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How the US Lost Its China Complaint On IP 167

Posted by kdawson on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @12:51AM from the evidence-from-the-newspaper dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The World Trade Organization yesterday released its much-anticipated decision involving a US complaint against China over its protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. The US quickly proclaimed victory, with newspaper headlines trumpeting the WTO panel's requirement that China reform elements of its intellectual property laws. Yet the reality is somewhat different. As Michael Geist notes, the US lost badly on key issues such as border measures and criminal IP enforcement, with the international trade body upholding the validity of China's laws."

Comment The Real Purpose of Such Tests Is.... (Score 1, Interesting) 1057

by emarmite on Monday September 15, 2008 @07:24AM (#25007665) Attached to: Testing IT Professionals On Job Interviews?

... to filter out people who think they are so good they don't need to test or even interview for a job. This way we keep our team full of humble people who actually want to work here. We got the test off the web, I'm not even sure which language it's in.... :-)

Yahoo Blocks Venerable Email List Over False Positives 358

Posted by kdawson on Sunday August 03, 2008 @05:45PM from the i-say-it's-ham dept.

RomulusNR writes "Yahoo has stopped delivering This Is True, Randy Cassingham's 14-year-old mailing list, because too many Yahoo readers have mistakenly or carelessly flagged it as spam. Yahoo readers make up over 10% of True's readership, slashing the ad revenue that keeps it going. And Yahoo doesn't negotiate with spammers. As Randy describes it: 'The yahoos... ask to be put on True's distribution, then confirm that request, and... then click the "This is Spam" button when they don't recognize the mailing or simply don't want it anymore. Yes, those yahoos have screwed thousands upon thousands of others who really do want my newsletter. Too bad: Yahoo is listening to the yahoos instead: they're blocking it. To them, we're "spammers" and no protestations from "spammers" count.' The irony is that This is True is one of the first profitable mailing lists, predating Yahoo! Mail by almost three years."

FBI Seizes Library Computers Without Warrant 483

Posted by kdawson on Sunday August 03, 2008 @04:36PM from the we-don't-need-no-steenkin dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Two FBI agents walked into a public library in Maryland, without a warrant, and walked out with two computers. The library director agreed to release the machines to these smooth-talking feds. According to the article, the director of Frederick County Public Libraries indicated that this was the third time in his 10 years there that the FBI had requested records, but the first time they had come without a court order. The director seemed to indicate no regrets, stating 'It was a decision I made on my experience and the information given to me.' He further justified his actions, noting that the agents indicated specific computers they needed (of the several dozen in the library) and further that they 'had an awful lot of information.'" The library director speculated whether the raid may have involved the Bruce Ivins / anthrax case, musing "Obviously it coincided with the events everyone is talking about," but he said the agents hadn't mentioned it.

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