He has broken with the pack on the issue of patent infringement, an issue that drives the tech world crazy, and, in stark contrast to Facebook, has let newcomers to the site opt out of being tracked through the service — a daring move, given that Twitter makes money from advertising.
Recently, the issue of copyright infringement has been rigorously raised by lawyers for the recording industry and some musicians -- Metallica, for example -- who complain that the swapping of music files by people who use online services like Napster amount to nothing less than the theft of intellectual property.
First up is the thorny issue of copyright infringement.
He notes that Barnes and Noble doesn't have a very good defense on the issue of patent infringement since it does exactly what the patent describes.
"As a responsible ISP, Virgin Media complies with court orders but we strongly believe that tackling the issue of copyright infringement needs compelling legal alternatives, giving consumers access to great content at the right price, to help change consumer behaviour," it said.
For those who follow copyright issues, cases of infringement are usually fought with civil lawsuits.
All companies have three months to respond to the statment of objections, after which the OFT issues its decision of infringement or non-infringment of the law.
So in short, it's not a black and white issue in terms of infringement, even though it's pretty obvious to me what's going on.
Not everyone believes the issues of copyright infringement are finished, however.
