On Wednesday, the assembly of the European Parliament voted 407 to 57 to reject attempts by constituent governments to crack down on consumers who illegally download copyright material like music, television programs and films Read the rest of this entry »
EU Parliament Rejects Draconian Sanctions for Illegal Downloads via Internet
May 7, 2009
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So it was Grey and not Bell who invented the telephone
December 30, 2007Seth Shulman claims there is “little doubt” that Bell stole his initial telephone Read the rest of this entry »
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Federal Judge finds Qualcomm misled industry
August 9, 2007A federal judge has ruled that by deliberately concealing patents from an industry standard-setting group, Qualcomm Inc. has waived its rights to enforce Read the rest of this entry »
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US Music Artists Call for Royalties for Radio Broadcasts
June 22, 2007More than 100 artists launched musicFIRST last week. MusicFIRST is a lobbying group with the single agenda of trying to get Congress to enact copyright legislation to force radio stations to pay royalties when broadcasting music.
Under current US legislation, Read the rest of this entry »
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Could free Cross-Licensing between telecommunication giants become a thing of the past?
April 24, 2007Telecommunication is somewhere in the middle ground between the pharmaceutical industry where every patent infringement gets challenged in the courts, and the software industry, where patents are rarely enforced. Read the rest of this entry »
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Proposed US Patent Reform Looking Likely to Pass
April 23, 2007A group of senators and House members have introduced legislation that if adopted, will make significant changes to the U.S. patent system.
The bill, similar to legislation introduced last year, is expected to refuel the historic disagreement Read the rest of this entry »
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Magnum Venture Capital Changes Name to Magma Venture Partners
March 27, 2007Magnum Venture Capital, an Israel VC fund specializing in communications has changed its name to Magma Venture Partners to differentiate itself from the International group of Magnum Funds.
With Magma, the VC company may get burned again. Israeli companies with similar names include Read the rest of this entry »
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