Tag archive: Ed Black

For football fans stuck watching games at home, the NFL’s ominous copyright warning has become just as much of a pre-kickoff tradition as the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner. “This telecast is copyrighted by the NFL for the private use of our audience,” it warns. “Any other use of this telecast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the game without the NFL's consent is prohibited.” While the… Read More

Microsoft issued the warning to EU regulators, they said, during a three-day closed-door hearing to consider charges the software giant abused the power that Windows gives it over the personal computer market. The European Commission has proposed forcing Microsoft to remove its Media Player software from the Windows operating system and imposing a hefty fine, as part of a remedy for allegedly muscling competitors out of the market. After… Read More