Remains of the Day: You only get one shot

22.03.2011

Steve Jobs has served on Disney's board since 2006, when the media giant acquired Pixar. Now a shareholder advisory firm is raising concerns about Jobs's re-election to Disney's board, in advance of the company's annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday. The AFL-CIO, which holds a significant amount of Disney stock, has already voted against Jobs's return. Major shareholders Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck could not be reached for comment.

(Yahoo News)

The Supreme Court has declined to hear the case between Eminem's former production company and Universal Music over the split of licensing the rapper's songs for digital downloads. By declining to get involved in the case, the ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stands, entitling FBT Productions to a 50/50 split. However, inside reports suggest that the real reason the justices decided not to hear the case was to avoid Chief Justice John Roberts once again attempting to freestyle.

(Senate.gov)

Senators Harry Reid (D-NV), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Tom Udall (D-NM) have published an open letter to Apple, Google, and RIM, asking them to remove apps from their respective software marketplaces that allow users to circumvent drunk-driving checkpoints set up by police. You know, if there's one thing more despicable than driving while drunk it's driving while drunk .