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BBC Wonga
Blog Comment There is no mention of ending the practice of TV receiver licencing in Ofcom's recently released "Licence Exemption Framework Review" (http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/lefr/) even though the LEFR indicates that receive-only "stations...
[April 26, 2007, 9:27]
BBC Wonga
Blog Comment As you probably know, http://www.radiolicence.org.uk/ documents the history of receiver licencing in the UK - mainly photos of paper licences (strangely similar to the QSL collecting impulse! There's also the protest site http://www.tvlicensing.biz...
[April 26, 2007, 10:46]
Microsoft extends software assurance to disasters
Talkback Having worked closely with Microsoft for nearly 10 years, I see this as a fantastic solution to a licencing problem previously not catered for by any Microsoft licencing scheme (OPEN/Select/EA). Many of my clients have had to fork out twice for DR...
[May 21, 2004, 10:04]
Software licence management - your experiences?
Blog Comment While the business I work for has thankfully avoided the issue of software licencing for many a year, several customers have indicated that it was a non-trivial drain on money and resources to remain compliant with software licencing.
[May 11, 2009, 12:16]
Microsoft's draft licence, step by step
Talkback Having done that, compare the figure to the cost of the entire product - methinks that the interface protocols licencing would be more expensive. Microsoft tried to use the "intellectual Property" & "Trade Secrets" argument to protect the interface...
[March 27, 2005, 12:59]
No Licence is required to Watch iplayer in the UK
Talkback BBC have stated that the number of people without TV Licences and with High Speed Broadband is extremely small, that it is currently not an issue for TV Licencing Revenue. TV Licencing have stated they would prosecute individuals watching live...
[March 17, 2008, 10:20]
WINE and the importance of application compatibility
Blog Comment This puts Linux users in the same strategic bind of having to kowtow to the vagaries of Microsoft's licencing. The advantage that Wine brings, and it's getting better at doing this all the time, is that you don't need to own a copy of Windows to...
[May 18, 2009, 22:15]
Getting A Refund for Unwanted Microsoft Windows
Blog Comment The point I was trying to make is that it is tv licencing assumes that everyone watches TV in the UK, therefore everyone 'must' have a licence. The problem is there is a 'significant' minority, as I like to call them that no longer watch TV by...
[October 19, 2009, 21:25]
The Day Ahead: Go2Net poised to benefit from the dot-com shakeout
News By the end of the year, Go2Net will drive half of its sales from e-commerce, subscriptions and licencing. The company also has a diversified revenue base with e-commerce, subscription, advertising and licencing revenue.
[April 18, 2000, 12:13]
Is Red Hat threatening to do a Novell with latest virtualisation move?
Blog Comment This inter-operation agreement doesn't do a behind-the-scenes patent cross-licencing deal. Agree with Tezzer. This is very different to the Microsoft-Novell play. It seems that Microsoft has had to do this deal because it believed that it would...
[February 17, 2009, 7:59]
Schools face software licensing clampdown
Talkback The more the public gets to know about what nowedays commercial licencing, software patents, IP and such is really about the more likely it is they know who to vote for next. Very good. However, so far history has proven that ignorance and...
[June 3, 2006, 23:56]
Irish chip designer makes positive noises
News Parthus announced significant increases in its licencing and royalty revenues in the three months to 30 June -- the second quarter of its financial year. Total income from licencing and royalties rose to £6.26m, compared to £5.69m a year ago.
[July 17, 2002, 13:27]
BBC Wonga
Blog Comment Receiver licencing is a mess. For a start, you don't need a licence for any sort of receiver per se, just to have it set up to receive stuff outside the radio broadcast bands and the radio hams - although technically speaking, I believe it's...
[April 25, 2007, 16:48]
Geoworks to get rich on WAP licences
News Wireless communications company Geoworks has announced that it owns Intellectual Property (IP) rights to parts of the international WAP forum and will begin collecting licencing fees from manufacturers of WAP compatible devices.
[January 20, 2000, 13:42]
Gartner: Apple should quit hardware business
Talkback After the recent reports of Apple's hardware reliability (forget the iPod for the moment) this move would make as much sense as licencing Proton to build the Roller. And Rolls Royce should stop building cars.
[October 24, 2006, 12:17]
Gates mocks $100 laptop
Talkback His company has done more than any other to hold back development of IT through sucking out larger than needed licencing fees. I find Gates' comment inhuman. Only utter scum would have the complete insensitivity to make comments like that.
[March 16, 2006, 11:47]
French Ministry leaves Microsoft for Linux
Talkback First Munich moves to Linux for desktop and servers, then Norway's second biggest city converts to Linux and now Paris leaves Microsoft for Linux Servers, and on a slightly different note the New South Wales Australia Vehicle Licencing aurthority...
[July 12, 2004, 6:37]
Cambridge Plastic Light Technology Licensed By Philips
News Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) has announced a licencing deal with Philips Components, a division of Philips Electronics. A new light-emitting technology, invented and developed in Cambridge, has taken its first step towards major commercial...
[September 5, 1996, 15:56]
The most comprehensive, feature-laden yet well supported piece of software I've ever used
Member Review Customisable Web skins, extensive documentation, excellent support mailing list, full featured IMAP, POP ACAP and groupware server with optional MAPI, AV and anti-spam modules with an umabiguous licencing structure that delivers excellent value...
[November 5, 2003, 12:56]
The catch in 'free' Solaris 8
News Executives at Sun were careful to avoid linking the new Solaris 8 licencing terms to Sun's maligned Sun Community Source License (SCSL). Although Sun Microsystems downplayed "Free Solaris" programs during the Solaris 8 launch Wednesday in New York...
[January 27, 2000, 8:15]
