EU probes U.S. online gambling crackdown...Looks like the days of pushing people around are coming to a close. With our economy on the brink of collapse, world opinion at an all time low of our government and a nation of apathetic morons addicted to "reality tv". Yup! our time in...
U.S. may take action on EU electronics tariffsJust bring in before the U.N. and let them handle itthey're supposed to be some important world political force, let them act it.WHAT WHAT WHAT ... what a bunch of sick hypocritsMAn the USA will do what turn to WTO for help...
WTO ruling in Net gambling case delayedSorry to say.......the Antiguans may actually have a point here. Under any reasonable definition of free trade, that which domestic firms are allowed to do, foreign firms following the same rules should be also allowed to do.I'm still in favor of dissolving the...
Europe's new 'monopoly' tariff on Microsoft bypasses WTOSOX applies to all companies, not just targeted at Europe"Stick to the subjects you actually have knowledge about."I'll tell you what: We won't censor you and you don't get to silence me. You're getting a lot nastier these days behind the anonymity...
The European Commission has just levied a new $689,900,000 "fine" (read: tariff) on American software company Microsoft under the pretense of anti-trust which conveniently bypasses WTO agreements. The Brussels based think tank Globalization Institute has published a paper PDF where it recommends a ban on OS Operating System bundling for...
U.S. pushes WTO piracy case against ChinaHow about this...If the Bush administration made companies pay more for the goods that they produce in China.... then maybe they wouldn't have to pirate American movies because they might actually be able to afford them. When things get too expensive then people pirate...
If you play poker on the Internet, you already know about the squeeze the U.S. government is putting on Internet gambling. Wired News reports that a law passed last September, which just went into effect, makes financial transactions between online casinos and American banks and credit card companies illegal.The Unlawful...
China says U.S. piracy case will 'badly damage' tiesWhat can the WTO doI think the WTO is really useless. It's a big dog with no teeth. The US regualarly ignored WTO rulings. Why should China care?Copyrights are thing we invented. Not everyone agrees with them or finds benifit with them....
WTO cases to target Chinese piracyTo burst a bubbleI'm not worried about the Chinese communist regime copying music. Music doesn't hurt me.What I worry about is all the advanced weapons technology that they have and are actively copying. You know, like the MIRV missle warhead designs they stole back in...
Back when I first started complaining about how a 99 cent song purchased at the iTunes Music Store couldnt be played back on my $20,000 whole-home entertainment system a shining example of the problem with DRM technology, a bunch of people suggested that I could legally buy music that would...
Waking up to an HP executive's nightmareNixon...complain about some of his other policies, but I can't think of anything more important than his policy of detente towards China. The fact that China is a fast growing nation today helping 1.3 billion people escape poverty (and on a likely path...
U.S. pushes Russia in WTO talks to close MP3 siteWell aint this a HOOT !Here I am buying music and they are getting it for free . Ya dang right the Russians should close down the site , perhaps doing so may keep prices down and revenue up .boahhhahahahahhahaUSA think...
U.S. could complain to WTO over China piracyThat's a lot of DVDs250 Billion lost at $1 per DVD. Even if every person in China bought DVDs that would about 150 DVDs per person. Some houw I doubt everyone in china is buying 150 DVDs per year. More like a small...
Senators urge international copyright crackdownYeah[i]"Before Russia enters the World Trade Organization, many of us are will have to be convinced that the Russian government is serious about cracking down on the theft of intellectual property," Hatch said during a hearing."[/i]"But if you're a US company such as Microsoft, you can...
WTO slams U.S. Net-gambling banSigh You can NOT legislate morality.Didn't they learn anything from the prohibition fiasco several decades ago?Time To QUIT the WTOThe US should just tell the rest of the World to Go to hell and deal with others on a one to one basis. That should...
Microsoft's Beijing win raises concerns in ChinaThis "market" needs to be thought out better."There is growing disquiet about public sector IT contracts being awarded to Western vendors in China,"Followed by,"Some government officials have spoken out, saying the deals may not only be bad for domestic vendors but also potentially in...
Across the Internet, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is being vilified for some comments he made during Microsoft's Asian Government Leaders Forum in Singapore. Pamela Jones, founder of Groklaw, spawned a thread called "Ballmer: Use our software or somebody might get hurt" that was closing in on 450 comments by the...
Tiny nation beats U.S. in gambling boutGood for them!They should stand up to the US. If the US wants to do something which I think they should just stay out of it they should make sure the credit card companies have recourse against the gamblers when they decide to...
U.S. files WTO case against China's chip policiesI can't wait to buy those cheap Chinese chips!!!American corporations need to stop whining. This is the Free Trade Globalism they wanted. If they can ship my job off to India or China, then I should be able to buy pentalty...
Sun co-founder defends offshoringVote DemocratEven if you generally vote a Republican ticket send a clear message that jobs are important.And there is no WTO agreement on outsourcing. If so, India would be in violation since they do not allow foreign workers in their own country.Free Trade - Yeh right!I...
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