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Former Joost Head Under Investigation

So, it turns out that Michelangelo Volpi, chairman of beleaguered Web TV startup Joost, was actually forced out last week, and that he's being investigated by the company. The probe apparently centers on the company's peer-to-peer technology -- the same technology used by Skype under license from Joltid, which is owned by Skype's founders. eBay, which recently sold Skype at a loss, plans to go to court next year to settle licensing issues around that same P2P technology.

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