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Optical recording--both legal and illegal--is a big business in Malaysia, but poorly paid local law enforcers never made the war against counterfeiting much of a priority until the government realized that a bad reputation for protecting intellectual property would sink hopes of attracting critical investment. Piracy cuts into the profits of the big, predominately U.S. companies that produce so much of the global-entertainment menus. But Malaysia's legitimate CD producers feel the squeeze too. The government has encouraged legitimate digital production (which has expanded from one optical-disc plant in 1996 to around 50 today) as part...
...Analysts in Berlin said that Müntefering's departure will make it more difficult for Merkel's CDU to find common ground with its governing partners. The SPD has suffered more than its conservative partner as a result of the partnership, seeing its support sink even as Merkel's personal popularity has risen. In an attempt to win back voters, the SPD 's party chief Kurt Beck moved the party towards the left, arguing, for example, for increases in welfare spending - over Müntefering's strenuous objections. Business leaders in Germany have also complained that the government...
...pressure is on for the Harvard men’s basketball team. With the nation’s watchful eye waiting to see whether the Crimson will sink or swim under the leadership of new head coach Tommy Amaker, the young Harvard team will be looking to its underclassmen to step up to the challenge. Leading the way is sophomore standout Jeremy Lin. Lin, who is one of six returning sophomores on a team made up largely of this age group, is leagues ahead of his classmates in experience. Playing in all 28 of the Crimson’s games...
...Shakespeare’s last, great, plotless Romance with a little more enthusiasm. While this production has some neat dramatic tricks and a few lovely moments, its incredibly rich script floats by with little to no examination. Why do a play if you’re not going to sink your teeth into...
...device ($150, with a $20 replaceable tip), announced it had secured $14 million in venture-capital funding. "It's amazing what people are willing to spend to do the whole vanity thing," says Mark Foley, managing director of RWI Ventures, one of Therative's investors. Another enticing reason to sink money into these ventures, according to Foley: potential suitors...