Topic: WEB - on November 7, 2007 at 10:39:00 AM CET
German court rules internet gambling ban an 'impossibility'
The the Administrative Court of Appeal in Hessen state today overturned a ruling by a lower court that had prohibited Austrian online gambling operator Bwin from providing gambling services over the internet to German customers.
The ruling focused on what the court described as the practical impossibility of enforcing a ban on internet gambling - the impossibility of which rendered the law for all intents and purposes "null and void". Thomson Financial reports.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on November 7, 2007 at 10:38:00 AM CET
Did German Copyright Law Really Kill A Fan Fiction Film?
The concept of "fan fiction" represents an interesting challenge for copyright law. Most copyright laws don't take into account the idea of fans creating new works involving characters or worlds that they like -- as such a thing just wasn't practical until recently.
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Topic: NEWS - on November 7, 2007 at 10:35:00 AM CET
Gisele Bündchen schließt daher Verträge in fast allen Währungen ab - außer in US-Dollar
Mit billigen Dollars will sich das mit Abstand teuerste Model der Welt nicht mehr abspeisen lassen: Die Brasilianerin Gisele Bündchen schließt daher Verträge in fast allen Währungen ab - außer in US-Dollar. Sie folgt damit anderen Superreichen wie dem legendären US-Investor Warren Buffett, der ebenfalls sein Vermögen ins Trockene bringt - und dem ständig fallenden Dollar den Rücken kehrt.
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Topic: MUSIK - on November 7, 2007 at 10:18:00 AM CET
The Pirate Bay Sponsors Rock Band
The Pirate Bay is featuring the Swedish glam rock band Lamont on their frontpage. Unlike the major record labels, Lamont recognizes the power of filesharing and they give away their album for free. Not without success, over 100,000 people downloaded their album in less than 24 hours, numbers that other artists can only dream of.
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Topic: NEWS - on November 7, 2007 at 10:08:00 AM CET
Gisele Bundchen doesn’t like the dollar?
The world's richest model has reportedly reacted in her own way to the sliding value of the US dollar - by refusing to be paid in the currency.
Gisele Bündchen is said to be keen to avoid the US currency because of uncertainty over its strength.
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Topic: MUSIK - on November 7, 2007 at 10:06:00 AM CET
Matching album covers
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