Troy wins battle at US box office

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Microsoft wins name battle

Microsoft wins name battle 04/09/2004 03:55 PM
Lindows, which markets a user-friendly version of Linux, bows to Microsoft in a dispute over its name.

IBM wins round in SCO battle

IBM wins round in SCO battle 12/08/2003 09:21 AM
ZDNet Dec 8 2003 8:53AM ET

FIFA wins Web trademark battle

FIFA wins Web trademark battle 09/14/2004 04:18 PM
ZDNet UK Sep 14 2004 7:46PM GMT

Teenager wins DVD court battle

Teenager wins DVD court battle 12/02/2003 03:49 PM
BBC Dec 2 2003 1:29PM ET

Eurotunnel boss wins battle

Eurotunnel boss wins battle 06/17/2005 03:21 PM
Eurotunnel chairman Jacques Gounon wins the battle to lead the Channel Tunnel operator.

Serena wins Mauresmo battle

Serena wins Mauresmo battle 07/01/2004 02:18 PM
Serena Williams is forced to dig deep to beat Amelie Mauresmo in the semi-final.

Oracle wins antitrust battle

Oracle wins antitrust battle 09/10/2004 12:44 PM
Out-Law.com Sep 10 2004 4:43PM GMT

ShellShock wins 'Nam battle

ShellShock wins 'Nam battle 09/07/2004 07:06 AM
A current slew of games suggest that the Vietnam War is the conflict of the moment, with Conflict: Vietnam and Shellshock: Nam '67 out this week.

P2P Wins Court Battle in France

P2P Wins Court Battle in France 03/14/2005 04:34 PM
I take back some of things I had thought about our friends across the Atlantic. A French Appeal Court ruled that a countryman who downloaded 500 movies via P2P was within his rights because he used them for private viewing, not distributing or selling them to the public. He also paid tax on the blank media he recorded it on. No harm, no foul said the courts. Now that is a ruling that makes sense, common sense. Viva Le France! If you can read French, you can find the details on this website.

Google wins battle of the brands

Google wins battle of the brands 02/11/2003 09:34 AM
Minimalist Internet search engine Google has been voted "brand of the year" by branding junkies, proving once again that less is more as it pipped giants such ...

Microsoft Wins a High-Definition DVD
Battle

Microsoft Wins a High-Definition DVD
Battle 09/03/2004 09:55 AM
Blu-ray on Wednesday said Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) has won the DVD technology group's backing of a video compression standard for new high-definition discs, marking an advance for the software maker in an emerging consumer electronics arena. Two consortia, Blu-ray and HD DVD, are competing to become the technology for the next generation of DVDs which can store high-definition movies and many times the data of today's discs.

Linux wins battle for Munich contract

Linux wins battle for Munich contract 06/17/2004 10:15 AM

Apple Wins iTunes Cybersquatting Battle

Apple Wins iTunes Cybersquatting Battle 03/17/2005 03:09 AM

By Andy McCue, Silicon.com

Microsoft wins another Eolas web patent
battle

Microsoft wins another Eolas web patent
battle 08/19/2004 05:48 AM
But the fat lady isn't even humming

Baranduda wins battle for broadband
internet

Baranduda wins battle for broadband
internet 09/17/2004 11:38 PM
The Border Mail Sep 18 2004 3:28AM GMT

Lindows wins a round in naming battle

Lindows wins a round in naming battle 06/02/2004 04:38 PM
ZDNet UK Jun 2 2004 8:14PM GMT

Monsanto wins Canada seed battle

Monsanto wins Canada seed battle 05/21/2004 01:04 PM
Monsanto wins a legal battle against a Canadian farmer whom it accused of growing patented rapeseed without paying for it.

Microsoft's Battle Lines Shifting to
Office?

Microsoft's Battle Lines Shifting to
Office? 11/21/2002 03:09 PM
The newest standards battle between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems may be an open XML-based specification for office productivity application file formats.

Germany wins World Cup beer battle
(Reuters)

Germany wins World Cup beer battle
(Reuters) 12/22/2004 01:02 AM
Reuters - Fears that German beer would be banned at the 2006 World Cup finals disappeared after the American company holding stadium beverage rights agreed that German beer could be sold to fans.

