"Steve's impact is immeasurable, " Jay Adelson, a co-founder of Internet infrastructure giant Equinix, wrote on Twitter.

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At the center of this cyclone of legal opinions is Digg's chief executive, Jay Adelson, who says he has no idea about Digg's legal future.

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And in his current tech startup, Jay Adelson, a co-founder of several tech companies, including the social-media site Digg, is experimenting with peer-based bonuses and clear salary bands to help employees feel they are getting paid equitably, although individual salaries aren't published.

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Tuesday afternoon, Digg CEO Jay Adelson had posted a message on his blog explaining that the site was removing links to articles that featured the newly cracked HD-DVD encryption key, which can be used to decrypt the high-definition discs and copy their content.

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