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Current Topic: Politics and Law |
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Schwarzenegger Backs Amendment to Allow Immigrant Presidents |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
5:12 pm EST, Feb 23, 2004 |
] Mr. Schwarzenegger, who immigrated to the United States ] from Austria 35 years ago, on Sunday endorsed an ] amendment to the Constitution to allow immigrants who ] have been citizens for at least 20 years to run for ] president. Mr. Schwarzenegger became a citizen in 1983. Cough, cough! Schwarzenegger Backs Amendment to Allow Immigrant Presidents |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
12:59 pm EST, Feb 23, 2004 |
] ] I was just sent this photograph, and it made me laugh, so ] I asked for permission to share it with all of you, so ] you can enjoy it too. Someone drove by SCO headquarters ] and took a picture. Too funny! Great picture of SCO HQ |
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F.C.C. Begins Rewriting Rules on Delivery of the Internet |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
5:55 pm EST, Feb 12, 2004 |
] WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 The Federal Communications Commission began ] writing new rules today that officials and industry experts said ] would profoundly alter both the way the Internet is delivered and ] used in homes and businesses. This might actually be not bad news... F.C.C. Begins Rewriting Rules on Delivery of the Internet |
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Microsoft doesn't own the word 'windows' judge rules |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
1:58 pm EST, Feb 12, 2004 |
] ] Microsoft, has lost the first round of its legal battle ] over its ownership of the word 'windows'. It was a key ] point in its trademark battle with the Linux distributor ] Lindows. !!! Microsoft doesn't own the word 'windows' judge rules |
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Thorny Issues Await F.C.C. on Internet Phones |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
5:21 pm EST, Feb 9, 2004 |
] On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission is set ] to consider approving a notice of proposed rulemaking, ] the first step in a lengthy process of writing ] regulations for Internet-based phone services. The ] commission is also set to issue a final decision on a ] petition by one of the new Internet phone companies, ] Pulver.com, which has asked the commission to rule that ] it does not need to pay interconnection access fees to ] phone companies for any calls made and received between ] computers through Internet connections. What a mess! I'm sure we can count on the FCC to screw this one up too, just like everything else they touch... Thorny Issues Await F.C.C. on Internet Phones |
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IBM Report on SCO 'Compliance' |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
10:50 pm EST, Feb 6, 2004 |
] ] Despite these representations, however, SCO in ] fact failed to comply with the Court's order in numerous ] respects [1] the most important of which are addressed ] below. IBM is going to drive SCO into the ground so hard it isn't going to be funny... IBM Report on SCO 'Compliance' |
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SCO Drops Trade Secret Claim and Shows No 'Infringing' Linux Code So Far: Eyewitness Account |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
5:14 pm EST, Feb 6, 2004 |
] ] The big info is this: SCO has apparently dropped its ] trade secret claims against IBM and as for the copyright ] claim, it is melting. So far, according to IBM, SCO has ] shown not one line of "infringing code" and SCO, he said, ] "repeats their theory" that IBM put AIX code into Linux, ] and identified only 17 files and identified a few lines ] in those files. SCO is about to hit the wall! SCO Drops Trade Secret Claim and Shows No 'Infringing' Linux Code So Far: Eyewitness Account |
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Judge to Issue Order in a Week: IBM Says SCO Didn't Comply |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
2:42 pm EST, Feb 6, 2004 |
] "I just got out of the hearing. The outcome is Judge ] Wells will be issuing an order within the next week. She ] wanted to take her decision under advisement. ] ] "Some quick observations. Mr. Marriott argued for the ] side of IBM again and Mr. Weiss argued for SCO. Counsel ] were in chambers for 28-30 minutes. IBM stated that SCO ] had not complied with the Judge's order for discovery. ] SCO has said they have and now want their motions ] granted. Darl was not in attendance." The suspense is killing me! Judge to Issue Order in a Week: IBM Says SCO Didn't Comply |
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Judge Tells RIAA Attorney: 'Stop Using Abusive Language, Like Calling File Sharing 'Piracy'' |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
4:31 pm EST, Feb 5, 2004 |
] ] Since Darl McBride compares SCO to the RIAA, perhaps he ] should take note of something that just happened in the ] current appeal of the Morpheus and Grokster case. One of ] the three judges told the RIAA attorney to stop using ] "abusive language", such as calling file-trading ] "piracy". Wow! Judge Tells RIAA Attorney: 'Stop Using Abusive Language, Like Calling File Sharing 'Piracy'' |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
11:32 am EST, Feb 4, 2004 |
] (CNN) -- Building on his momentum, Sen. John Kerry picked ] up five of the seven states holding contests for the ] Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday. Sen. John ] Edwards kept his White House dream alive with a win in ] South Carolina and a surprisingly strong showing in ] Oklahoma. Clark may or may not have won Oklahoma -- he was ahead of Edwards there by a razor-thin margin. Kerry wins 5 of 7 |
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