Microsoft Wins a High-Definition DVD
Battle (Reuters)

Microsoft Wins a High-Definition DVD
Battle (Reuters) 09/01/2004 05:18 PM
Reuters - Blu-ray on Wednesday said Microsoft Corp. has won the DVD technology group's backing of a video compression standard for new high-definition discs, marking an advance for the software maker in an emerging consumer electronics arena.

Musicologist wins copyright battle over
300-year-old works

Musicologist wins copyright battle over
300-year-old works 07/17/2004 11:19 AM
BoingBoing reader John says:

Dr. Sawkins, a musicologist, has won a copyright battle in Britain over a 300 year old piece of music, "Music for the Sun King" by Michel-Richard de Lalande. I understand that particular editions of literature, for example, are often copyrighted: the layout, the footnotes, etc, are all original. But the actual editorial choices- what to include, how to conflate contradictory texts- I had assumed were not copyrightable. By the logic of this argument, a good editorial choice made in one edition of a piece of music can be seen as infringing on the same choice made in another edition.

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Kremlin's Man Wins Chechnya Vote, But
Faces Battle

Kremlin's Man Wins Chechnya Vote, But
Faces Battle 08/29/2004 05:47 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 29 2004 10:45PM GMT

S.F. Wins Round 1 in Marriage Battle
(Los Angeles Times)

S.F. Wins Round 1 in Marriage Battle
(Los Angeles Times) 02/14/2004 05:57 AM
Los Angeles Times - SAN FRANCISCO — The legal war over gay marriage in California saw its first battle Friday, with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom winning a tactical victory that could allow thousands of gay couples to wed by the end of the holiday weekend.

Kazaa wins in European file-sharing
court battle

Kazaa wins in European file-sharing
court battle 12/19/2003 05:13 PM
The Dutch Supreme Court found for the makers of Kazaa in a battle over the legality of the file-sharing software.

Kremlin's Man Wins Chechnya Vote, But
Faces Battle (Reuters)

Kremlin's Man Wins Chechnya Vote, But
Faces Battle (Reuters) 08/30/2004 01:15 AM
Reuters - The Kremlin's candidate has won Chechnya's presidential election but faces an uphill struggle to subdue a resurgence of a separatist rebellion that has frustrated Russian leaders for a decade.

IP office wins product of year

IP office wins product of year 01/27/2004 02:29 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Jan 27 2004 6:48AM GMT

'50 First Dates' Wins Weekend Box Office
(AP)

'50 First Dates' Wins Weekend Box Office
(AP) 02/15/2004 03:41 PM
AP - Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore's romance "50 First Dates" proved an irresistible draw for the Valentine's weekend date crowd, taking in $41 million to debut as the top movie, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Digital Envoy Wins Geo-Targeting Patent,
Battle with Google Looms

Digital Envoy Wins Geo-Targeting Patent,
Battle with Google Looms 07/01/2004 05:01 PM
" Digital Envoy has won a U.S. patent for a technology it describes as "non-invasively" targeting the physical location of Web surfers, which it says is essential for doing business in cyberspace. The company's recent announcement could also accelerate a battle over the technology with Google, with Digital Envoy vice president Rob Friedman vowing the company would enforce the patent vigorously."

'Van Helsing' Wins Box Office Over
Olsens (AP)

'Van Helsing' Wins Box Office Over
Olsens (AP) 05/09/2004 07:49 PM
AP - Dracula, the Wolf Man and Frankenstein stomped the Olsen twins in the first major box-office contest of the summer blockbuster season. The monster-hunting adventure "Van Helsing," starring Hugh Jackman as a creature slayer, opened at No. 1 with $54.2 million.

Sun Wins Multiyear Deal with Office
Depot

Sun Wins Multiyear Deal with Office
Depot 12/23/2003 05:01 AM
Boston Globe Dec 23 2003 4:02AM ET

German Walkman Inventor Wins Battle
Against Sony, Fixes Gaze on Apple

German Walkman Inventor Wins Battle
Against Sony, Fixes Gaze on Apple 06/07/2004 12:09 PM

