http://disqus.com/people/44199c41574c1ef83776a84eae31419d/enSun, 13 Apr 2008 09:48:41 -0000http://venturebeat.disqus.com/are_vcs_threatening_lawsuits_to_stay_spotless_at_thefunded/#comment-14683865You should read the Philip Greenspun/Ars Digita story. VCs have been suing people (in this case the founder they funded) to protect their reputations since at least 2001. <br><br><a href="http://waxy.org/random/arsdigita/" rel="nofollow">http://waxy.org/random/arsdigita/</a>Owen ByrneSat, 22 Mar 2008 09:08:08 -0000http://publishing20.disqus.com/forget_disintermediation_focus_on_open_data_exchange/#comment-13573719Maybe I'm stupid, but isn't what you're describing intermediation rather than disintermediation?<br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disintermediation" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disintermediation</a><br><br>"In economics, disintermediation is the removal of intermediaries in a supply chain: 'cutting out the middleman'."Owen ByrneSun, 13 Apr 2008 09:48:41 -0000