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Austrian Politician Joins The Anti-patent Movement
Talkback We just need more people to see how daft software patents, especially as implemented in America, are. Would we allow the following in the hardware world? The blatently basic small idea: Patenting the concept of joining things together using a nut...
[November 24, 2004, 21:16]
Austrian Politician Joins The Anti-patent Movement
News A senior Austrian MEP, who is a speaker on economic policy for the ruling political party in Austria and the vice-president of the largest political group in the European Parliament, spoke out against software patents to the Austrian Minister of...
[November 24, 2004, 11:50]
Politician Issues Carnivore Warning
News US House of Representatives majority leader Dick Armey sent a letter on Thursday to the US Attorney General John Ashcroft to express concern that the FBI's use of a controversial e-mail surveillance technology could violate the Constitution.
[June 15, 2001, 8:24]
Politician Slams Broadband Uncertainty
News A senior Conservative MP has criticised BT's policy of suspending ADSL rollout until it sees evidence of sufficient demand for broadband in rural areas, and demanded that the government provides more financial assistance to the telecommunications...
[January 18, 2002, 16:47]
Let Studios Hack P2P Networks, Says US Politician
News A California congressman is preparing a bill that would let copyright owners, such as record labels or movie studios, launch high-tech attacks against file-swapping networks where their wares are traded.
[June 26, 2002, 12:00]
Vista Could Create 50,000 EU Jobs
Talkback Wow, only a lobbied for politician would make the wrong decision. Do make sure that you vote for a politician that has your best interest in mind next time. One more thing, waiting for your politician to come up with some bright idea is a sure way...
[September 15, 2006, 0:07]
Google Accused Of Profiting From Child Porn
News Toback, the politician backing the action, describes himself in his biography on Nassau County's Web site as a "quality of life guy" who has focused on legislation promoting open space and recreational areas.
[May 8, 2006, 10:45]
A Brave Move
Talkback Finally a politician brave enough to make a real challenge to this mad idea. With populist programs such as Tony Robinsons Crime and Punishment series currently being broadcast, which clearly shows the incredible legacy and complexity of the...
[June 13, 2008, 10:56]
Political Cybersquatting Scores A Win
News The panel finds that the protection of an individual politician's name, no matter how famous, is outside the scope of the policy since it is not connected with commercial exploitation," according to the WIPO ruling issued earlier this month.
[April 30, 2002, 10:11]
Why Politicians Should Have Blogs?
White Papers There are not many ways you can currently talk to a politician leader. You can probably listen to him doing a speech somewhere or on mainstream media, on TV, but interacting with him is difficult. He is usually not accessible, his diary looks...
[September 2, 2004, 3:00]
NASA Hacker Debate Rages On
Talkback It takes a spineless politician to back that up hiding behind one-sided deal agreements that shouldn't have been signed in the first place or at least reviewed in a proper manner. Global justice the US way seems to have been reduced to US hear-say...
[July 15, 2006, 2:38]
Escape From Monkey Island
Downloads When perennial pirate-wannabe Guybrush Threepwood and his new bride, Governor Elaine Marley-Threepwood, return to Melee Island, they find out Elaine has been declared dead, the Governor's mansion is to be torn down, and a slick-yet-hauntingly...
[August 14, 2001, 2:05]
Escape From Monkey Island Complete Install Demo
Downloads When perennial pirate-wannabe Guybrush Threepwood and his new bride, Governor Elaine Marley-Threepwood, return to Melee Island, they find out Elaine has been declared dead, the Governor's mansion is to be torn down, and a slick-yet-hauntingly...
[October 7, 2000, 7:09]
Swiss Hospital Heals Itself
White Papers This change meant not only that politician would cease to have strong influence over the hospital's operational affairs, but the hospital would also have the challenge of meeting new annual performance targets.
[September 15, 2003, 0:00]
Fiorina Says Pay No Heed To Hewlett
News Sounding like a politician on the eve of an election, Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina jabbed at board member Walter Hewlett and urged shareholders on Wednesday to "focus on the reality of the industry" when considering the proposed...
[February 28, 2002, 6:31]
Malaysian Minister Warns That High CD Prices Fuel Piracy
News Anti-piracy groups in Malaysia are upset at comments made by a politician blaming piracy on the recording industry itself, through its policy of charging high prices for CDs and DVDs. The refusal of recording companies to lower prices despite...
[June 3, 2003, 9:23]
India's IT Firms Urged To Look To UK
News E-commerce minister Stephen Timms is set to become the latest UK politician to urge Indian tech firms to invest in Britain. Timms will open the British stand at Bangalore IT.com -- Asia's largest IT trade fair -- next week.
[October 25, 2002, 16:23]
Zhirinovsky: 'I'll Celebrate By Hacking'
News Russia's maverick politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, whose ultra-nationalist bloc looks set to do well in a parliamentary election, said on Monday he would celebrate by hacking into Western computers. Zhirinovsky's bloc was running at more than eight...
[December 20, 1999, 9:36]
Chris Patten: Politicians Have No Grasp Of Technology
News Former Tory politician Chris Patten has said that a fundamental lack of understanding in government is to blame for a rash of ill-thought-out technology projects and related legislation in recent years.
[October 26, 2006, 16:40]
MP Slams 'confusion' Of UK Broadband Strategy
News Confusion over the details of the government's broadband strategy is hampering the rollout of broadband in rural areas, according to a senior politician. Sir George Young, Conservative MP for North West Hampshire, believes that a lack of clear...
[January 13, 2003, 16:30]