German inventor Andreas Pavel has just settled a 20 year court battle with Sony over the origins of the Walkman, a device Pavel claimed to have patented in 1977. While Sony has spent the better part of two decades trying to ignore his claims of invention (despite the fact they paid him royalty fees for the first few years of the device's life), Pavel's near bankruptcy after a 3.7 million dollar court battle was finally rewarded by a confidential agreement in which Pavel was reportedly paid off to the tune of several million euros. Pavel, cock of the walk, is now planning to take a swipe at Apple, whose iPod has become the Walkman of this generation. Even better, Pavel has another patent in the wings: a 1989 US filing for a technology that combines the features of a portable audio player and a mobile phone. That patent will be decided on 'soon.'
Read [Management.Silicon via Blues]

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Patent owner wins case against State
Intellectual Property Office

Patent owner wins case against State
Intellectual Property Office 12/02/2003 01:47 AM
China Daily Dec 2 2003 1:01AM ET

"Troy"

"Troy" 05/15/2004 02:22 PM

Destroy Troy

Destroy Troy 07/05/2004 05:49 PM

When I wake up I usually find some interesting remains in my mind.  It's as if the brain forgot to flush the cache when I awake.  This morning it was the thought that the word 'destroy' originated from the fall of Troy.  So to destroy is to suffer the same fate as the city of Troy did.

Is this true?  Dictionaries I looked up didn't list Troy as the origin of the word.  Searching Google returns many pages that mention the city of Troy and the word destory together yet none seems to suggest there there might be a closer relationship between the word and the name.

Seems unlikely though.  The concept of destruction has a long history and, while the destruction of Troy took place long time ago, use of the word 'destroy' to mean 'do the same as what was done to Troy' would require a lot of story telling.

A: Destroy that city by nightfall!
B: Do what?
A: Destroy!  Turn it into rubble like Troy.
B: Troy?  What's that?
A: *sigh* You never heard about Troy?  Giant Horse?
B: Uh, no.  Why don't you tell us?

More likely, the word is related to the word 'destruction', removal of structures, but it's fun to play with words anyway.

Troy in 15 (very funny) minutes

Troy in 15 (very funny) minutes 05/20/2004 01:05 AM
After the sixth hour of Troy, the new Arm Pitt Men in Skirts epic, I started to remember just how friggin' big that copy of the Iliad I had was. Big. Big, big book. Loooong movie.

So it's a good thing that this blogger has produced a Troy-in-fifteen-minutes abridgement. You know, I like it as much as the original!

AGAMEMNON: Look, there's no reason for me to slaughter thousands of your men. You pick out your best soldier, and I pick out mine.

KING OF THESSALY: Deal. [turns to his army] SOME GUYYYYY!

THESSALIAN ARMY: SOME! GUY! SOME! GUY! SOME! GUY!

Some Guy breaks through the crowd. His neck resembles an Easter ham and his spear is the size of a telephone pole.

SOME GUY: RAAAAAAAAA!

AGAMEMNON [turning to his army]: ACHILLEEEEEES!

GREEK ARMY: . . .

AGAMEMNON: . . .

Hut of Wanton Nudity, Some Village

BOY: OMG Achilles you're late you gotta get up Achilles OMG!

ACHILLES: Dude, I just nailed twins. Call me in the morning.

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Little to Annoy at Helen of Troy

Little to Annoy at Helen of Troy 07/14/2004 11:27 AM
The beauty company bulks up its bottom line and beats down inventories.

Troy Sequels Planned

Troy Sequels Planned 05/16/2004 12:04 PM
They are planning two sequels for Troy. First up is Troy 2: The Trojans Strike Back. The Greeks are betrayed from the inside and...

Troy (the movie) in 15 minutes.

Troy (the movie) in 15 minutes. 05/20/2004 01:14 PM
Troy (the movie) in 15 minutes. Just in case you didn't feel like sitting through the whole ten years two hours 43 minutes. via BoingBoing

Bedroom of Helen of Troy Sparta
PARIS: Hey, baby, I brought you a pearl necklace.
HELEN [weepy]: I can’t wear it because I’m sort of already married to that other guy but we’ve been doing the royal nasty for a week already anyway and you’re going to leave tomorrow and WAHHHHH.
PARIS: You could stow away and come with me and start a war that will end up killing 90% of the cast and totally be the downfall of my people and my kingdom!
HELEN: *sniff* I think… that’s the sweetest thing anyone’s ever said to me.

"Troy in Fifteen Minutes"

"Troy in Fifteen Minutes" 05/26/2004 04:41 AM

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