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EBay's Skype files claim against Joltid in UKForbes, NYAP , 04.01.09, 05:55 PM EDT Skype, a unit of eBay Inc., said Wednesday it has asked a UK court to resolve a dispute with Joltid Ltd., which owns peer-to-peer communication technology that Skype licenses for use in its software. … More: continued …

April 1 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. didn’t illegally deny overtime pay to contract delivery drivers who accused the company of wrongly calling them entrepreneurs while treating them as employees, a Seattle jury decided. More: continued here

Project Echo paves the way for eBay Selling Manager to become a platform where developers can build and sell their merchant tools. More: continued here

SAN MARCOS —- A sheriff’s sergeant said Tuesday that extensive graffiti painted on a Twin Oaks Valley Road post office appeared to be gang related. More: continued here

Johns Creek student’s drawing could become stampAtlanta Journal Constitution,  USAEarlier this week, a panel of judges unanimously declared the Johns Creek 15-year-old’s color-pencil illustration of the nesting Aix sponsa the top entry out of 511 submissions in the 2009 statewide Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. … More: continued here

Homer Simpson, stamp collector. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Simpsons, the bumbling but lovable American cartoon family, will appear on postage stamps. America’s most enduring — or is that endearing — dysfunctional family will be honored on their own stamps, the… More: continued here

Michigan families receive more money in food stampsThe Detroit News, MIMonthly food stamp allocations are going up by a whopping 13.6 percent, effective today. That means a family of four will get an additional $80 a month to put food on the table, according to state officials. When Bridge cards reach …

U.S. package-delivery company FedEx Corp said on Wednesday a Washington state court ruled the people who handle its deliveries in that state are independent contractors rather than employees. More: continued here

Simpsons chosen for new US postage stampSify, IndiaThe portraits of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson will all feature on five first class postage stamps, the US Postal Service announced on Wednesday. The stamps are in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the show, which is the US's … More: …

FedEx SmartPost has expanded its service into Canada for US shippers by using the residential delivery capabilities of the Canada Post Corporation. More: continued here