Redmond Warns Suspected Code Downloaders: Cease and Desist

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Microsoft warns source code downloaders

Microsoft warns source code downloaders 02/18/2004 05:38 PM
The company is sending warnings to users who search for leaked source code on peer-to-peer file-swapping services and is mailing legal warnings to those who already downloaded the secret programming code.

"cease and desist"

"cease and desist" 03/15/2003 08:30 AM

More Cease-And-Desist-Happy Lawyers

More Cease-And-Desist-Happy Lawyers 12/15/2003 01:00 PM
These days it seems that corporate lawyers a pretty damn quick about pulling out their trusted "cease-and-desist" letters for just about anything - even if no laws have actually been violated. Wired News has two such stories this morning. First, comes the news that Miramax is upset about a site that reviews Kung Fu movies. They accuse him of selling a movie that they own the rights to. The movie was originally released in Asia in 2002, but will come to the US next year. The problem is that the guy who runs the site doesn't sell any movies. He does link to a site that does sell movies, but that site stopped selling the movie in question once Miramax obtained the rights to it. No matter to Miramax. When confronted with this info, they defended the action, saying that they needed to make "it more difficult for people to purchase these films." That may be what the lawyers think, but it might not make the most business sense. First of all, the type of people who will go out of their way to buy such a movie from a foreign distributor are clearly big fans, and are the most likely people to go out and see the movie on the big screen when it's released here. Now, all Miramax has done is piss off the biggest fans of the movie they're about to release. Second, there's nothing illegal about linking to a perfectly legal site. Miramax is simply using their lawyers to bully someone who has done nothing wrong (and, in fact, who is trying to help publicize their movies). What Miramax considers "protecting their intellectual property" certainly appears to be shooting themselves in the foot from this angle. Meanwhile, the US Olympic Committee is hitting back against anyone who dares to use the word "Olympics" to describe some sort of competition. Again, this is going past the basic purpose of trademark law - which is to make sure consumers of a product (or event) aren't confused to believe it's from another company (or organization). In this case, the folks behind the "robolympics" think it's fairly unlikely that anyone is going to confuse their event with the international athletic competitions held every few years. In fact, they point out that the Olympic trademark only covers athletic events - and since their event involves robots, it's not an athletic event.

Intel accepts cease-and-desist order

Intel accepts cease-and-desist order 04/01/2005 05:37 PM
Japan Today Apr 1 2005 8:23PM GMT

Puma cease-and-desist letter @ Gawker

Puma cease-and-desist letter @ Gawker 03/14/2003 06:21 PM
Gawker recieves a cease-and-desist letter from PUMA .. sent in the lawyers .. the letter online .. posted

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Blackboard Campus IDs: Security Thru
Cease & Desist

Blackboard Campus IDs: Security Thru
Cease & Desist 10/30/2003 11:56 PM

e-Scrabble gets Cease and Desist Order
from Hasbro

e-Scrabble gets Cease and Desist Order
from Hasbro 03/22/2005 04:42 PM
Slashdot Mar 22 2005 5:08AM GMT

"cease and desist from Donald Luskin's
lawyer"

"cease and desist from Donald Luskin's
lawyer" 10/30/2003 03:46 AM

Google tells Amazon Light to Cease and
Desist

Google tells Amazon Light to Cease and
Desist 07/19/2002 02:38 AM
Amazon Light, a very cool new use of the Amazon Web Services recently introuced (and clearly inspired by Google's Web API) provides a cleaner-than-Amazon interface to the same data. However, they recently report that they've been asked to cease-and-desist by Google's lawyers. The site was very much like Google's (screenshot) but it was clearly in good taste. I'm not sure why Google is so testy about it. Is a books.google.com coming soon? I wonder if they'll go after Whois Report next. [Thanks to Kevin Burton for alerting me to this.]...

Cnet sending sites cease and desist
letters on linking

Cnet sending sites cease and desist
letters on linking 12/12/2003 02:15 AM
Give me a break if Cnet is so paranoid that they have to send out Cease and Desist letters to...

