Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

AP: Justice Department asks appeals court to move ahead with antitrust case. “Granting a (delay) would further delay the public’s remedy and contribute to uncertainty in the market,” Assistant Attorney General Charles A. James and other government lawyers wrote in … Continue reading →

Next Monday, the ICANN At Large Study Committee is holding a meeting in Silicon Valley. It’s part of what Esther Dyson, a committee member, calls a genuine attempt on the part of the organization to figure out how best to … Continue reading →

Washington Post: More Asterisks Added To Windows XP Icon Policy. On July 30, Microsoft responded to media inquiries by acknowledging that if computer makers placed any icons on the desktop, they had to include the icon for MSN, which competes … Continue reading →

Wall Street Journal (paid registration required): G-8 Protesters Say They Were Beaten, Deprived of Rights by Police in Italy. The accounts of 19 Diaz detainees, who were interviewed in five countries, and those of doctors, local officials and neighborhood witnesses … Continue reading →

AP: Russian programmer Sklyarov freed on $50,000 bail. Sklyarov’s supporters say there is no evidence anyone has used his program to violate copyrights on electronic books. Adobe dropped its support of the case on July 23. Even if there was … Continue reading →

Microsoft, continuing to thumb its nose at the legal system, has appealed its antitrust conviction to the Supreme Court. It’s now saying that the appeals court should have completely oveturned the verdict because U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson was … Continue reading →

The comments have poured in about my suggestion that the government seek an injunction blocking Windows XP. Most are positive, but quite a few folks would like to boil me in oil. I’m constantly amazed at some people’s willingness to … Continue reading →

Reuters: $30 Billion Offer Made for Hughes. The offer comes just days before Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp had been expected to finalise a deal with General Motors in a move to make DirecTV and its 10 million subscribers the U.S. … Continue reading →

San Francisco Chronicle: Security flaw makes Wireless networks vulnerable. The problem affects a technology known as 802.11, or Wi-Fi, a technology standard that is the foundation for a growing number of wireless local-area networks in homes, offices, schools and, recently, … Continue reading →

Now that the U.S. appeals court has reaffirmed its unanimous decision that Microsoft abused its monopoly and stifled innovation, and now that it’s abundantly clear that Microsoft has no intention of modifying its behavior, it’s time for a difficult but … Continue reading →