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Twitter Responds to WikiLeaks Document Demand by Feds–But Who's Next?

Kara Swisher in D at CES on January 8, 2011 at 12:25 am PT

Earlier tonight, it was revealed in numerous news reports that Twitter had been ordered by a U.S. federal judge to turn over documents related to several people involved with WikiLeaks. Here’s what Twitter had to say to BoomTown in response, as well as what CEO Dick Costolo said onstage yesterday at the D@CES event about the importance of the free flow of information.

YouTube and Viacom Find Lots of Emails, but No Smoking Gun

Peter Kafka in Media on March 18, 2010 at 7:25 pm PT

The YouTube-Viacom documents released today are chock full of interesting morsels. Feel free to ignore most of them.

But That "People Familiar With the Matter" Stuff Ain't Gonna Fly Here

John Paczkowski in News on May 1, 2009 at 4:55 am PT

Business journalists who had their careers curtailed by the souring economy might consider stopping by the Securities and Exchange Commission on their next trip to the unemployment office. The agency may have a good use for their talents, according to Chairman Mary Schapiro, who finds the sadly diminished ranks of the business press worrisome.

But That “People Familiar With the Matter” Stuff Ain’t Gonna Fly Here

John Paczkowski in News on May 1, 2009 at 4:55 am PT

Business journalists who had their careers curtailed by the souring economy might consider stopping by the Securities and Exchange Commission on their next trip to the unemployment office. The agency may have a good use for their talents, according to Chairman Mary Schapiro, who finds the sadly diminished ranks of the business press worrisome.

Prepare for Yer Doom, Ye XP-Snarfing Blowfish

John Paczkowski in News on October 21, 2008 at 7:47 am PT

Like consumer OS adoption rates, piracy rates for Windows XP are much higher than for Windows Vista. And with XP scheduled to be discontinued once and for all next year, Microsoft is stepping up efforts to stem its spread through piracy. To that end, the company has declared Tuesday Oct. 21 Global Anti-Piracy Day.