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InternetNews March 22, 2006 Nicholas Carlson |
A French Crack at FairPlay The French government thinks it's an inalienable human right to be able to play any digital music file on any digital music player, but Apple Computer said such a right could only be part of a "culture of piracy."  |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 John Rossant |
Give This Employment Policy The Guillotine France's 35-hour workweek has been a disaster -- so why is it intact?  |
InternetNews June 30, 2006 Catherine Pickavet |
French Senate Passes Apple FairPlay Law The French Senate passed a law today that could force Apple to open its FairPlay format, according to a spokesperson with the Computing Technology Industry Association.  |
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Alyce Lomax |
Baidu, EMI Make Beautiful Music The two companies team to fight piracy and offer music online. A streaming music service should be far more palatable to Britain's EMI as it tries to reach out to Chinese consumers accustomed to free content.  |
InternetNews March 28, 2007 Roy Mark |
Bill Would Hand Colleges Cash For Anti-Piracy Legislation would allow colleges and universities to apply for anti-piracy funding.  |
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 |
Fallout From The Olympics Decision Embattled French President Jacques Chirac will be further weakened by the rejection of Paris' bid for the 2012 Olympic games.  |
BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 John Rossant |
The Real War Is France vs. France Resentment of the U.S. is being challenged by a growing cadre of French thinkers.  |
Home Theater December 17, 2007 Mark Fleischmann |
Congress Unrolls Copyright Wiper Look out, file sharers. Congress is about to enact draconian new legislation that would make penalties for copyright violation even stiffer.  |
InternetNews November 10, 2005 Roy Mark |
Attorney General Seeking Tougher IP Laws Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales proposed new legislation today that would strengthen penalties for copyright infringement, expand intellectual property protection and add critical enforcement tools.  |
InternetNews September 8, 2004 Roy Mark |
Time Running Out on Fed's Tech Agenda CAN-SPAM and nanotech funding aside, the tech industry has seen little legislative success in a Congress consumed with matters of war and national security.  |
InternetNews November 30, 2004 Roy Mark |
Congress Slashes Hollywood's Copyright Wish List Revised legislation drops controversial copyright provisions supported by the movie and recording industries.  |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! China's Sour Notes Is Britain's International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's copyright lawsuit against Yahoo! China good business for the recording industry?  |
The Motley Fool October 3, 2005 Alyce Lomax |
Music's Mixed Messages Digital downloading of music -- the legal way -- continues to gain momentum. The rapidly growing market for digital music underlines why so many companies are eyeing Apple's success and hoping to get their piece of the market.  |
BusinessWeek June 10, 2010 Tara Patel |
French Women Storm the Corporate Boardroom French boardrooms have long been a male domain. A proposal requiring that at least 40 percent of directors be women could change that.  |
InternetNews May 11, 2006 Nicholas Carlson |
FairPlay Score For Apple in France The French Senate deleted language that Apple said would lead to 'state-sponsored piracy.'  |
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Carol Matlack |
Liberte, Egalite...and Blogging What are so many French writing about? Find out on our tour of some of the country's key blogs friendly for English speakers.  |
Chemistry World July 17, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
France says no to shale gas French President Francois Hollande has stated categorically that France will not pursue fracking to access alternative energy sources.  |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Anders Bylund |
Yahoo! Saves the Music Yahoo! is discussing launching the music industry's best chance to wipe out piracy.  |
Reason November 2007 Juliet Samuel |
Speed for Sale Highway robbery in France: At least one French market has taken off -- the trade in speeding penalties.  |
InternetNews December 6, 2007 Sean Gallagher |
New Bill Stiffens File-Sharing Penalties The U.S. House of Representatives is edging closer to laying out harsher penalties and stepping up enforcement for the illegal sharing of music and movies.  |
BusinessWeek September 20, 2004 John Rossant |
France: Fraying Ties To The Arab World Its pro-Arab diplomacy isn't helping in the wake of a kidnapping in Iraq.  |
InternetNews January 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
New Clashes Await Over Digital Copyright Does government need to do more to curtail piracy, or are media industries threatening the freedom of the Internet?  |
BusinessWeek August 14, 2006 Eric Schine |
La Vie Impossible Paris is encouraging entrepreneurs even as it continues to hinder them.  |
InternetNews February 22, 2008 |
U.K. Laws Could Target ISPs Over File-Sharing Legislation in Britain may force Internet access providers to work with the music and film industries to curb illegal downloads.  |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Alyce Lomax |
Digital Music's Double Trouble The major labels' resistance to innovation, penny-pinching ways, and frequent complaints about piracy and the flagging popularity of CDs leave them ripe for disruption. Digital distribution should be only too happy to oblige.  |
Information Today June 2009 K. Matthew Dames |
Intellectual Property: Why the Frame of `Piracy' Matters What does piracy really mean? The term's definition and history are important along with the reasons why its continued misrepresentation matters to the country's copyright policy.  |
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Matlack & Grover |
Vivendi's New Vitality Three years after Messier, it's cashing in on his media vision. The Paris company is now in pole position to capitalize on the rapid spread of digitized entertainment. But if Vivendi is admired for its creativity, investors remain perplexed by its overall corporate vision.  |
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 |
A Bold Move By Paris And China? The French aerospace and defense industries see China as a potentially lucrative market. But sales of French missiles and other defense products would raise concerns in Washington, which still restricts technology sales to China.  |
Inc. July 1, 2003 Patrick J. Sauer |
Bayou Boycott Spurs Buying Anti-French sentiment in Louisiana proves to be a boon for small business.  |
BusinessWeek June 14, 2004 John Rossant |
The U.S. And Europe: Friends Again, For Now Are transatlantic relations on the mend? The mood music surrounding George W. Bush's early June trip to France promises to sound downright friendly.  |
Searcher September 2005 Pascal Lupien |
Le Meilleur (The Best) de l'internet: A Review of French-Language Information Sources The movement by the French government to create a European digital library is in part a response to Google Print, and the fear that French literature on the Web will be filtered through English speakers. The number of French databases online, however, is growing quickly.  |
Salon.com September 28, 2001 Kristin Hohenadel |
Bonjour indeed Once fond of clucking at us, France has found a new love for America...  |
Wired June 2000 Christopher Dickey |
GO TO: Paris 14 startups, 130 people, and $20 million in a former circus northeast of the Seine - and that's just one incubateur. The post-Minitel generation comes of age.  |
Finance & Development September 2010 Michel Camdessus |
By the Rule In France, a commission proposes a rule-based framework to set the country on a path to balanced budgets.  |
BusinessWeek March 17, 2011 Simon Packard |
Paris Apartments Keep Going Up Increases in Paris property prices are outstripping gains in income, setting the stage for a decline.  |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Steven Mallas |
Quick Take: Fight the Pirates! Media companies must fight piracy, for shareholders' benefit. The effects of piracy are emphatically detrimental to the long-term value of a music portfolio. Just look at the effect file-sharing has had on brick-and-mortar record stores.  |
InternetNews March 30, 2007 Roy Mark |
Congress Flunks P2P Test Lawmakers consider throwing millions at a problem it can't solve: illegal peer-to-peer file sharing.  |
Popular Mechanics October 3, 2008 Andrew English |
A Pond Away From Detroit, Tough Times for Euro Car Makers Rising oil prices and strict environmental legislation are forcing European car manufacturers to trim production.  |