Mike Rosen, one of my partners, has a post on his blog about the curious anti-poaching case brought by the Justice Department and settled by several of California’s biggest tech companies (Google, Apple, Adobe, Pixar, Intuit and Intel).  As Mike points out, the arrangements among these companies to put each other’s employees on do not call lists, amount to a work around of California’s famous law baring employment related noncompetes.  Whatever happened to “don’t be evil”?

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, according to the Dailey Online Examiner, Righthaven has made the news again with a suit against a site, Democratic Underground, that posted five (yes 5) sentences from an article of more than 50 sentences.  According to this publication, “The EFF [the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights group that is defending Democratic Underground]  isn't just seeking dismissal, but is also asking the court to order that Righthaven pay attorneys' fees. Should the judge do so, Righthaven's lawsuits could become a much riskier venture for the controversial company. “  Apparently, Righthaven has initiated approximately 135 suits along these lines.