Microsoft Chief Wants Rights to Images: William...

Microsoft Chief Wants Rights to Images: William Gates, chief executive of Microsoft Corp., is personally seeking to purchase the electronic-imaging rights to thousands of well-known paintings and photographs, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to the report, Gates said he hasn’t bought any rights, but it quoted people negotiating with him as saying he wants to lay the foundation for a library of electronic still images that could be licensed to future entertainment systems.