Apple Sends in the Goons

September 23, 2006

News has broken that Apple is C&Ding Podcast Ready, (quoting Leo here) “claiming that the terms “Podcast Ready” and “myPodder” infringe Apple’s trademarks, and that they cause confusion among consumers”. Other cases have also been reported, as have Apple’s applications for trademark registrations. What I’m not understanding about this issue is why Apple has waited […]

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Lawful Access … in Zimbabwe

September 23, 2006

Ethan Zuckerman has just returned from Zimbabwe, the country of noted democratist Robert Mugabe, and has written a post on Zimbabwe’s plans for lawful access rules (internet surveillance). It’s nice to know that we’re in such good company. Via Boing Boing.

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Bring Out Your Dead

September 23, 2006

The Star reports on Federal Liberal nomination corruption – including membership lists bearing the names of the dead. (The story runs aside an unfortunate photo of Joe Volpe looking like a “caught on video” victim – now at least we know whom the Star doesn’t support.) Many probably think of this activity as “shenanigans”, as […]

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The HP Saga: Dunn is Indeed Done; Hunsaker Sacked

September 22, 2006

The WSJ and NYT have now issued their first pieces (AP here) after the news flashes that followed HP CEO Hurd’s press conference today (audio). HP Chair Patricia Dunn is resigning as Chair and from the Board effective immediately, at the request of the Board. Hurd will take her place. The NYT reports, with tongue-in-cheek, […]

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The HP Saga: What’s Dunn is Done

September 22, 2006

The news flash from HP CEO’s Mark Hurd is that Chair Patricia Dunn is resigning, now effective immediately. The WSJ’s flash says she’s resigning as chair, the NYT’s doesn’t specify. Both promise more details shortly.

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One Web Day

September 22, 2006
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The HP Saga: Dunn’s Legal Strategy Revealed; Hurd in the House?

September 21, 2006

The WSJ’s Law Blog notes that the Recorder (sub. required) is reporting that Patricia Dunn has retained Morrison & Foerster’s James Brosnahan, quoted thusly (Update: Recorder link here): Dunn has reportedly hired Brosnahan to represent her before a congressional subcommittee and in the state and federal investigations into H-P’s probe of boardroom press leaks. “She’s […]

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The HP Saga: Focus on Hurd, Hunsaker on Ethics

September 21, 2006

The WSJ shifts its attention in the HP saga to CEO Mark Hurd today, with a story titled “H-P CEO Hurd Might Have Had Bigger Probe Role” (the NYT has the same story). Curiously, the story reports that bigger role as having been periodically informed of the investigation, and having an opinion as to whom […]

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The HP Saga: Covert Ops? I Shouldn’t Have Asked

September 20, 2006

The story that keeps on giving is back, as the NYT reports that HP at one time considered planting spies in CNet and the WSJ as part of its leak investigation. Reporters and investigators appear to be closing in on HP’s belief of the legality of the pretexting, and the inquiries it made to satisfy […]

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More on the Canadian Sony Rootkit Settlement

September 20, 2006

Further to my recent post on the topic, CIPPIC has now filed an objection to the proposed Canadian settlement, and the CBC and Globe (here and here) have now picked up the story. Michael has more details here. The EFF’s coverage is here (Link dead and replaced), and their settlement resources page is here.

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New Net Neutrality Survey Shows Respondents Prefer “Choice” to Anything Described as “Onerous”

September 19, 2006

From the “Just How Dumb Do You Really Think We Are” Department, the latest Joe Lockhart contribution to the Net Neutrality Debate.

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Silence of the Clams

September 19, 2006

We’ve reached the end of our long summer sojourn in PEI. On Sunday the lowest tides in ages left wide flats exposed on the beach, and so we dug for clams, skipped stones and marvelled as two seals from the next bay followed us along our walk, periodically peeking their heads above water to watch […]

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