China says it will fight music piracy
The Sidney Morning Herald writes that “China vowed on Sunday to improve the ‘grave situation’ of music piracy in the country, as it hosted the annual music industry event here [...]
OLPC Give One Get One program draws criticism from participants
According to PCWorld, “[t]he charitable Give One, Get One XO laptop program [has come] under fire by participants who say they've suffered chronic delivery snafus and delays.” One example is [...]
The Attali Report: A Lot of Good Ideas – But Also Some Seriously Bad Ones!
On January 23, the Attali Committee, a French high-level group led by prominent economist and political advisor Jacques Attali, published its report on how to boost economic competitiveness in France. [...]
Behavioral Marketing – Like or Hate it, but Regulate it?
It's been called a "virtual privacy time bomb" by a prominent Congressman, something that an FTC commissioner believes should "really trouble all of us" and to which one policy group [...]
Alistair Darling backpedals on Capital Gains Tax
According to the Guardian, British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling told MPs today that “[a]round 80,000 [UK] business owners and investors will benefit from a new capital gains tax [...]
Connecticut AG praises “milestone agreement” with MySpace for significantly improving social networking security
In USA Today, Connecticut’s Attorney General Richard Blumenthal points out that “[i]n [their] milestone agreement with MySpace, the nation's attorneys general have marked a profoundly significant step toward social networking [...]