Free software developers receive
cease-and-desist letters

Free software developers receive
cease-and-desist letters 06/17/2005 04:32 PM
FreeNSK interviewed open source developers Alexander Noé and Zeb who created some free software utilities for Plextor DVD recorders. Noé wrote PxScan and PxView for Windows, while Zeb ported them to GNU/Linux under the name PxLinux. The utilities send special commands to the drives, activating their special features, such as media quality checks. Unfortunately, someone wasn't happy with their efforts, as the parent company of Plextor sent them cease-and-desist letters accusing them of using "unfair commercial practices"...

"Government of Canada sends BlogsCanada
cease and desist order"

"Government of Canada sends BlogsCanada
cease and desist order" 04/16/2004 09:02 PM

Google Sends Cease-And-Desist To Orkut
Geomapper Site

Google Sends Cease-And-Desist To Orkut
Geomapper Site 05/19/2004 12:15 AM
Search Engine Lowdown May 19 2004 4:28AM GMT

Instant House Appraisal.com Ordered to
Cease and Desist Online Appraisals

Instant House Appraisal.com Ordered to
Cease and Desist Online Appraisals 12/19/2004 03:29 PM
The Arizona Board of Appraisal has ordered Instant House Appraisal.com to cease and desist from performing appraisals on Arizona properties unless and until a licensed Arizona appraiser is retained. [PRWEB Dec 16, 2004]

Jupiter Asks eMarketer To Cease And
Desist, Suit May Define 'Fair Use' On
The Internet

Jupiter Asks eMarketer To Cease And
Desist, Suit May Define 'Fair Use' On
The Internet 09/01/2004 08:20 AM
Media Post Sep 1 2004 12:56PM GMT

Microsoft threatens downloaders of
leaked code

Microsoft threatens downloaders of
leaked code 02/19/2004 05:01 PM
Microsoft is sending out letters to many who have downloaded the leaked source code, warning them that they may be sued. In addition, they are alerting those doing searches for the code on P2P networks

Microsoft issues warning to downloaders
of leaked source code

Microsoft issues warning to downloaders
of leaked source code 02/18/2004 06:53 PM
Sydney Morning Herald Feb 18 2004 11:17PM GMT

Suspected 'Half-Life' code thieves
arrested

Suspected 'Half-Life' code thieves
arrested 06/11/2004 10:01 AM
globetechnology.com Jun 11 2004 2:21PM GMT

* Microsoft warns of leak of Windows
source code

* Microsoft warns of leak of Windows
source code 02/14/2004 07:54 AM
Taipei Times Online Feb 14 2004 9:43AM GMT

Security group warns of Linux kernel
code hole

Security group warns of Linux kernel
code hole 01/06/2004 06:51 AM
Computer Weekly Jan 6 2004 6:09AM ET

Iraq Shiites Urge Cleric to Desist

Iraq Shiites Urge Cleric to Desist 05/04/2004 11:58 PM
Iraq's top Shiite leaders demanded that Moktada al-Sadr withdraw militia units from two cities and return to power Iraqi forces.

New foe for downloaders

New foe for downloaders 07/30/2004 01:29 AM
Usatoday.com - Thu Jul 29, 08:26 am GMT

Downloaders Can Get Nothing for
Something From Apple

Downloaders Can Get Nothing for
Something From Apple 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
A playlist of nine tracks can be purchased from the Apple iTunes download service for 99 cents each, even though they are completely silent.

Redmond to the rescue

Redmond to the rescue 04/16/2004 08:57 AM
USA Today Apr 16 2004 12:38PM GMT

Redskins, Redmond, & Red Ink

Redskins, Redmond, & Red Ink 09/03/2004 10:01 AM
Sometimes smart money chases bad stocks.

iPods in Redmond

iPods in Redmond 02/05/2005 09:16 PM

H ide Your IPod, Here Comes Bill: This is pretty funny.

Microsoft's leafy corporate campus in Redmond, Washington, is beginning to look like the streets of New York, London and just about everywhere else: Wherever you go, white headphones dangle from peoples' ears.

To the growing frustration and annoyance of Microsoft's management, Apple Computer's iPod is wildly popular among Microsoft's workers.

[...] So concerned is management, owning an iPod at Microsoft is beginning to become impolitic, the manager said. Employees are hiding their iPods by swapping the telltale white headphones for a less conspicuous pair.

How Redmond Won Newham

How Redmond Won Newham 08/18/2004 06:44 PM
Microsoft is wheeling and dealing to lock in government customers.

