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Microsoft in talks over cloud licensing complaint in the EU

CIO Business Intelligence

Microsoft is in talks with Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) to settle the trade body’s complaint about its cloud software licensing practices in the European Union (EU). These companies and the association had alleged to the Commission that some of the companies practices in the EU were anti-competitive in nature.

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VMware customers take wait-and-see approach amid Broadcom changes

CIO Business Intelligence

When tech giant Broadcom acquired virtualization market leader VMware last October, it restructured licensing terms, laid off thousands of employees, and terminated partner agreements with resellers and service providers. VMware customers were understandably concerned. The VMware acquisition has been no different.

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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US Navy pays German company $154,400 after losing piracy lawsuit

TechSpot

German company Bitmanagement Software brought a federal lawsuit against the Navy back in 2016. The complaint claimed the Navy agreed to license the 3D virtual reality software BS Contact Geo on a limited and experimental basis in 2011 and 2012. The trial involved installing the program on 38 computers for.

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After fan outcry, Wizards of the Coast will leave its original open license in place

GeekWire

would seek to deauthorize and replace its Open Game License (OGL), a public copyright notice from 2000. The OGL allows third parties to create virtually any sort of D&D material for profit, such as adventure modules, sourcebooks, or live-play shows. is now available under a Creative Commons license.? And we’ve listened.

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Amazon adds new Prime benefit with One Medical virtual and in-person health care service

GeekWire

Amazon’s Prime One Medical membership benefit includes 24/7 virtual care through the service’s app. billion acquisition of primary care company One Medical, Amazon is making health care through the platform a benefit for Prime members. There is no additional charge beyond the membership fee for virtual care.

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Wizards of the Coast reverses stance on controversial licensing revision following outcry

GeekWire

The policy shift concerns the Open Game License (OGL), a public copyright notice that Wizards of the Coast, headquartered in Renton, Wash., Under the terms of the original OGL, or OGL 1.0a, third-party creators can independently publish virtually any sort of material for D&D for profit. adopted in 2000. leak came late on Jan.

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