EVENT: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 4267, the Internet Tax Reform and Reduction Act of 2000; H.R.4460, the Internet Tax Simplification Act of 2000; H.R.4462, the Fair…
COMMITTEE: House Judiciary Committee
SUB-COMMITTEE: Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee EVENT: Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee hearing on H. R. 4267, the Internet Tax Reform and Reduction Act of 2000; H. R. 4460, the…
Firm Oracle hired to investigate Microsoft tried to sift garbage
Oracle's Larry Ellison said Wednesday his goal behind investigating Microsoft's funding of sympathetic lobbying groups --- first reported late Tuesday night --- was to expose the software giant's "covert" activities.
Oracle Hired a Detective Agency To Investigate Microsoft’s Allies
The Oracle Corporation acknowledged today that it had hired a prominent Washington detective firm to investigate groups sympathetic to its archrival, the Microsoft Corporation, an effort that yielded documents embarrassing…
Asking State Legislators For Less
On June 20, several Orange County residents and I visited the state Legislature. We were part of the grass-roots group Citizens for a Sound Economy. Our slogan of the day…
Oracle Admits To Microsoft Probe
The Oracle Corp. has confirmed it hired a detective agency to investigate rival Microsoft Corp., and said the work showed that Microsoft paid trade and policy groups to ''influence'' public…
Double Duty for a Microsoft Investigator
pirates and counterfeiters of the company's software, it turned to a private investigative firm with a reputation for coming up with sensitive information for high-profile clients. So Microsoft was…
Examples of ‘Stealth’ Campaign Committees
How many "stealth funds" are out there, ready to influence the outcome of an election? No one knows for sure because no disclosure is required. Marianne Holt, an analyst…
Microsoft-Backed Lobbying Groups Claim Security Breaches
Responding to published reports last week, Microsoft Corp. said a number of alleged attempts to steal information from lobbying groups associated with it prove “the lengths to which [competitors] are…
Not Quite Microsoft of Politics
If David Price or Jesse Helms were making computers rather than laws, the antitrust lawyers in the U.S. Justice Department would be breathing down their necks. Deregulation may have…