By Martin Bosworth Following on Sam’s post from earlier in the week, the Copyright Royalty Board has agreed to extend the deadline of the new fees from May 15 to July 15. […]
Internet gambling to become legal again?
By Rori Black Rep. Barney Franks (D-Mass) has introduced a bill to lift the ban on Internet gambling. “[I]t is an inappropriate interference on the personal freedom of Americans, and this interference […]
Neo-nazis deface Los Angeles city councilman’s office
by Amaury Nora Three swastikas and an anti-Semitic manifesto were found outside Los Angeles City Councilman Jack Weiss’ Sherman Oaks office. The three swastikas were printed on 8½ by 11 paper and […]
Melamine, China, and the peril for emerging markets
In 1993 France instituted the European Banana Regime placing quotas on banana imports from outside of their trade preference agreements with Europe’s old colonial trading partners, the African, Caribbean and Pacific nations. […]