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Blocking Users From Pirating Site Not Effective Deterrent, EU Appeals Court Rules

Blocking a major hub for illegally-uploaded material has not deterred internet users in the Netherlands from finding that material elsewhere, […]

Don’t Miss The FCPA Forest For The Gifts, Meals And Entertainment Trees

Contrary to what’s been written in some recent articles, companies should not fear a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act crackdown on […]

Fed To Make Foreign Banks Play By US Rules

U.S. regulators are poised to make a change to Dodd-Frank Act requirements that would make the U.S. operations of foreign […]

When Antitrust Disputes Loom, Businesses Need to Make Savvy Arbitration Decisions

Arbitration agreements are now commonplace in contracts, and so are  global antitrust lawsuits, especially multi-party lawsuits alleging price-fixing cartels. This […]

IP Protection in Emerging Markets

Sourcing and production overseas has increased certain kinds of risks to intellectual property, among them the risk of counterfeit components […]

Discrimination Case Could Be Game-Changer In China

A woman in Beijing has settled a discrimination claim, walking away with an apology and 30,000 RMB, in a case […]

Microsoft GC, Citing Serial Killer Tracking Case, Advocates Data Sharing

In a blog post promoting an international legal framework for cross-border surveillance and data-access rules, Microsoft’s top lawyer Brad Smith […]

WikiLeaks Reveals U.S. Compromise In Pacific Trade Talks

Documents obtained by WikiLeaks reveal that the United States is retreating on a number of environmental protection provisions during the […]

IPOs Cancelled As China Toughens Regulations

A sudden change in Chinese securities regulations was enough to make five companies cancel their IPOs on Monday. The China […]

EU Committee Finds US, UK Spying Programs Illegal

The European parliament’s civil liberties committee has released a draft report finding that mass surveillance programs used by the US […]

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