Category: Web 2.0

  • O'Reilly vs. IT@Cork and Web 2.0 – a legalistic solution

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    Simon McGarr has posted a possible legal tack that IT@Cork can take if things go down that road in the dispute over the use of the term Web 2.0 in the title of our upcoming conference. Basically, Simon notes that there is still time to object to O’Reilly’s application for a trade mark for the…

  • Thanks Microsoft

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    Regular readers of this blog will know that I’m not shy about taking potshots at Microsoft. However, recently Microsoft impressed me mightily so it is only fair that I acknowledge that here. Microsoft Ireland are the main sponsors of the upcoming IT@Cork Web 2.0 half day conference. When the whole controversy broke about O’Reilly’s issuing…

  • Cory Doctorow – O'Reilly apologist

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    Marc Canter called Cory Doctorow out yesterday. He said: Cory Doctorow is one of the leading critics of DRMs, DMCA, copyright laws and the status quo – which often pits lawyers vs us. He’s worked for the EFF for years and helped found the #1 blog – Boing Boing. But he’s also a close buddy…

  • O'Reilly's mean-spirited response

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    First of all, I’d like to thank everyone for all the supportive comments and posts on the whole IT@Cork Web 2.0 conference vs. CMP/O’Reilly’s legal dogs. I’d love to respond to everyone but as my son Enrique was born on Tuesday morning, I don’t have as much time to devote to this as I should.…

  • O'Reilly trademarks "Web 2.0" and sets lawyers on IT@Cork!

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    IT@Cork is a not-for-profit networking organisation for IT professionals. IT@Cork organises regular information and networking events which are free for its members. One of these events – the upcoming Web 2.0 half-day conference is the target of a cease and desist letter (below) from the legal team of O’Reilly publishers. Basically O’Reilly are claiming to…

  • Free digital identities from Verisign

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    If you are not familiar with the notion of a digital identity, I would recommend you take a few minutes to listen to the podcast I did with Drummond Reed over on PodLeaders a couple of months back. Drummond is the founder and CTO of Seattle-based Cordance and in the podcast, Drummond explained very clearly…

  • Google Reader – how to delete feeds

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    Google Reader is one of the better online feed readers. It sports a nice ajaxy interface and runs reasonably speedily. However, I have 239 feeds in my Google Reader account now and I wish to delete most of these. The only problem is that there doesn’t appear to be a way to delete more than…

  • If you love your OPML, set it free!

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    Dave Winer has launched a new site called Share your OPML – Mike Arrington and Steve Rubel and quick off the blocks with early reviews. The site is straightforward enough – you register and you upload your OPML file – this is generally an export of the feeds you are subscribed to in your feed…