Monthly Archives: December 2002

eBay’s Whitman, a Poor Example

TheStreet.com: eBay’s CEO Is Quitting Goldman’s Board. The investment bank did not offer any explanation for Whitman’s departure, although her tenure on the board became part of a controversy when it was revealed that she and other prominent executives received … Continue reading

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Copyright: Freedom Rings, Occasionally

What good news to hear that ElcomSoft was acquitted of criminal copyright charges by a federal jury in San Jose. It was a verdict for common sense, but it’s probably too optimistic to hope that the law sparking the prosecution … Continue reading

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Elcomsoft Not Guilty; DMCA Takes Hit

AP: Russian software company found innocent in copyright case. The case against Elcomsoft Ltd. was the most high-profile under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which many in the technology industry consider unduly restrictive. This is fantastic news. More soon… … Continue reading

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World InfoCon, a Report

Steve Cisler posted this report about the World InfoCon. “He stands out for his blandness. Business suit, crewcut, an earpiece to keep in touch with his team leader, and an open newspaper. But he’s looking elsewhere, over his shoulder, at … Continue reading

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Weblogs, Politics and More

I’ve been talking about the next version of journalism for a while now. Card-carrying conservative John Podhoretz gets it in his column about Trent Lott. Tomorrow’s journalism is multi-directional. We are all writers (if we want to be), not just … Continue reading

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Hong Kong Curtailing Liberties

Hong Kong is part of China, but the “one country, two systems” mantra is sounding a bit hollow. That’s because Hong Kong may soon enact Draconian “anti-subversion” measures that are more appropriate to a police state than an open society. … Continue reading

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CNN Hones Propaganda Skills

Just turned on CNN to catch the headlines. The network is running a report about Iraq and the likely upcoming war. The channel is also, in the middle of a supposed news report, playing ominous-sounding music in the background while … Continue reading

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Help from the Net Solves Crime

I love this story. A ripoff artist gets caught because the network worked. A human network, in this case, augmenting the virtual one. Comments

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AOL Moving into Blogging?

At the very end of this interview on GoodExperience.com comes the following question and answer: Q: AOL is getting into weblogs? A: In a way, we’ve had them for a while. A few years ago, in our Digital City area, … Continue reading

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