WASHINGTON (Reuters) – EBay Inc and MercExchange LLC have settled a long-running patent lawsuit, said eBay on Thursday, ending a fight that prompted a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling. More: continued here
Read More »Buy Perata's ride (pimping already included) – Sacramento Bee
Buy Perata's ride (pimping already included)Sacramento Bee, USA –Feb 26, 2008It looks like whoever ended up with Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata's Dodge Charger has put the car back up for sale — on eBay. …State Senator's stolen car on eBayInside Bay Areaall 12 news articles More: continued here
Read More »Hellenic League stamps out abuse – BBC Sport
BBC Sport Hellenic League stamps out abuseBBC Sport, UK –3 hours agoThe Hellenic League has said it is leading the way in trying to clean up language used at football grounds. It has introduced a zero tolerance policy for … More: continued here
Read More »Cleveland post office named for soldier killed in Iraq (The Gainesville Times)
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to name the Cleveland post office in honor of Sgt. Jason Robert Harkins, who was killed in Iraq. Harkins was a member of the U.S. Army, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division of Fort Lewis, Wash. More: continued here
Read More »Foleshill residents fed-up with late mail (Coventry Evening Telegraph)
ANGRY people in a Coventry street say they’re fed up after weeks of not having their post delivered until tea-time. People living in St Lawrence’s Road, Foleshill, say they have gone from having regular deliveries first thing in the morning to not knowing when the post is likely to arrive. …
Read More »Court: FedEx workers can sue over age bias (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
Associated Press – February 27, 2008 6:03 PM ET SUPREME COURT (AP) – The Supreme Court is allowing an age discrimination lawsuit against FedEx to proceed. More: continued here
Read More »EBay Settles Patent Case Over Web Features (New York Times)
Under the deal, eBay will buy three patents from MercExchange needed to run its Web search, online auctions and fixed price sales. More: continued here
Read More »Laptop sold on eBay found with Home Office disc (TechWorld)
At least it was encrypted this time. The Home Office has launched an investigation after a buyer acquired a laptop on eBay that contained a disc with confidential information. More: continued here
Read More »28/02/08: Junk mail in landfill will go on – Eastbourne Today
28/02/08: Junk mail in landfill will go onEastbourne Today, UK –2 hours agoAbout two years we were given the opportunity to sign up to the free Mailing Preference Service (to stop addressed junk mail) and the Royal Mail's free opt …Dear sir, dear sir . . .Huddersfield Examinerall 2 news articles More: …
Read More »Anti-piracy report slams eBay (TechWorld)
Also names most pirated vendors. A leading anti-piracy body has accused eBay over counterfeit software, claiming in a new report that “at least 90 percent of all software available on eBay is illegal”. More: continued here
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