I have a great idea for a commercial software application, but I'm looking for a new job, and I'm concerned about keeping hold of the intellectual property rights to this software. I am aware that most employment contracts mean that intellectual...
A hacker has broken Microsoft's digital rights management (DRM) system which is designed to protect the copyright of audio files. When I buy a piece of music, I expect my traditional fair use rights to the material.
Corporate executives, concerned that embarrassing email messages might end up appearing in court and in the news, could require employees to use trusted computing technologies that could throw away the digital keys to any message more than one...
The European Union already has underway a four-year old probe into allegations of breaches of anti-trust laws by Microsoft. That group is urging the European anti-trust regulators to stop what they see as anti-competitive practices and break up the...
The list includes: Greenwich, Microsoft's new business-class instant messaging technology; Group Policy Management Console; collaboration tool Windows Team Services; security enhancement Windows Rights Management Services (RMS); and Windows...
What does that mean, especially if I am going to give them the keys to the kingdom? He said: "What hackers have shown is a disrespect for others' rights and property. Trust has to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.