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...jarring. (See "Google Under the Gun," TIME, Feb. 13, 2006.) Doing a totalitarian government's bidding in blocking the truth in order to make a few extra bucks is practically the definition of evil. Google acknowledges that it's in a tough situation but says it ultimately has to obey local laws. "There's a subtext to 'Don't be evil,' and that is 'Don't be illegal,'" says Vint Cerf, an Internet founding father who now serves as "chief Internet evangelist" at Google. "Overall, having Google there is better than not having Google there." But at what cost...
...companies that have made far worse bargains in China and haven't got half the public spanking for it. In December the Chinese government took offense at the contents of a blog hosted by Microsoft's MSN service. Microsoft promptly clamped it shut, noting that the company had to obey the law of the land. Earlier last year Beijing investigated a man who used Yahoo! for his e-mail. Yahoo! promptly handed over his computer's IP address. Yahoo! now has one less customer: the man got 10 years for leaking "state secrets...
...compelling evidence that the information is not available from any other source,” he said. Director of the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy Alex S. Jones said The Crimson should dispute the subpoena. “You can’t refuse to obey a subpoena,” he said. “That’s a great power, subpoena power. That’s why nobody likes to see a subpoena coming. [But] you can usually find a way to accommodate what is really needed or you can file a petition...
...guests to plan for. My father's parents welcomed the marriage, so they were in, but because my grandfather was head of his extended family, no one could go if he didn't. Finally, luckily, his own mother, my great-grandmother, sat him down and told him she would obey his wishes but that he was being pigheaded and should support his daughter. Which, finally, he did and everyone reconciled...
...tackle a perception problem, NBA commissioner David Stern has banned all headgear, shorts, T shirts and necklaces visible outside clothing. "Everybody has their own style," says Iverson. "That's unfair when you take that away." Nevertheless, the league's best representative of hip-hop fashion says he will obey the new rules. Next, Goldman Sachs will be banning pinstripes...