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Legal Eye: Bogus brands face web crackdown
Comment Late last month, eBay was ordered to pay €38m to LVMH for allowing the auction of fake goods purporting to be luxury items from Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Givenchy. A landmark ruling against eBay amounts to more than the multimillion-euro... [22 Jul 2008]
Legal Eye: Trademark landmark
Comment The landmark case goes back to a 2004 TV advertisement for 3's ThreePay pay-as-you-go service. Consider also the recent changes to trademark keyword bidding on Google, where all and sundry can now bid on trademark-registered terms during the pay... [16 Jul 2008]
10 things we'd change on the 3G iPhone
Comment No pay-as-you-go iPhone - yet… And considering the iPhone pay-monthly tariffs are still on the steep side - £30 is the entry-level consumer plan - and the phone is only available from one UK operator, it would be nice to have another way to be an... [14 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: The naked truth about DSL
Comment I've certainly heard gripes from consumers who wonder why they have to pay for a landline that they have never even plugged a telephone into. It might sound like something from the seedier side of the internet - but naked DSL might just be the next... [03 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Games skills gap, student outsourcing, ID card fears
Comment You want decent coders, pay more money! They have all expressed the opinion that they will happily move to any other type of company as long as the pay cut isn't too severe. They hate the work but the pay is too good to pass up. [27 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Prison IT, iPhone wi-fi, and the clock ticking on XP...
Comment While I think it's great to give prisoners something positive that might help them 'go straight' in the future, I can't help feeling short-changed that I get taxed with a 100 per cent (yes, that's one hundred percent - not a typo) taxation on any... [19 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy
Comment At the moment, in 22 out of 27 European member states, manufacturers are forced to pay an extra fee or copyright levy on the sale of products that might allow consumers to copy protected content such as books, music and films. [18 Jun 2008]
Off the peg or tailor made?
Comment These shifts will change the way organisations choose and pay for systems, says Corporate IT Forum research head Ollie Ross. Fundamental changes are afoot in enterprise apps. Earlier this month Microsoft announced it was simplifying procurement... [16 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 13.06.08
Round-Up According to the Celre Computer Staff Salary Survey, basic IT pay has risen by 4.8 per cent in the year to May 2008. Yes, this inspiring yet humble generation of supermen and women need money to pay the mortgage and buy food, clothes and 3G... [13 Jun 2008]
Name that tune...the rise of Shazam
Comment The company's revenue is no longer restricted to ID-ing songs either, which typically costs 50p per successful ID for pay-as-you-go users, along with the cost of a standard network call. The company's business started life seven years ago as a... [12 Jun 2008]
The Naked CIO: The V-word
Comment Some of the conferences where they pay your way in exchange for time with the vendor are good. Why can't suppliers see that harassment might not be the best basis for a relationship, asks the Naked CIO. [09 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Rural v City fat pipe row and ID cards
Comment How many rural users get anywhere near the supposed "up to 8Mb" that they pay for, would be a more relevant issue for Ofcom to monitor and report on. Readers are up in arms over Ofcom claims that the 'digital divide' actually favours rural dwellers... [29 May 2008]
The Naked CIO: The skills drain needs fixing
Comment The firms that make these offshoring decisions will ultimately make us all pay a heavy price, says the Naked CIO. Shipping IT work overseas is not just bad for those who lose their jobs here. Lloyds TSB deserves to be condemned. [27 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tech skills slump, gov't snooping, Segway safety
Comment There is a large workforce out there more than capable of meeting business needs but business just won't pay a sensible rate to ensure the limited company freelancers remain capable of meeting market needs… [22 May 2008]
Legal Eye: What's the score for the music biz?
Comment From free downloads to albums you can pay as much as you like for, the internet has put traditional record companies in a spin. Radiohead offer their new album, In Rainbows, on a pay-as-much-as-you-want-for-it basis. [22 May 2008]
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