Skype, Founders Charged With Racketeering

Oh please don't take our Skype away! Skype is about the greatest thing since sliced bread: free worldwide calls for nothing more than the cost of a set of headphones and an Internet connection. It works perfectly almost all the time. Almost too good to be true.

It's popularity must have Verizon et al pooping their pants. So now, the founders are being sued for racketerring. Andy Abramson broke the story here. Techdirt sums up the story so far.