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Microsoft:
Thomas C. Rubin: Association of American Publishers — Text of Prepared Remarks by Thomas C. Rubin, Associate General Counsel for Copyright, Trademark and Trade Secrets, Microsoft Corporation — "Searching for Principles: Online Services and Intellectual Property" — Association of American Publishers Annual Meeting
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O'Reilly Radar, Silicon Valley Watcher, Guardian Unlimited, IP Democracy, Digital Markets, Global Nerdy, Between the Lines, Tech Beat, Rough Type, IPcentral Weblog, Google Watch, ClickZ News Blog, The Next Net, WebProNews, Charlene Li's Blog, Good Morning Silicon Valley, Googling Google and SearchViews
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Dissecting Microsoft Slams At Google As Copyright Infringer — Last October, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer gave us a taste of how Microsoft was going to position Google as a copyright infringer. Today, Microsoft launched a full-out assault on the company. Google deserves some of this, no doubt.
BBC:
Microsoft attacks Google on books — Microsoft is to launch an attack on Google, saying the search giant's rival book-scanning service "systematically violates copyright". — Since December, Microsoft's project - Live Search Books - has allowed users to access certain publications which were no longer under copyright.
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Liquidmatrix Security Digest
Don Dodge / Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing:Microsoft lawyer rips Google on copyrights - Why?
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Deep Jive Interests, Chip Griffin, John Battelle's Searchblog, Feld Thoughts and Guardian Unlimited
Tom Krazit / CNET News.com:
New iTunes version still not fully Vista-ready — A new version of Apple's iTunes software released Monday addresses a number of compatibility issues with Microsoft's Windows Vista, but a few problems remain. — The updated version supports the upcoming Apple TV product and includes …
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Engadget, CyberNet Technology News, Neowin.net, Macsimum News, Podcasting News, Gadget Lab and Alice Hill's Real Tech News
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Gizmodo:
Rumor Smashed: No Apple TV Games — So you know how someone found "evidence" of game compatibility with Apple TV in the latest iTunes update? Looks like it's more of an example of some lazy copying and pasting by developers than one of future features. MacUser did some research and discovered …
James Orry / Pro-G - All Updates:
Commodore returns with new gaming PCs — Commodore Gaming has announced it will launch a new breed of gaming PCs that will see the return of the legendary Commodore brand. — Commodore is a name which will bring memories flooding back to many a gamer and it's been announced that the legendary brand …
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Jeremy Reimer / Ars Technica:"Commodore" announces new gaming PCs
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Good Morning Silicon Valley
Andy Plesser / Beet.TV:
Exclusive: Microsoft and the Associated Press Teaming with Thousands of Newspapers and Broadcasters in New Online Video Network — The Associated Press, the world's largest news organization, and Microsoft have developed an online video platform for thousands of U.S. newspapers …
Peter Sayer / InfoWorld:
France bans citizen journalists from reporting violence — Law could lead to imprisonment of amateur videographers and Web site operators who publish their images — The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists.
Inside Google Desktop:
The New Sidebar and Gadgets — With the dramatically increasing amount of content out there, you need better ways to find relevant information, whether searching your computer or reading the latest headlines in sidebar. How could we improve the way you stay up-to-date with sidebar and gadgets?
Reuters:
Yahoo CEO says business repairs done — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) spent 2006 fixing the basic plumbing of its Web search advertising system, preparing the company to allow its business to "come alive," Chairman and CEO Terry Semel said on Tuesday.
Google Blogoscoped:
Ex-Google Answers Researchers Launch Q&A Site — This just in: Uclue.com is a new website by a number of researchers who used to work for the (now cancelled) Google Answers program. This is cool, and I wish my former colleagues all the best! (Disclosure: I watched the site come to life from afar …
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TechCrunch
Valleywag:
PAY PER POST: How marketers buy gadget editorial — One would have thought that the attitude of blog publishers, including Gawker Media, publisher of this site, was clear: Pay Per Post, the blog marketing scam backed by Tim Draper, the Silicon Valley venture capitalist, is payola journalism.
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CenterNetworks
Microsoft:
Q&A: Visual Studio 2005 Refresh Helps Developers Take Full Advantage of Windows Vista — "Soma" Somasegar, chief of Microsoft's Developer Division, discusses opportunities and benefits that customers and partners can experience by harnessing the power of Windows Vista to build secure, reliable and connected applications.
Erick Schonfeld / The Next Net:
Geni Raises Another $10 Million — Geni, the social networking startup that lets you and your relatives build a collaborative online family tree, just raised $10 million from Charles River Ventures. That gives the barely two-month-old startup a $100 million valuation.
Danny O'Brien / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Senate Committee: Broadcasting Treaty Must Be Limited — Eighteen months ago, we heard that the controversial proposed WIPO Broadcasting Treaty was not on the radar of U.S. congressional representatives. That has changed, thanks to your letters, and much hard work by a broad coalition …
cellular-news:
Alltel Reportedly Looking For A Buyer — WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) — Alltel is reportedly seeking a buyer and has talked to all its larger rivals, but prospects of a deal are unclear. — The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Little Rock, Ark.-based Alltel has solicited AT&T …
