Copyright act could make it illegal to repair your own car

Amazon throws down the gauntlet with detailed AWS earnings

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April 24, 2015

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Issue highlights

1. Copyright act could make it illegal to repair your own car

2. Amazon throws down the gauntlet with detailed AWS earnings

3. Enterprises still miss the real point of open source

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Copyright act could make it illegal to repair your own car

Think you own that shiny new car you paid a bundle for? Not so fast. The software that runs on your car's computer still belongs to the manufacturer. And under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), attempting to repair or modify your car in any way -- say, to make it faster or more fuel efficient -- or even taking it to your neighborhood mechanic instead of a manufacturer-approved dealership, could land you in trouble. READ MORE

Amazon throws down the gauntlet with detailed AWS earnings

By breaking out details about sales and expenses of its cloud business, Amazon is daring other cloud kingpins to do the same. READ MORE

Enterprises still miss the real point of open source

Enterprises continue to fumble open source, largely because they misunderstand its value. READ MORE

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