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Exclusive! Yahoo provided Iran with names of 200,000 users

This post is going to make some major allegations. I realize this is not completely buttoned down, but I believe there is sufficient veracity in what I have right now to publish. I am expecting to be able to provide further proof as the story ...

From RICHARD KOMAN, ZDNet,  9 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Yahoo!,  Google Inc.

'Smoking gun' emails in Viacom-YouTube case

Is this a smoking gun in the Viacom-YouTube suit? News.com’s Greg Sandoval reports that evidence has surfaced that may undercut YouTube’s argument that it has safe harbor protection under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act: Internal YouTube e-mails ...

From RICHARD KOMAN, ZDNet,  7 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Viacom, Inc.,  Google Inc.

EU approves new browser ballot for Windows 7

Microsoft has finally come up with a browser ballot screen the European Union likes, according to news reports. The EU was not going to approve Windows 7 without a way for users to choose a browser other than Internet Explorer. Microsoft had taken a ...

From RICHARD KOMAN, ZDNet,  7 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  European Commission,  European Union,  Brad Smith

Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)

After a a false start, Republican opposition to the FCC’s net neutrality rules has really amped up with two attack letters from Republican camps. These mandates would harm consumers, reduce competition, and discourage new investment and innovation at ...

From RICHARD KOMAN, ZDNet,  6 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission,  U.S. Republican Party

FTC publishes final rules on blogger payola, endorsements

The revised Guides also add new examples to illustrate the long standing principle that “material connections” (sometimes payments or free products) between advertisers and endorsers – connections that consumers would not expect – must be disclosed. ...

From RICHARD KOMAN, ZDNet,  5 Oct 2009

Apple sees red (delicious) over grocery logo

At first blush, it’s hard to glean the controversy between Apple Inc’s famous Apple logo and the Australian grocery chain Woolworth’s new W logo, although, in gleaming green, it certainly look like apple peelings. First, Woolworth’s plans to package ...

From RICHARD KOMAN, ZDNet,  5 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Apple, Inc.

Israeli firm claims patent on URL shortcuts

In the annals of patent abuse, this looks like a good one. TechCrunch reports that the stock of Israeli public company Netex has skyrocketed, thanks to a patent that could have Google, Microsoft and Yahoo scrambling to pay licensing fees. Or the ...

From RICHARD KOMAN, ZDNet,  2 Oct 2009

Related Topics: TechCrunch,  Google Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation,  Yahoo!

ICANN, US government splitting up - slowly

Well, this is a somewhat amorphous development: The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. government is now “loosening control” over ICANN, the semi-private “director” of DNS addressing. The move is seen as a stamp of approval for the ...

From RICHARD KOMAN, ZDNet,  30 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Wall Street Journal

Judge overturns $388m patent verdict against Microsoft

In a 66-page decision (PDF) , a Rhode Island federal district court has overturned a whopping patent infringement verdict against Microsoft. The ruling comes after six years of procedural wrangling, including a trip to the Federal Circuit, and a jury ...

From RICHARD KOMAN, ZDNet,  30 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation

Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice

Here’s Google’s response to AT&T’s charges that Voice discriminates against users in certain, expensive locations. Google’s argument: yes, the common carrier system is broken and should be fixed so that local carriers can’t rip off common carriers for ...

From RICHARD KOMAN, ZDNet,  28 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  AT&T Inc.,  Federal Communications Commission,  Skype

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