Gates Speaks Out Against Net Censorship (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday that attempts by governments to censor Web site contents were doomed, because banned information can seep out despite official injunctions.
December Vista preview coming soon
After skipping a November release, Microsoft is expected early next week to deliver an updated test version of Windows Vista. Enthusiast site Bink.nu said to expect the Community . . .
Google, tech companies back StopBadware.org coalition
Google, Lenovo and Sun are funding the StopBadware.org, a new organization that aims to help consumers fight malicious software.
AFP Suit Against Google Tests Concept of "Fair Use"
What constitutes fair use of copyrighted content on the Internet? These boundaries may be shaped by a lawsuit filed recently against Google by the French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). In the most highly publicized suit of its kind, AFP is arguing that Google wrongfully aggregated photos and story excerpts from its news sites in order to populate Google News. Now, the general mode of thinking about content on the Web has always gone something like this: "If the content is out there, and it ain't locked down (i.e., password protected), then you can link to it, aggregate it, and organize it however you want." In other words, to quote a popular open-source mantra, information wants to be free.
Motorola, Cingular Take Another Stab at iTunes Phone
Motorola and Cingular Wireless are out with their second cell phone with Apple Computer's iTunes music service, and hope it's better received than the first iTunes phone. The new phone, the SLVR L7, is a thin non-folding phone, styled similarly to Motorola's best-selling RAZR clamshell phone. Cingular is selling it for US$199.99 with a two-year contract.
Microsoft Serves Up Windows Server Source Code – Under License
Brad Smith, Microsoft Senior Vice President and General Counsel, said - in reference to the European Commission's March 2004 decision Microsoft's legal obligations to provide companies with the technical specifications of its proprietary communications protocols: 'We are putting our most valuable intellectual property on the table so we can put technical compliance issues to rest and move forward with a serious discussion about the substance of this case.'
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