Monthly Archives: May 2006

Sorry Tim

Tim O’Reilly has responded to the whole Web 2.0 trademark/C&D fiasco of the last number of days. In his response Tim apologises to IT@Cork: I apologize to IT@Cork for the organizational failure that led to them getting a legal letter … Continue reading

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I couldn’t possibly condone this!

After reading about IT@Cork’s recent legal tussle with O’Reilly’s over the use of the term Web 2.0 in our upcoming conference, Keith Bohanna has bought the domain Web2PointZeroConference.com! He is auctioning it on Ebay with all proceeds to be donated … Continue reading

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

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 … Continue reading

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Thanks Microsoft

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 … Continue reading

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Any questions for Jeff Clavier?

Jeff Clavier is the Founder and Managing Partner of SoftTech Venture Consulting. Prior to founding SoftTech VC, Jeff was the President of RVC Capital, the Corporate Venture arm of Reuters that has invested $560M in 82 companies since 1994, including … Continue reading

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Cory Doctorow – O’Reilly apologist

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 … Continue reading

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