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Tech: Sony BMG under fire over copy protection

As noted earlier this week, Sony BMG are in trouble over CD copy protection. Now the media giant has been sued in the USA over the same issue.



Property: Asian cities amongst most expensive for prime retail

A survey of prime retail space around the world puts several Asian cities towards the top of the table but there are still some relative bargains around.



Automotive Industry: "we're not broke but your job's gone"

The USA's giant carmaker General Motors told its workforce last week that rumours of its death were greatly exaggerated; then yesterday it dropped the hammer: a quarter of its US workforce is to lose their jobs.



CD Copy protection: it's all getting messy

The owners of mechanical copyright are desperate to prevent duplication of optical disks because, unlike "home taping" digital copying produces an identical copy without degradation. But their attempts are not overly successful.



Motorsport: Asia's big day out

To all intents and purposes, the pan-Asian motorport calendar came to an end yesterday: and the Champion is Macau.

Pricing: record industry to turn economics on its head

The recording industry is planning a strategy that turns both existing market approaches and basic economics on its head.



Child mortality rates present an interesting picture

Data collected by the US government from more than 200 countries presents an illuminating picture of where children as most at risk of death duri...



Payment systems: Citadel Commerce Corp. announces SecureSwipe(TM)

Citadel successfully launched SecureSwipe(TM) at the EIG Expo in Nice, France. SecureSwipe(TM) is a custom designed TG-3/X.9 compliant PIN pad, e...



Aviation: Airbus to pay compensation for late delivery

Airbus Industrie has agreed to pay compenation to airlines whose A380s are...



Malaysia: fake coins in mass production

It's a month until Malaysia's one ringett coins cease to be legal tender. A gang has been cashing in.

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