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Intel's top lawyer to retire

July 21, 2004 Having led the company through many legal battles since 1983, Tom Dunlap is ready to relax. TAGS: general counsel, lawyer, AMD, Intel

Legal expert joins open-source screening firm

October 1, 2004 Open Source Initiative general counsel Larry Rosen is now an advisor to Black Duck Software. TAGS: Black Duck Software, Open Source Initiative, open source, general counsel, advisor

HP appoints Holston as general counsel

February 7, 2007 New appointee had key role in company's pretexting scandal as an external counsel. TAGS: counsel, general counsel, pretexting, HP

Apple's head lawyer steps down

May 8, 2006 The Mac maker confirms that Nancy Heinen, its general counsel and highest-ranking female executive, has left the company. TAGS: departure, general counsel, Mac maker, Apple Computer, lawyer

FCC commissioner can break tie in AT&T-BellSouth merger

December 9, 2006 General counsel says commissioner can vote, even though he recused himself with conflicts of interest. TAGS: general counsel, merger, BellSouth Corp., FCC Commissioner, AT&T Corp., congressman, vote, chairman, letter, decision, commission

AT&T-BellSouth vote raises new concerns

December 6, 2006 Democrats and others question the FCC chief's request to allow an official with a conflict of interest to break an expected tie vote. TAGS: general counsel, BellSouth Corp., chairman, merger, telecommunications, vote, Democrat, Rep., Republican, letter, AT&T Corp., agency

Microsoft to pay Novell $536 million settlement

November 8, 2004 The software giant settles one legal claim with Novell over NetWare, but can't reach a deal over a second issue involving WordPerfect. TAGS: Novell Inc., settlement, European Union, Corel WordPerfect, antitrust, general counsel, Novell NetWare, agreement, Sun Microsystems Inc., Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Corp.

EU upholds penalties against Microsoft

December 22, 2004 Judge orders company to unbundle Windows Media Player and to share server technology. Appeals aren't over yet, though. TAGS: Brad Smith, penalty, commission, general counsel, court, European Union, media player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., president, server, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft to Google: Take an antitrust lesson from us

June 28, 2007 The software maker's deputy general counsel says it's learned its lesson in dealing with regulators. Is Google listening? TAGS: antitrust, regulator, federal judge, general counsel, Google Inc., practice, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft paying Novell $308 million for Linux pact

November 7, 2006 Novell disclosed details of its five-year partnership with competitor Microsoft in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. TAGS: Novell Inc., pact, Brad Smith, patent, general counsel, virtualization, agreement, GPL, payment, SuSE, enterprise server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., open source, server

Microsoft vs. Sendo: It's over

September 13, 2004 The companies settle a lawsuit in which the software giant was accused of poaching smart-phone trade secrets. TAGS: Sendo, trade secret, general counsel, smart phone, mobile phone, Microsoft Corp.

Lawyer ratings site not without objections

June 5, 2007 Venture capitalists give $14 million to a how-to-find-an-attorney Web site that lists Abraham Lincoln, Clarence Darrow and felons as available for hire. TAGS: lawyer, attorney, Sen., general counsel, U.S., attorney general, profile, Microsoft Corp.

Bush picks tech lawyer for security post

July 14, 2005 Stewart Baker, an influential and polarizing Washington figure, is chosen to oversee Homeland Security's new policy-planning efforts. TAGS: Stewart Baker, general counsel, policy, NSA, homeland security, lawyer, Washington, U.S., security

GPL 3 not expected to split free-software world

March 25, 2005 Despite open-source developers' concerns, Free Software Foundation's general counsel predicts no difficulty in moving to third version. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, Free Software Foundation, GPLv3, general counsel, Debian, Linux, project, developer

New Net radio rules draw fire on Capitol Hill

March 8, 2007 Key House Democrat, Real exec blast recent ruling that ups fees paid by Webcasters. Also: Sirius CEO grilled on proposed merger. TAGS: Webcaster, Internet radio, Edward Markey, radio, merger, record company, XM Satellite Radio, satellite radio, general counsel, RealNetworks Inc., Sirius, Rep., song, satellite, Democrat, pricing

FBI Net-wiretapping rules face challenges

October 24, 2005 Rules demanding that Internet providers and universities rewire their networks for FBI surveillance are being challenged in federal court. TAGS: CALEA, Pulver.com, telecommunications, general counsel, regulation, court, Internet phone, service provider, rule, VoIP, P2P, law, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, broadband

Red Hat voices concerns over Microsoft patent model

October 25, 2007 After EU antitrust ruling, company questions whether Microsoft's patent arrangement is compatible with open-source licensing. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., commission, open source, settlement, general counsel, patent, antitrust, decision, Microsoft Corp., developer, effect

Politicos mull data retention by Web hosts, registrars

September 26, 2006 Broadening their inquiry beyond ISPs, they ponder mandates for storage of user records to aid child porn investigators. TAGS: Web hosting, hosting company, Web hosting company, general counsel, Internet provider, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, Rep., domain name, practice, Democrat, IP address, service provider, language, IP, CEO

Open-source leader steps aside at industry group

February 1, 2005 Eric Raymond, one of the most influential members of the open-source community, leaves his post as president of OSI. TAGS: Eric Raymond, OSI, open source, open-source community, open-source software, co-founder, general counsel, leader, founder, president, organization, vice president, Firefox, Linux, Web browser

Microsoft seeks settlement in Google lawsuit

September 13, 2005 After a judge limits Kai-Fu Lee's duties, Microsoft offers to end the case involving its former executive. TAGS: recruiting, Kai-Fu Lee, China, Brad Smith, Google Inc., duty, lawsuit, general counsel, Human Resources, agreement, trial, order, Microsoft Corp.
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