Judge bars RIAA president from testifying in Capitol Records v. Thomas  —  Duluth, Minnesota — Testimony in Capitol Records v. Jammie Thomas wrapped up today after Judge Michael J. Davis decided against allowing RIAA president Cary Sherman to testify in the case.

Source:   Ars Technica
Author:   Eric Bangeman
Link:   http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071003-judge…

NBC chief urges all-hands assault on piracy  —  WASHINGTON—Copyright holders are “losing the battle” against piracy, at the expense of economic security and public health, and will never prevail unless a wide swath of governments and industries gets proactive, NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said Wednesday.

Source:   CNET News.com
Author:   Anne Broache
Link:   http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9790352-7.html

Vista Business sales soar like leaping dachshund  —  August numbers are in from Context, the European PC market watcher, and they show that the Vista is anything but Buena for Microsoft.  Vista Business, the, um, business version of Vista, Microsoft’s new operating system, slowed during the month …

Source:   The Register
Author:   Drew Cullen
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Microsoft’s Open-Source Trap for Mono  —  Opinion: Microsoft wants to destroy open-source by opening its code for examination, but not for use.  —  Microsoft is claiming that releasing the .NET Framework reference source code under the Microsoft Reference License will give developers the opportunity to understand more about .NET.

Source:   eWEEK.com
Author:   Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
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Sony BMG’s chief anti-piracy lawyer: “Copying” music you own is “stealing”  —  Duluth, Minnesota — Testimony today in Capitol Records, et al v. Jammie Thomas quickly and inadvertently turned to the topic of fair use when Jennifer Pariser, the head of litigation for Sony BMG, was called to the stand to testify.

Source:   Ars Technica
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UC Berkeley first to post full lectures to YouTube  —  YouTube is now an important teaching tool at UC Berkeley.  —  The school announced on Wednesday that it has begun posting entire course lectures on the Web’s No.1 video-sharing site.  —  Berkeley officials claimed in a statement …

Source:   CNET News.com
Author:   Greg Sandoval
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Verizon unveils iPhone rival  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless unveiled three new cell phones on Wednesday for the holiday season, including a high-end handset named Voyager that will compete with Apple Inc’s iPhone.  —  The Voyager, made by LG Electronics, trumps the iPhone by offering faster wireless Web access.

Source:   Reuters
Author:   Sinead […]

Fake Jobs plans real publicity tour  —  SAN FRANCISCO - The “Fake Steve Jobs” blogger who jealously guarded his anonymity for nearly a year will soon embark on a publicity tour to tout his forthcoming book.  —  Forbes magazine editor Dan Lyons had intended to publish “oPtion$: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs” under a […]

Google Transit Graduates from Labs  —  It may be back-to-school season, but Google Transit has just graduated from Google Labs!  We’re excited to say it’s now a fully integrated feature in Google Maps.  This means that when you look up directions for areas where we have transit coverage you’ll …

Source:   Google LatLong
Author:   Christoph […]

FTC Okays $300 Million Yahoo-BlueLithium Merger  —  The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) $300 million acquisition of online ad network BlueLithium does not violate antitrust regulations and can now go through, according to Reuters.

Source:   paidContent.org
Author:   David Kaplan
Link:   http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-ftc-okays-300…