Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Fall TV season taking on foreign air. LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As TV executives unveil their lineups for the fall season, it seems they spent as much time preparing work visas for the shows' stars as they did closing deals for new series. [Reuters: Entertainment News] comment []10:40:23 PM

Open-source users, companies scoff at Microsoft threats. (InfoWorld) - Open-source supporters are thumbing their noses at Microsoft Corp.'s claim that it will seek royalties from users and distributors on 235 patents it holds for technologies in Linux and open-source software, saying they are not worried about being the target of litigation for patent infringement. Rather than scare companies away from using or distributing open source, the general consensus is that the company's threats of litigation -- outlined in statements Microsoft exe [IDG InfoWorld] comment []12:46:14 PM

No change in global piracy rates. More than one-third of software used in businesses is pirated, says an industry watchdog. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] comment []12:46:01 PM

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