“The URLs below contain scanned copies of original works of authorship owned by Rowling and Scholastic, namely a forthcoming Harry Potter book.”
Lawyers for Scholastic, publisher of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in a legal filing complaining about the online posting of photographs of the J.K. Rowling book’s pages, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2007
“Nothing about being a public figure compels one to surrender one’s First Amendment rights.”
Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne, on why the Constitution gives him the right to post as “Hannibal” in online forums, The New York Times, 16 July 2007
“You should give 100 percent of the credit belongs to the employees, not to the CEO.”
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd, making a keen argument for slashing his $15 million pay package, speaking at the Fortune iMeme conference, 13 July 2007
“We’d rather have a slice of a watermelon than a whole grape.”
Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone, on his company’s less-than-juicy search market share, The Browser, 12 July 2007
“I didn’t come here at this point in my career to manage a cynical enterprise whose sole purpose is to exploit the intricacies of AdSense to make a few bucks.”
Associated Content CEO Geoff Reiss, explaining the degree to which he intends to profit from gaming Google’s advertising system, News.com, 11 July 2007
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