USA Today tells the story[1] of a small business owner who, after being slapped with a hefty fine for using illegal copies of Microsoft software, decided to go completely free in his office. To date, he believes he saved himself $80,000 by doing so. The row with Microsoft …

I'm as annoyed at the French (government) as the next guy but, this article on CNN.com shows just how lacking in any clue our legislators are. That's right, they're wasting our hard-earned cash to go out and change the name of French Fries and French Toast to Freedom Fries …

An article on CNet and originally from Reuters, Bungie (now owned by Microsoft) is saying that they have delayed the release of Halo 2 so that they can complete the Mac and PC ports of Halo.

An article out today (no longer available) raises the question of where certain high-profile technology companies really stand on the issues involving the DMCA. In particular, it sites statement releases by the BSA (Business Software Alliance) against new attempts to remove some of the more heinous provisions of the DMCA …

OK, you're thinking, enough about the sessions, tell me something about what's going on with the Expo itself. Fine, here are my thoughts on the expo: I've been to the expo floor each day since it opened and decided to put a summary here on the last day so that …

Well, I made it through day 4 of the GDC. I always find the second-to-last day of any conference the longest, since you've already made initial contacts with everyone and seen enough tutorials and sessions to make your head explode. But, enough about me, time for info on what happened …

In a article[1] from CNet, we are told that US District Court judges in Missouri and New York threw out searches used against people arrested in the Government's largest Child Pornography operation, Candyman. The problem is that it appears the FBI used a users list without verifying that all …

According to an article in Wired, the Army has but one Macintosh deployed for the war in the Gulf. It was an uphill battle to get it there, but the Macintosh PowerBook G4 (15.4 inch, most likely) is doing duty handling reconnaissance data.

This article started out as a review of the first day. However, it quickly degenerated into a thread about the maturing of the games industry, especially as it relates to MMOGs. The tutorial itself had some great content. I took a number of notes, some that were just filler, but …

Congresswoman Lofgren (D-CA) has proposed a new bill to congress aimed at bringing fair use back to the United States Copyright system. Although I'm not a lawyer, I did read the whole thing, and it certainly moves things in the right direction. In particular, it addresses a purchasers ability to …

There is a global wISP (wireless Internet Service Provider) directory now available from Brainheart Capital. I don't know how comprehensive it is, but it has over 192 entries now.

Sometimes, the big company gets the good press at the expense of the small company. This is certainly the case with SCO, the Santa Cruz Operation, and their recently filed law suit against IBM. According to an article at Wired, there is a groundswell of support for big blue and …

For those of you interested in knowing what's going on at GDC 2003, check out GDC Coverage at GameSpy.

I just couldn't resist the comparison to Dr. Evil. The Santa Cruz Organization, who brought you fine issues such as sexual harassment and diversity training, has now decided that if they can't succeed on the merits of their business, they are going to sue. According to an article in InfoWorld …

Woo hoo! Count me in! I saw this game at MacWorld and it's looking great. The only significant issue is the server segregation from the rest of the EQ world, which is a disappointment, but I'd love to be able to get some EQ done while on the road. Besides …

As with any compromise position, the FCC's decision to go forward with some form of "broadcast flag" to limit the reproduction of TV signals that have copyright protection is taking heat from all sides. According to an article on CNet, congress is upset that the FCC might make rules that …

This morning, I'd gone to the Cox High-Speed Internet FAQ to see if they had any limits on the amount of bandwidth consumed. While there, I found this interesting statement amongst the security info they provide to their users: "The majority of our customers use Microsoft Windows 95/98, which …

In a move certain to garner more headlines and a substantial following of observers, Cornell University has announced that they will be charging users for usage that exceeds 2GB per month. The policy, detailed in this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education sounds innocuous enough, until you get to …

In a move certain to raise the eyebrows of the reactionary right and warm the hearts of first-amendment lovers, the US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has again struck down the COPA (Child Online Protection Act), an overly-broad act aimed at putting in prison people who don't cordon off "inappropriate …

In the latest salvo in the DMCA war started a couple of months ago by printer manufacturer Lexmark, SCC has filed an antitrust lawsuit against them claiming unfair competitive practices. It appears, based on this article that the manufacturer is going to be the poster child for anti-competitive DMCA fights …