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Mark Cuban on Grokster decision: In the business world, one way to evaluate the financial importance of news is by watching to see how Wall Street responds to it…There wasnt a Kaboom, there wasnt a whisper in the market. In other words, no one cared. The good news is that at least the SCOTUS kept [...]

Given that a lot of people have expressed shock, awe and outrage at the US Supreme Court Decision in the MGM versus Grokster, I decided perhaps it should be a good idea to plough through the 55-page tome. There is a lot of hand-wringing using all the catch phrases. The 9-0 decision tells me that [...]

The MGM vs Grokster, might as well be Sony versus Sony. MGM is owned by Sony. Grokster argued that it was not doing anything wrong, and cited the Sony Beta Max fair use ruling! So in a sense it was Sony (and its acolytes) were arguing against Sony. Sweet irony of it all! Full ruling [...]

Somebody should just spank Heartland for spreading FUD, don’t you think! via

Minneapolis’ request for proposals to build a WiFi network has attracted more than 20 applications. If this model works, then municipalities have a better and low risk way of realizing their broadband dreams. “They have an RFP that is very conceptual rather than very specific. It’s very considerate of the city’s needs, but beyond [...]

No Shit, this damn Internet thing turned out to be bigger than anyone thought. But then it is CNN - confused (by) news network!