One early reaction was that if material were posted online with the author's consent, anyone downloading it would have to pay the author. The move, which was acclaimed by artists' and musicians' unions as a success, could make it illegal to view...
What are a company's liabilities concerning the content of emails sent by employees, or concerning their visiting "inappropriate" Web sites and downloading material from these? It should be noted that browsing "inappropriate" Web sites and...
Dutch blind and textiles company Hunter Douglas yesterday launched Tapestria.com, an e-marketplace for fabrics, initially representing about 40 US and European mills, offering 5,000 fabrics. The new company will handle all of the distribution based...
Canada's debate over file-swapping flared last December, when the country's Copyright Board, which regulates intellectual property issues, ruled that downloading songs from a peer-to-peer network for personal use - but not necessarily uploading...
Microsoft's Silverlight browser plug-in will be bringing videos and other rich media to Nokia smart phones later this year. The two companies are scheduled to announce today at Microsoft's Mix '08 conference that Microsoft will write a version of...
At Apple's shareholder meeting this week, CEO Steve Jobs took a bat to Adobe's Flash - leading to speculation the door is open for Microsoft's Silverlight on the iPhone. Meanwhile, Silverlight has been receiving some attention this week with...