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We're heading toward the time where, for most people, legal downloads will replace file sharing. Forrester has an interesting analysis which includes the predictions that: By 2008, 33 percent of music sales will come from downloads, with CD sales down 30 percent from their 1999 peak. On-demand movie distribution will generate $1.4 billion by 2005, and revenue from DVDs and tapes will decline 8 percent, Forrester predicted. [News.com] 11:15:14 PM 
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More software patent craziness:
Amazon.com on Tuesday received a patent for new features on its ordering forms.I took a look at the claims. It really does seem kind of insane to have a patent on something so obvious, especially given the popularity for 20 years or so of various kinds of outlining applications that collapse and expand portions of a page in a similar way. 10:31:01 PM
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Download the file wrapper for Pinpoint's '939 patent here, if you want it. The "file wrapper" contains the interaction between the patentee and the patent examiner, also known as the "prosecution history." This can be essential in determining the effective scope of a patent. 4:23:51 PM
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Jobs at top, Ballmer at bottom of CEO approval ratings [A MacCentral summary of a Forbes poll] 1:17:25 PM
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