The Economist blog today has a great post on the benefits of global free trade. The post lauds European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson for his tireless fight for liberalism and openness, pointing out that most European “free market liberals are so scared of being thought mean or uncaring that [...]
According to the Sidney Morning Herald, “[a] British travel company has paid $US1.1 million ($A1.2m) for the domain name cruises.co.uk, a price that is effectively $1 million just for the letter ‘S’ since it already owns the address cruise.co.uk. The sum shatters the previous record for a .co.uk domain of [...]
InfoWorld reports that “[a] consumer advocacy group is blasting RealNetworks for installing adware and other software without properly notifying its users. In a report published Thursday, StopBadware.org faults the latest version of RealPlayer for secretly installing its Rhapsody Player Engine during the RealPlayer installation. ‘RealPlayer 11 does not disclose that [...]
According to the International Herald Tribune, “North Korea, known more for nuclear saber-rattling than its consumer products, is offering overseas shoppers the chance to buy hundreds of its goods through the Internet. Those who keep a close eye on North Korea say the move is likely a bid to earn [...]
On January 30, the German Ministry of Justice received the French Instrument of Ratification for the London Agreement. This means that the Agreement will enter into force on 1st May 2008, bringing with it a new era for patent applicants at the European Patent Office. This is very good news, [...]