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O’er lawyers’ fingers, who straight dream on fees

O’er lawyers’ fingers, who straight dream on fees

By Thomas Otter on November 27, 2010

Shylock: Most learned judge, a sentence! Come prepare! Portia: Tarry a little, there is something else. This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood; The words expressly are “a pound of flesh.” (painting by Alexandre Canbanel. The Merchant of Venice) The jury has decided.  SAP owes Oracle 1.3 Billion dollars.  I’ll leave others […]

Posted in Business | Tagged copyright, gartner, IT Related, judgement, Law, oracle, sap

The Problem with Software Patents

The Problem with Software Patents

By Bob Warfield on May 8, 2010

Software patents are a disaster for innovation.  The system is asymmetrical, in the sense that it is very expensive to defend against a patent suit.  At the same time, it is very easy to get a patent on almost anything, including things people have no business getting patents on.  I have a friend who was […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged copyright, innovation, intellectual property, Invention, Law, Lawsuit, Patent | 13 Responses

Digital economy meets dinosaur politics

Digital economy meets dinosaur politics

By Phil Wainewright on April 8, 2010

Digital citizens are disgusted at the way the UK parliament rushed Internet censorship provisions into law last night. The political establishment is out of touch with the rapid pace of change unleashed by the Internet.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged broadband, copyright, Digital Economy Bill, europe, Law, On Demand, Politics, social computing, Web 2.0 | 1 Response

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