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By: Willa Holland

Willa Holland — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:42:39 +0000

I think China will become a capitalist country just like the Czech Republic did. Through a silent revolution

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Sun, 06 Aug 2006 00:24:14 +0000

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By: Mike Chan

Mike Chan — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:45:39 +0000

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By: Sue Muse

Sue Muse — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:28:27 +0000

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By: Gordon

Gordon — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:23:52 +0000

Nice post! But by the way, the logo you put up isn’t for Yahoo! China, instead it’s for Yahoo! Hong Kong.

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Marketing Routes » Blog Archive » Internet News — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:51:43 +0000

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By: web design uk

web design uk — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 09:27:14 +0000

I predicted this would happen

By: 菩提

菩提 — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 07:39:13 +0000

分享是互联网的精髓。

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Tue, 04 Jul 2006 05:03:04 +0000

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By: Digital Music - The Future

Digital Music - The Future — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 05:00:58 +0000

Labels Pick on Someone Their Own Size - Yahoo…

IFPI, the international music association, announced that it will sue Yahoo China for copyright infringement (1, 2). Yahoo China is run by Alibaba.com Corp. and 40 percent owned by Yahoo! Inc. The lawsuit is based on a new Chinese law……

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On Rye, In Color » Blog Archive » The Great Firewall of China — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 02:22:54 +0000

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By: lorn

lorn — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:17:05 +0000

getreal: You’re right,in some sense, this is a business case. You’re also right that little is done to enforce ip-protections (until someone sues, at least.) But, in my opinion, you are completely wrong in thinking that the govt -should- enforce the now-artificial scarcity of distribution. Media companies used to be able to inflate the price of entertainment because the manufacturing and distribution of records/tapes/cds/etc.. was a (somewhat) expensive process. It was as scarce as they wanted it to be. Now, with the ubiquitous network and computers, those costs are effectivly nil.
Media companies are just that: media companies… they make their money by manufacturing and distributing media (cds/dvds.) The actual generation of IP/Entertainment is a small, and generally unprofitable part of their business. They try to prop up the old business by using their vast reserves of cash to buy laws to postpone the creation of more relevant methods of doing business (by other people, not under their control.)
It is not in the interest of the public, and thus the govt, to enforce such a wasteful thing as artificial scarcity.

By: getreal

getreal — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 22:47:40 +0000

Before everyone goes off on a tangent into politics. This is a business case first and foremost..a law was passed in china and it is being used to protect ip. More of this needs to happen. There is close to zero enforcement by the govt to prevent ip theft and piracy, so little by little laws need to be enforced so this changes.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:14:30 +0000

i guess the question is, what can U.S. citizens do to pressure corporations and politicians to stop supporting horrible regimes with horrible laws?

think Reagan and Saddam. Think Reagan and his support for apartheid South Africa, vetoing an embargo bill against South Africa (which was overruled by Congress), among other dastardly doings.

By: Simran

Simran — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:57:28 +0000

@ tino: You’ve got that right. All of this is only going to lead to the US losing its place as the king-pin in many industries including music and movies.

By: Simran

Simran — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:54:06 +0000

I completely agree with you, Marshall. This is ridiculous. The US government seems to care more about its entertainment industry’s profits than anything else. Threatening Russia’s seat in the WTO is another example of this ridiculous, obsessive, irrational, crazy behaviour. If the entertainment industries in other English-speaking nations develope, Hollywood and the RIAA will lose their sway and people won’t care if someone’s going to sue you if share a certain song, they’ll just avoid those songs. Even artists are becoming wise and taking matters into their own hands. These guys (RIAA, MPAA) are digging their own graves. I’m afraid the only way they’re going to learn their lesson and get it is this way… the hard way.

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By: tino

tino — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:49:38 +0000

Marshall,

Ever heard of human rights in Guantanamao?

Always the same, trying to say everything in China is wrong, and all other countries are wrong if they don’t follow the US view of democracy.

What does it mean for search - hopefully a broadening out of players and no US domination in what shoudl become a commodity industry.

Remeber George has access to every email and every phonecall you make.