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Groups Want Microsoft Out Of Your Business
Two consumer advocacy groups have filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking the regulatory agency to investigate alleged abuses resulting from Microsoft's adCenter services and the private user data the company collects.
Does RSS Imply Permission To Reuse Content?
With the advent of the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, copyright law got a lot trickier. Labeled "really simple stealing" by AOL's Jason Calacanis, there is still no clear-cut legal precedent about implied consent to repurpose syndicated content, but the legal system that protects search engines may also green-light spammy content aggregators.
‘Tis The Season For A Yahoo Shopping Upgrade
Yahoo Shopping has a new look, and as the company admits, it's "just in time for the holidays." The redesign's timeliness doesn't necessarily mean it's exploitative, though, and Yahoo boasts that the site offers "a delightful and convenient shopping experience."
Yahoo China Wages War On Qihoo
Yahoo China is preparing to file an aggressive new lawsuit against Qihoo, a rival portal. The case will reportedly target Qihoo's founder (and former president of Yahoo China), Zhou Hongyi, by claiming "that Zhou has embezzled from Yahoo China and defrauded it."
Microsoft, Novell Make Nice Over Linux
A history of network competition and some contentious patent issues between the two companies have been overcome with the announcement that Microsoft and Novell will collaborate on making Vista and SuSE Linux more interoperable and manageable.
