Recent Comments:
MSI Wind gets official pricing and availability for the US: $399 {Engadget}
May 13th 2008 5:05PM You pick a word to describe what these are that isn't "official" and I'll start using it -- harder than you think!
Apple trademarks iPod's design, applies for iPhone design mark {Engadget}
May 12th 2008 10:25PM So as it happens, I'm a copyright / trademark attorney. What is it you think I don't understand? I was just trying to point out that although these types of marks are somewhat common, Apple's is pretty ballsy for what it is.
Vostro 500 appears on Dell's support site {Engadget}
May 9th 2008 7:22PM Good call -- I changed it up to reflect that. Thanks!
Qtrax announces deal with Universal for free music downloads {Engadget}
May 7th 2008 4:56PM Same guy you asked declined to confirm with the AP, weird. Totally in character for Qtrax, though.
Tongfang PMC-M880 MP4 player kicks out the PAL jams {Engadget}
Apr 30th 2008 1:22AM You're totally right -- for some reason I'm still stuck in analog and think of PAL as being 625. Of course, the last time I watched a PAL tape was in like 1987 and it was being dubbed into NTSC VHS in the back of some shady Indian video shop, so there's that. Good catch, though.
CompUSA rises from dead, attacks Florida {Engadget}
Apr 25th 2008 12:41AM No, you're not -- CompUSA can't count. There's 17 listed on the page, but the copy says 15+1. Our guess is that they don't count Puerto Rico as being in the US.
Psystar says rumors of its demise are greatly exaggerated, still selling Open Computers {Engadget}
Apr 20th 2008 10:02AM You've got a number of problems here, not least of which is your reliance on wikipedia, but ask yourself what happens if the EULA is found to be unenforceable. Under what precedent is the unlicensed resale of of a modified copyrighted work acceptable?
And since when is it black letter that the consequences of breach be set out in the contract? If I write a contract to sell you 1000 widgets for $1000 and don't deliver, are you really left without remedy if we didn't have a breach provision?
Limited Edition Joy Division Zune makes us dance, dance, dance to the radio {Engadget}
Apr 18th 2008 4:57AM I work here.
I want this so badly.
Republican lawmakers say Google "gamed" 700Mhz auction {Engadget}
Apr 16th 2008 5:59PM I know we said it -- that's why it's linked in the post. We've all known that was the plan for nearly a year. It's surprising that anyone's taking issue with it now.
Psystar says rumors of its demise are greatly exaggerated, still selling Open Computers {Engadget}
Apr 15th 2008 8:00PM Vijay:
OS X is a single copywritten work. When you buy it, you're agreeing to abide by the license terms, which dictate how you are allowed to use the work.
If you violate that license, you are potentially liable for copyright infringement. That's pretty cut and dried, I'm not sure what you're talking about regarding patents and the like. Even if the EULA is found to be unenforceable, Apple's overriding copyright in the work will provide it with many other causes of action. Trust me, I'm a lawyer :).
