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Unity’s Marc Whitten shares apology note following backlash to controversial licensing policies

GeekWire

(LinkedIn Photo) After more than a week of controversy, Unity Technologies posted an apology letter to its community and promised to undo or rollback many of the changes it had planned to make to the licensing agreements for its game engine Unity. Unity, which has an office in Bellevue, Wash., 17 promise to reverse course. ”

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Seattle wants to charge DoorDash and other gig companies 10 cents per order for new license fee

GeekWire

(Bigstock Image) Companies like DoorDash and Rover may be required to pay a 10-cent per-order fee if a new proposed ordinance makes its way through Seattle City Council. The bill, referred to the City Council last week, would require “network companies” operating in Seattle to pay the fees to obtain an annual license.

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

GeekWire

Wizards of the Coast issued a press release Friday to clarify that it doesn’t intend to implement a series of controversial policies that would have reportedly changed how it handles independently-published material for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. GeekWire File Photo / Clare McGrane). adopted in 2000. were unpopular.

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India says not to preorder Starlink until it obtains a license

The Verge

As the report notes, the Indian government says that the company needs to obtain a license to operate in the country before it starts deploying its services. India has instructed the public not to preorder Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service, according to a report from Reuters.

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New rules streamline procedures for licensing commercial space imaging systems

GeekWire

The Commerce Department has released a new set of rules aimed at making the procedure for licensing Earth-imaging satellite systems more in tune with what’s technically possible and commercially available on the global market. The regulatory streamlining effort was one of the initiatives sparked by Space Policy Directive 2 back in 2018.

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European cloud providers and Microsoft negotiating to solve anti-competitive lawsuit

TechSpot

Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) and Microsoft have entered talks to resolve a lawsuit the organization brought against Redmond over its cloud licensing policies. The group, including European cloud companies and Amazon Web Services (AWS), lament the significant cost increases Microsoft has forced on them.