A couple of days ago we wrote about MSN Juku , Microsoft’s Chinese microblogging service that works as an extension of Windows Live Messenger and bears a strong resemblance to another “vertical” microblogging service — Plurk.
Well, it turns out that it was more than just a resemblance. First, the folks at Plurk openly accused Microsoft of stealing not only the design (illustrated clearly in a visual comparison on their blog) but also bits of...
Will Politicians' Support For Draconian IP Laws While...
I'm usually not one for the typical "end of year" summaries of what happened over the preceding twelve months, but Dave Kravets at Wired has put together an excellent post, bringing together...
Software Piracy (Infographic)
There are probably over a billion people who’ve used pirated software some way or another. But how did it come about? Do the torrenting pirates of today even know what a BBS is? What’s...
UK Government Announces Copyright Plans; Surprisingly...
As was expected, the current UK government has made it clear that it would like to follow the (relatively mild) suggestions of the Hargreaves report. Glyn Moody does an excellent job breaking...
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