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 to learn and exchange ideas with companies from around the world.  China has been strongly criticised for its record on [...]

By |2008-01-28T21:38:00-05:00January 28th, 2008|Blog, Uncategorized|

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. The report, which seeks to liberate the French economy from excessive regulation and administrative burdens, contains a lot of sensible [...]

By |2008-01-25T17:11:00-05:00January 25th, 2008|Blog, Uncategorized|

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 ‘entrepreneurs' relief.’  They will pay just 10% on capital gains up to the first £1m, instead of the 18% originally [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:16-05:00January 24th, 2008|Blog, Uncategorized|

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 safety.  The agreement includes more than 70 detailed specific changes to help purge predators, expunge inappropriate content such as pornography [...]

By |2016-12-21T00:15:16-05:00January 23rd, 2008|Blog, Uncategorized|
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