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Copyright in a new light
Blog Comment the original purpose of patents was the same; it was to encourage inventors to publish the details of how their invention worked rather than keeping it secret so that the invention would not be lost if the company went out of business, for the...
[December 20, 2009, 12:32]
Fast answers aren't good answers
Leader The file sharers, he says, are an industry indulging in "a livelihood to rip off people's genuine livelihood". We can understand his frustration. When John Lovelock, head of the Federation Against Software Theft, gazes out over the internet, he...
[October 31, 2007, 14:41]
Yankee Group slams 'Linux extremists'
Talkback It's only my livelihood Laura's trashing with her - at best - incompetence. Only software? On one hand we have surveyors reporting a 50% rise in virus infiltrations over the last year, and on the other we have Laura and her fellow travellers...
[April 8, 2005, 0:45]
Tsunami 'hacker' conviction worries experts
Talkback After all, his livelihood was on the line even though he had done nothing wrong. A lot of fuss is being made about him initially lying about his actions. But surely it is human nature to get scared at the heavy-handed response he was faced with?
[October 10, 2005, 18:27]
ActiveStealth Safety Camera Alert software
Downloads ActiveStealth is driver safety software for your Windows Mobile device that's designed to protect you, your livelihood and your licence.ADVANCE WARNING OF DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS AND ACCIDENT ZONESAdvance warning of accident blackspots and...
[May 20, 2007, 8:00]
Funding Free Software
Blog I reply that people make money from the services they offer using free software, and then plough money back into the projects that support their livelihood. Whenever I give a talk about Free Open Source Software, the question I am invariably asked...
[March 16, 2009, 10:29]
2005: Apple's 1984?
Talkback They place great importance on the 1st Amendment because their livelihood is based on this rights. This article is pure bull-oney. NDA, and the protection of intellectual property *DOES NOT* take a backseat to free speech and the 1st Amendment.
[January 18, 2005, 17:11]
Microsoft and Intuit wrestle for small businesses
News The company, largely identified with taxes and personal finance, relies on small-business accounting for a significant chunk of its livelihood: QuickBooks generated almost 18 percent of Intuit's revenue in the quarter reported last week.
[November 19, 2001, 14:13]
Internet ads will face trademark lawsuit
News It could also ultimately threaten their livelihood: Google and Overture make money by selling ads linked to keyword-triggered search results, and many commercially driven searches are tied to trademarked brands such as Geico or Nike.
[September 3, 2004, 10:35]
LookBack '98: Gadgets we have known and loved - Part II
News Armed only with a credit card sized Walkman-type thingy, Diamond strutted its stuff in court this year when the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) slapped a writ on the Rio, claiming it threatened the livelihood of recording artists...
[December 25, 1998, 9:49]
Cambridge firms anticipate bumper year
News Location could also factor into firms' livelihood, as 78 per cent called the business community in Cambridge 'insular' and 73 per cent said they won't rule out leaving the city in order to grow. Cambridge technology companies are anticipating a...
[August 26, 2004, 10:30]
Microsoft OneCare gets a bashing
Talkback Some companies rely on support (not necessarily usabilty, and then again, not necessarily bugs) contracts to help them keep their livelihood. What's the difference between a subscription to antivirus support to Norton versus antivirus support to...
[May 13, 2005, 18:06]
eBay providing unseen economy boost
News While selling through eBay may be a nice sideline for some, it has already become the livelihood of thousands of individuals. Households which use Internet auctions to get rid of their unwanted items can make up to £3,000 per year, according to new...
[August 15, 2005, 17:50]
Software patent directive adopted
Talkback Like some other posters, I now feel not only obliged to vote against any adoption of the EU constitution but will be actively supporting anti-ec parties - my livelihood demands it. Any proponent of software patenting under the justification of...
[March 8, 2005, 3:09]
Should MSN go free? You said YES...
News Yes but you hear so many conflicting stories about the reliability, availability of these services that I'd rather not risk it -- my livelihood depends on having a good solid connection. The vast majority of ZDNet UK users who wrote in do believe...
[April 9, 1999, 10:47]
Credit card firms in cybersecurity push
News Non-compliance will mean e-tailers will be unable to process transactions with the credit card companies - cutting off their livelihood over night, or forcing them to involve customers in more convoluted processes such as sending cheques or making...
[April 20, 2005, 16:10]
WAP services for cattle safety
News Braidgrove.com believes its WAP service will fulfil an important role in protecting the livelihood of farmers. Farmers are to make unexpected use of WAP phones, employing them to help government officials ensure the safety of British beef.
[September 6, 2000, 12:21]
HP: Waiting for the axe to fall
Leader I am [an] HP employee, and we all fearing for our livelihood. Another week, another IT stalwart plans a swathe of job cuts. Following hot on the heels of the 13,000 estimated losses announced by IBM, HP seems poised to chop its headcount by around...
[May 23, 2005, 14:05]
IBM: Our Unix licence is irrevocable
News IBM's tortious conduct was also intentionally and maliciously designed to destroy plaintiff's business livelihood and all opportunities of plaintiff to derive value from the Unix software code in the marketplace.
[March 11, 2003, 13:00]
The pig farmer's guide to IT politics
Leader It found someone selling second-hand software on eBay and used legislation designed to protect online media to shut his store, and his livelihood, down. George Orwell's Animal Farm is one of literature's treasures.
[September 14, 2007, 17:17]
