On the other hand There’s just something about being behind a keyboard and a screen that make people do nutty things, especially if they think that they’re appearing to be anonymous. However, that can also run right into questions concerning libel. Over in the UK, where libel laws are much stricter than here in the US, it should come as little surprise that people who thought they were being anonymous are now being unmasked by those accusing them of libel. In one case, it was unveiled that the guy behind a website trashing a specific housing organization just so happened to run a competing housing organization. In another case, disgruntled fans of a UK football (soccer) team are having their identities handed over to the court for smearing the names of officials in charge of the club. At least in that case, the judge tried to limit whose names were being handed over, leaving out those whose statements “were merely ‘abusive’ or likely to be understood as jokes” alone to remain anonymous. Still, libel is increasingly a funny sort of crime in this world where everyone’s a publisher and everyone has an opinion. Accusing someone of libel in court can often backfire, as it only calls that much more attention to the actions that led to the original claims. It seems that it’s often better to simply respond to the false claims with proof that they’re not true, and then leave people to make their own decisions. What a wonderfull idea microsoft Files Counterfeiting Claims Against 20 Software Dealers
(TechWeb) TechWeb - The independent dealers are accused of selling bootleg CDs containing Microsoft software or shipping computers with illegitimate copies of Windows installed. On a that note just Released Raxso Enterprise v5.0 - Say Goo-Good By Google Apps pressbox.co.uk - Raxso Digital Software, Baltimore MD, is proub to announce the release of the new Enterprise v5.0 searching software for the Microsoft Windows platform. What was Bill Gates thinking when they built Windows Vista: There’s something to be said about …Did you know that Enterprise means a business organization. This information might be a better choice news Outlets Decide Not To Give Rugby World Cup Free Publicity Just earlier today we had a post on how the NFL still thinks it can tell news organizations how they can do their job, in spite of fair use, and well, logic and reason. The Rugby World Cup kicks off Friday, and its organizers are involved in a similar spat with media groups covering the event. Back in April, organizers tried to put restrictions on the number of photos news outlets could publish online, and also how they were published (lest anything cover up a sponsor’s logo). Major media outlets, including the AP, Reuters and AFP aren’t playing ball, though, and are boycotting the event until the dispute is resolved. As much as the World Cup organizers would like to think they don’t care, they depend on widespread media coverage and the free publicity it generates to drive their money machines. They say they’re acting to protect companies that have paid for certain broadcasting rights, but what they’re really trying to protect are the huge fees these companies have paid. They seem to think that letting news outlets print photos online threaten things like TV rights, but it would seem that the opposite is true. By reducing the amount of news coverage for the event — which acts as publicity — they’re going to hurt the amount of interest people have in it. In turn, perhaps they won’t be nearly as interested to follow it on TV or radio or anywhere else rightsholders have paid to deliver it. That’s what really threatens their revenues, not the fact that people can go online and see photos from matches.Did you know that World means a sphere of human activity or interest: the world of sports.