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When Cisco acquired WebEx, the technology world waited in anticipation for what the combined company would bring to market. Cisco answered back recently by releasing a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) communications platform that brings users a combined presence, instant messaging, Web meeting and team space for workplace collaboration. The company aims to offer an attractive set of communication tools that will deter enterprise users from looking for external options that are outside organizations' firewalls.

reddit_url='http://www.defectivebydesign.org/tell-bush-to-veto-proip' reddit_title='Last Chance: Tell Bush to veto the RIAA/MPAA Enforcement Bill' digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Last_Chance_Tell_Bush_to_veto_the_RIAA_MPAA_Enforcement_Bil'; Over the weekend, Congress in a shameful act of service to the campaign contributions of the entertainment industry passed "PRO-IP" legislation that requires our government to work directly on the industry's behalf against the public interest. Under the deceptive banner of "intellectual property", the bill as passed has several unacceptable provisions.

reddit_url='http://www.defectivebydesign.org/stop-revised-riaa-ip-enforcement-bill-s3325' reddit_title='Stop the MPAA and RIAA shadow government: Oppose S. 3325' In addition to all of the emails and phone calls they received from you, Senator Leahy and friends received a stern rebuke from the Department of Justice in response to their suggestion that the DoJ should be doing the RIAA and MPAA's dirty work.The DoJ said:

ccLearn has re-opened the search for a ccLearn counsel. Note that the job title has been changed from the previous search to better reflect our high priority for someone with relevant and reasonably deep experience in intellectual property and copyright law. Though we had many superlative candidates for our initial round, we found that no one person could be expected to have all of the qualifications we needed on all fronts; hence, we have decided to re-issue the call for applicants. If you or someone you know is interested, we strongly encourage you to apply!

This paper discusses, how intellectual property rights operate in the field of computer software. It was read by Justice Yatindra Singh Judge Allahabad High Court on 15th March 2008 at National Conference on Advancements in Information Communication Technology Allahabad

"It is common to argue that intellectual property in the form of copyright and patent is necessary for the innovation and creation of ideas and inventions such as machines, drugs, computer software, books, music, literature and movies. In fact intellectual property is a government grant of a costly and dangerous private monopoly over ideas. We show through theory and example that intellectual monopoly is not necessary for innovation and as a practical matter is damaging to growth, prosperity and liberty." It is an economic book that build a devastating case against patent and copyright laws. Notes: It seem that book marks the GPL and other free software license as the exception and is something that they see as beneficial. It is something if possible they want to see preserved.