Downloaders backing off, study says

Downloaders backing off, study says 05/11/2004 11:45 PM
Sympatico May 12 2004 4:22AM GMT

Downloaders 'unfazed by lawsuits'

Downloaders 'unfazed by lawsuits' 05/24/2004 10:34 AM
Legal threats do not deter European internet users from illegally downloading music and films, research suggests.

Downloaders face the music

Downloaders face the music 01/05/2004 04:50 AM
USA Today Jan 5 2004 3:48AM ET

UK music-downloaders are getting scr0d

UK music-downloaders are getting scr0d 09/15/2004 09:33 AM
Cory Doctorow: The UK Consumers' Association is petitioning government to do something about the fact that Apple gouges UK customers, charging them far more than their US counterparts.

The CA has written to the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) explaining the situation and highlighting that the current position is possibly in breach of European law. Under Euro law all consumers in all member states should enjoy the same benefits that the single market brings - it's like if citizens in Seattle had to pay more for their iTunes music than the rest of America. Clearly with a differential between iTunes UK (79p, 1.15 Eu) and Germany & France (0.99 Eu, 67.7p UK) there is not a level playing field. Those UK citizens who understand that they can use either the French or German sites to order directly on find they are charged the UK price if they are not able to supply as an address in either of these countries.

Although the CA campaign is focused on iTunes, perhaps because of the mainstream press attention it has attracted, Apple are not the only service overcharging UK consumers. The differential on Napster UK is even greater when comparing UK pricing at 99p (1.44 Eu) against 99c Eu (67.7p UK). This becomes even more distorted when US prices are used as a comparison 99c US = (55.4p). Clearly albums bought on the services multiply the differential by a factor of 10 as the albums cost ten times a much as single tracks.

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can't compel the ISP to provide the name
of the downloaders

can't compel the ISP to provide the name
of the downloaders 12/20/2003 06:23 AM
Federal Judge says RIAA can't subpoena names from ISP's .. RIAA Delt Blow .. Xmas gift .. lost

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Downloaders help Napster fortunes

Downloaders help Napster fortunes 04/06/2005 06:50 AM
Online music service Napster predicts bigger profits due to new subscribers and interest in downloading.

Redmond Patches XP SP2 Beta

Redmond Patches XP SP2 Beta 04/12/2004 08:45 AM
As it prepares to release Release Candidate 2 of its much-touted Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft is patching the Release Candidate 1 (RC1) beta build, according to BetaNews.

Key Windows man leaves Redmond

Key Windows man leaves Redmond 02/05/2005 10:05 PM

CEOs to Convene in Redmond

CEOs to Convene in Redmond 05/18/2004 08:53 AM
Chairman Bill Gates will address 100+ of his closest CEO pals this week at the company's eighth annual CEO Summit.

Redmond Redraws More Roadmaps

Redmond Redraws More Roadmaps 05/26/2004 12:06 PM
Microsoft is redrawing roadmaps beyond its Windows Server one. At TechEd this week, company brass also discussed how the company is looking to increase the frequency (and decrease the magnitude) of its Exchange Server releases. And the SQL Server division is giving thought to a similar move.

Redmond Idea Factory just ran out of Gas

Redmond Idea Factory just ran out of Gas 07/21/2004 12:38 PM

Dana Blankenhorn raps it out....

Microsoft is out of ideas. (I liked this cartoon of Chairman Bill, from Hawaiian cartoonist John Pritchett.)

Microsoft spent the last year exploring lots of big business ideas. I even pitched Always-On to some Microsoft executives. In the end the company decided it had no worthwhile idea, so it's giving its profit back to shareholders.

Microsoft brings in $1 billion worth of free cash every month, and has set a $75 billion pay-out plan, including $30 billion in share buybacks. This is all in an effort to raise its stagnant stock price.

The result will be a higher price, but I guarantee you it will also mean a lower price-earnings ratio. Microsoft has decided to become a widows-and-orphans stock because it can't see any worthwhile way to invest its profits.

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Because if Microsoft, with all the money in the world, can't thnk of anything better to do with its money than give it away, what does that say for the rest of us? What does it say for the technology business climate?

[Moore's Lore]

Sad - but true. It's up to US to prove Dana wrong!

Record biz hammers 'ostrich' downloaders

Record biz hammers 'ostrich' downloaders 08/23/2004 10:23 AM
Ignore those writs at your peril
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