Germany wants hedge funds and private equity firms to go somewhere else
According to the International Herald Tribune, “Germany said Tuesday that it would introduce a law to regulate private equity firms and hedge funds, even as it becomes increasingly isolated in [...]
Of Wild West business models and pirates financed by far-right politicians
In an interesting CNetNews.com article, Jim Brock points out that “[d]espite its rapid growth, the online-content economy still lacks attributes that all successful economies have: transparency and accountability.” Right now, [...]
Dell is taking advantage of Microsoft-Novell partnership
ZDNet.com writes that “Dell says it's on board with the Microsoft and Novell Linux partnership. As part of the deal, Dell will buy SUSE Linux Enterprise Server certificates from Microsoft. [...]
Missing the Point: Fair Use is Not a Right to Convenient Use
Tim Lee's recent comments on the Lee HoLllar essay on fair use for the Institute for Policy Innovation missed the point entirely. In particular, Mr. Lee took exception to the [...]
H.R. 1201: Candygram or Landshark?
The authors of H.R. 1201, the "Fair Use Act," Reps. Boucher and Doolittle, claim that it "differs fundamentally" from versions of the bill introduced in previous Congresses. In particular, they [...]
EU makes baby steps towards common consolidated corporate tax base
The Economist writes that “[o]n May 2nd the European Commission gave an upbeat report on its progress towards legislation on a common consolidated corporate tax base. […] Under the commission's [...]