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State AGs to MySpace: Turn over sex offender data

May 14, 2007 Eight state attorneys general request the site provide details on members who are registered sex offenders and explain how they are dealt with. TAGS: MySpace, Hemanshu Nigam, attorney, North Carolina, News Corp., letter

Apple, others draw legal threat over media players

May 11, 2007 California company accuses Apple, Microsoft, Real and Adobe of violating copyright law by "actively avoiding" its products. TAGS: DMCA, digital radio, RealNetworks Inc., copyright law, intellectual property, Apple Computer, measure, digital audio, California, letter, Adobe Systems Inc., media player, law, work, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Microsoft calls IBM hypocritical on document standards

February 14, 2007 Redmond publishes open letter accusing Big Blue of blocking ISO from considering Office Open XML as document standard. TAGS: standardization, OpenDocument Format, IBM Corp., procurement, standards, representative, XML, general manager, letter, Microsoft Office, activity, Microsoft Corp., format, document

Microsoft: Novell deal a milestone despite squabbles

February 9, 2007 Landmark deal could still bring together open-source and commercial software business models, Microsoft lawyer Brad Smith says. TAGS: Brad Smith, Novell Inc., Novell Linux, milestone, certificate, agreement, intellectual property, Linux, Microsoft Corp., lawyer, open source, letter, CEO

Hardware firms oppose Net neutrality laws

May 18, 2006 In split with other tech firms, Cisco, 3M, Qualcomm and others ask Congress not to enact laws regarding the concept. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, House Majority Leader, 3M Co., Qualcomm Inc., law, broadband, Amazon.com Inc., letter, concept, Cisco Systems Inc.

RIM calls for patent reform in newspaper ad

March 14, 2006 BlackBerry maker takes to papers to thank supporters after landmark settlement deal with NTP. TAGS: NTP, Research In Motion Ltd., patent, RIM BlackBerry, letter, U.S.

In Finland shooting, fallout for YouTube?

November 7, 2007 The video-sharing site is getting worked over by some media outlets. It doesn't deserve it. TAGS: Finland, YouTube, newspaper, publication, Britain, letter, Google Inc., video, message, photograph

Yahoo memo: Letter to Terry Semel from board of directors

June 18, 2007 A letter to Yahoo's exiting CEO says he was key to company's success, but that there is "no better person in the world to run Yahoo now" than co-founder Jerry Yang. TAGS: Terry Semel, Jerry Yang, Ed Kozel, Yahoo! Inc., co-founder, shareholder, leadership, CEO, letter

A call for broad distribution of presidential debate video

April 25, 2007 Letters to Republican and Democratic leaders encourage them to let video from 2008 debates legally wind up on sites like YouTube. TAGS: attribution, debate, letter, YouTube, founder, blog, video, TV

Is the pen still mighty in the computer age?

April 19, 2007 Though cursive may be on the way out, writing by hand still seems likely to have a role in the way we learn.Images: Handwriting samples, young and old TAGS: handwriting, pen, teacher, method, tablet, letter, font, printing, PC

Report: FBI's snooping did not follow rules

March 9, 2007 The FBI has continually misused the Patriot Act's surveillance powers by unlawfully snooping on Americans without court orders, audit finds. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, audit, telephone company, request, Sen., letter, agent

Intel admits lapse in document preservation

March 6, 2007 E-mails related to Advanced Micro Devices' antitrust case against its chipmaking rival might be lost forever because of human error. TAGS: antitrust, AMD, Intel, document, letter, backup, e-mail, error

FBI chief blames computers for privacy flap

March 27, 2007 Senators are told FBI's misleading reports on surveillance are due in part to transferring information between databases--by retyping it manually. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, general counsel, Sen., database, letter, e-mail

Attorney general: NSA spy program to be reformed

January 17, 2007 Alberto Gonzales said the controversial domestic surveillance program will now be overseen by a secret court in Washington. TAGS: Alberto Gonzales, NSA, Bush Administration, court, federal judge, lawsuit, announcement, attorney general, terrorism, government, letter, AT&T Corp., Adobe PDF

Microsoft, Novell spar over Linux agreement

November 21, 2006 update Novell CEO issues open letter saying deal is not an admission that the open-source OS infringes on Microsoft's patents.New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell agreement on its head? TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, agreement, Linux, Linux company, intellectual property, SuSE Linux, Steve Ballmer, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., letter, open source, CEO, IBM Corp.

Gateway investors want board seats

October 26, 2006 Group calls on PC maker to appoint three reps as directors, plus remove obstacles to company's potential sale. TAGS: investor, Gateway Inc., representative, eMachines Inc., sale, letter

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, chairman, BellSouth Corp., merger, telecommunications, vote, Rep., Republican, Democrat, letter, AT&T Corp., decision, agency

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, congressman, vote, AT&T Corp., chairman, letter, decision, commission

Massachusetts CIO quits

October 4, 2006 Louis Gutierrez says he's leaving due to lack of tech funding; move not expected to affect OpenDocument policy. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, CIO, Massachusetts, state, information technology, bond, policy, letter

Lawmakers, U.S. attorney join HP leak probe

September 11, 2006 House committee and Justice Department investigate methods company used to nab source of media leaks. Complete coverage: HP's boardroom drama TAGS: Patricia Dunn, pretexting, committee, investigation, reporter, attorney general, chairman, attorney, communication, HP, computer company, California, letter, U.S.
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