Installing rootkits wasn’t enough for Sony. Having crappy security and losing your credit card data wasn’t either. So now they’ve come up with a mandatory PS3 update that removes your right to join in a class-action lawsuit. Really. I am … Read More
Kodak is hoping a settlement in a camera patent dispute with Apple and RIM will result in a $1 billion windfall. If they win, and there’s no guarantee they will, this will be the biggest profit the once-mighty company will … Read More
The Harvard Business Review contends that rather than competition from China and India, “Big Content” is what is strangling US innovation. They don’t understand technology (this goes all the way back to the gramophone days) and they can’t handle change. … Read More
Copyright troll Righthaven makes money by securing copyright from newspapers and other publications that post articles online and suing blogs and personal sites that quote a few lines from the articles. It does this without warning the “offenders” and giving … Read More
With the White House pressing for innovation as a result of more wireless access, Groklaw points to the biggest obstacle to innovation in the US: IP Laws.
New York is infamous for its horribly corrupt state government. Everyone complains, yet New Yorkers keep re-electing the sleazy incumbents year after year. Take for instance state senator Jim Alesi. He illegally entered a home under construction, climbed a ladder … Read More
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