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Getty Images was the company which cost us over 870 Euro, despite our engaging an intellectual property lawyer to defend ourselves, for using a 180 x 90 pixel image on another of our web sites. I can confirm that our experience with Getty was in line with the cases described in today’s Guardian, . . . → Read More: Getty Images slammed for hounding people The US National Intelligence Council (NIC) published a report this week assessing how the relationship between the USA and other parts of the World will probably develop by 2025. The report is written every four years for the incoming government and is thus relatively easy non-technical reading. It predicts that US influence will . . . → Read More: The NIC report I haven’t posted for more than a couple of weeks. That’s mainly because there’s been a lot going on. Not that that that is actually positive: I’ve had a kidney stone which has been painful enough to keep me in off work for a few days; I also had a tooth root treatment . . . → Read More: I’m still here … there are some pretty dumb politicians around. Two examples from today’s press: 1. Berlusconi thinks Obama has a nice suntan. 2. Palin didn’t know Africa was a continent, or what countries were in North America (there are only three!). Mind you, there are a lot of uninformed US citizens out there too: . . . → Read More: Not surprising… Amazon announced today that it is going to take on Wrap Rage, caused by manufacturers packaging their goods in impossible-to-open plastic clamshells and unnecessary wire-ties. You can see a video and pictures of the sort of stuff they mean here. Good on amazon – the sooner the action spreads to this side of the . . . → Read More: Amazon against “Wrap Rage” |
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