PM

Tags: Business applications, Web 2.0, Sales channels, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtual Desktop, Apple iTunes, Apple Macintosh, business software, software, Windows application

Microsoft suit alleges ex-worker stole trade secrets

News Startup CEO is accused of getting hired by Microsoft under false pretenses in order to steal information to use in a patent lawsuit against three Microsoft partners.

Monday, February 02 2009 07:55 AM

Tags: Patents, Lawsuits, Software, Microsoft Corp., Patent, Patent Suit, patent litigation, Lawsuit, attorney, OEM