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Submission + - British record companies win £41m in dam

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Benjamin Fox

on Tuesday May 29, 2007 @02:12PM

Benjamin Fox writes: "The BBC reports that online retailer CD-Wow has been ordered to pay £41m to the British Phonographic Industry. The London High Court ruled that Hong Kong-based CD-Wow, which imports cheap (but genuine) CDs from Hong Kong and elsewhere to the U.K., is "'in substantial breach' of a 2004 agreement to stop importing CDs." This is a serious blow to proponents of an open, no-barrier music market."

Submission + - Airships to patrol Venezuela's skies

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bprime

on Friday April 20, 2007 @11:58AM

bprime writes: "The BBC reports that officials in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, have bought three airship UAVs to keep tabs on the local populace. FTA: "The 15 metre (49 foot) long air ships are emblazoned with government slogans. Written in bright red are the words, 'We watch over you for your security'." They're not exactly black helicopters, but how long do you think until we see similar measures in high-crime American cities?"

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