It seems like the bluster and bravado have calmed down. Possibly because of the current news… eBay denied stay in LVMH case The French Court of Appeals today denied eBay’s petition to stay an injunction issued June 30 by a … More
Now even encrypted traffic isn’t safe and the right’s delusion deepens… Net Neutrality Debate Is Secretly All About Internet Television Net Pioneers Say By MacRonin David Clark, a senior MIT computer scientist who spent eight years as the internet’s chief … More
Ina Steiner again; eBay Cancels Plans to Go PayPal-Only in Australia “eBay has cancelled plans to go to a PayPal-only marketplace in Australia. It had intended to limit buyers and sellers to using its own payment service exclusively, but withdrew … More
Dee makes an excellent point in her comment at eBay Ink… Referencing the current results (subject to change) of the attempt to impose a PayPal only payment process on eBay Australia which eBay has been told by the Australian government … More
Or did Hachette simply piss off the “boss” by preparing to offer books in the right format for the Sony Reader? This might be a long one – resources aplenty on this topic :) Doreen Carvahal wrote in The NY … More
Rogers Admits to Violating Net Neutrality By Holiday Shapiro In a meeting held yesterday, that was restricted to only select members of the media, Rogers Communications admitted that it violated the principle of net neutrality by arbitrarily interfering with customers’ … More
Even though the Australian government told eBay they could not implement their PayPal only plan this month, that the ACCC would make a final determination whether this would be approved or not, eBay insists; Developments In eBay Plan To Go … More
Is expected to become Google’s biggest source of profits in the future, according to Eric Schmidt; “During a question-and-answer session at an event hosted in San Francisco by Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications, Schmidt reiterated his belief that … More
Canada is certainly in the fray… The Angus Net Neutrality Bill By Michael Geist NDP MP Charlie Angus introduced his private member’s net neutrality bill in the House of Commons this afternoon. The short bill seeks to add transparency, neutral … More
For eBay sellers unhappy with the current state of affairs regarding feedback… Another h/t to Ina at Auctionbytes for this news; eBay Feedback Extortion Alerting Service Which introduces AfterTheGavel.com. Dr. Ben Bishop, the founder, describes his site as “A way … More
A much needed return to a very important topic… Much thanks goes out to the supporters of the Canadian Rally at Parliament Hill in Ottawa May, 26th! Guarantee net neutrality The Star-Ledger – NJ.com – Newark, NJ, USA Internet neutrality … More
Your printer has screwed up my works in the past and was not amenable to discussion about it. Your printer cost me money and reputation by their actions when they screwed up my works with their mistakes. I don’t want … More
Not that he needed the help but… Another Hedge Fund Backing Icahn on Yahoo “Third Point LLC, a $5.7 billion hedge fund headed by activist Dan Loeb, has recently accumulated a stake of over 5 million shares in Yahoo Inc … More
Brazen disregard for rights… Save The Internet lets us know; The Web’s Wannabe Gatekeepers: Comcast, Now Cox “Comcast is not alone on the list of wannabe gatekeepers. Cox Communications has joined the ranks with news today that it is degrading … More
