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The Spy Act that loved me?
April 19, 2007
Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland warns that a patchwork of state spyware laws will end up having the opposite effect desired by proponents.
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Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007
The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.
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Mass. governor vetoes bill for online wine sales
November 22, 2005
Mitt Romney says certain provisions in the proposed law would prevent consumers from purchasing "the bottlings they want."
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So much for the 'new and improved' GPL
April 30, 2007
James V. DeLong says the Free Software Foundation's intellectual hostility toward copy protection threatens to create new problems.
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New GPL draft takes second crack at DRM
July 27, 2006
Second draft of General Public License 3 "clarifies" digital rights management provisions, a point of contention. Draft version 3 of GPL in full
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Telecom megamergers get final federal OK
October 31, 2005
The FCC gives green light to mergers of Verizon Communications and MCI, SBC Communications and AT&T.
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High court rejects CDA
June 26, 1997
The Supreme Court finds the Communications Decency Act unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
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White House panel pushes new identity fraud laws
April 23, 2007
A wealth of state and federal laws already prohibit ID fraud and phishing. But a federal task force says more are needed.
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U.S. spending bill encourages telecommuting
December 2, 2004
Federal agencies that don't let workers telecommute could feel it in their budgets.
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Microsoft tweaks licenses, not prices
August 28, 2003
The software giant reveals new licensing provisions for big customers--but stays put on pricing for the next version of its Office software.
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Patriot Act defender touts 'safeguards'
January 10, 2006
Key Bush administration ally says there are plenty of safeguards in a renewal plan. Opponents aren't convinced.
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Microsoft easing customers' legal stress
July 22, 2003
The software giant expands the indemnity provisions in its licensing agreements to remove doubt over who picks up the tab if a customer gets sued because of Microsoft's products.
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Lobby bill spares political bloggers
January 19, 2007
Senators strike a section that would have required some "grassroots" lobbying groups to register or face prison time.
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Which way, open-sourcers?
September 12, 2006
Software advocate says the latest draft of the GPL license is driving a wedge between the open-source and free-software communities.
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Lawmaker tones down anti-Gmail bill
May 26, 2004
The changes are seen as a win for Google, since the new bill omits a provision that would have been difficult or impossible for the search giant to meet.
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Microsoft tries new tack in license deals
March 1, 2004
The software giant's decision to remove language from a licensing agreement could reflect a growing willingness to tweak the way it does business, analysts say.
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Former Gateway CEO, two others charged with fraud
November 14, 2003
The Securities and Exchange Commission files fraud charges against former chief executive Jeff Weitzen, former chief financial officer John Todd and former controller Robert Manza.
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Tibco wants to squash test results
September 3, 2003
The software maker takes another competitor to court, this time to prevent publication of unflattering test results of a messaging product.
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Torvalds says DRM isn't necessarily bad
February 3, 2006
'We are not crusaders,' declares the Linux kernel leader in a debate over proposed open-source license changes.
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Public debate on GPL 3 draft begins
January 16, 2006
Free Software Foundation releases the first public discussion draft of the General Public License version 3.
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