As noted in my January 17 posting, BlackBerry parent Research in Motion is involved in a patent infringement dispute in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia with NTP Inc., that may result in an end to Blackberry’s rein over the wireless handheld market. Today’s New York Times reports that NTP Inc. filed new court documents last week citing Research in Motion’s “unfair” lobbying of the Patent and Trademark Office to re-examine disputed patents in the case.
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Daily Archives: February 17, 2003
Google and Privacy Issues
This is from Google Watch, a site that obviously has an agenda, and it certainly is not hidden: 9 reasons why Google deserves your nomination for Big Brother of the Year. Continue Reading
The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace
The final version of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace was released by the White House on February 14. An overview of the report from the National Journal is worth a read. See also this Washington Post article, Cyber-Security Strategy Depends on Power of Suggestion. Continue Reading
Google Buys Popular Blogger
Cory Doctorow at Boing Boing has an extensive and interesting review of the facts and speculation associated with Google’s purchase of Pyra Labs, the company that created the crest in the blogging wave with their user-friendly application, Blogger. Dan Gillmor broke the story on February 15, Google Buys Pyra: Blogging Goes Big-Time. See also, Puzzling… Continue Reading
Controversy Over .edu Domain
As a follow-up to my February 12 posting on the expansion of the .edu domain by the Department of Commerce, which begins on April 15, see this article, Is Commerce ‘dumbing down’ the ‘.edu’ domain name? Along with accredited colleges and universities, the .edu domain will now host technical and distance learning programs (including cosmetology,… Continue Reading
National Digital Information Plan Approved
Congress has approved a far reaching preservation program which will allow the Library of Congress to collect and provide access to a potentially vast database of digital content. The Librarian of Congress issued a press release on February 14 detailing the background and goals of this pioneering $99.8 million project, Preserving Our Digital Heritage: Plan… Continue Reading
AmLaw Launches New Magazine
American Lawyer Media, Inc. (ALM) announced the launch, in April, of a new quarterly magazine, Law Firm Inc.(TM), “designed to provide law firms with information and practical advice on a wide variety of business, operations and management issues.” Continue Reading
Bill to Establish Homeland Intelligence Agency
On Feburary 13, Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) introduced a bill that would lead to the establishment of a Homeland Intelligence Agency, “to replace FBI units that failed to uncover the September 11 terrorists and still cannot find suspected al Qaeda operatives in the United States.” A fact sheet on the bill is here, and the… Continue Reading
Global Copyright Protection Report
The International Intellectual Property Alliance industry trade group issued a press release, in PDF, discussing recommendations it made to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to combat global Internet piracy. In addition, the group published a study, 2003 Special 301 Report on Global Copyright Protection and Enforcement, that reviews piracy in 63 countries and… Continue Reading
