Beijing outlaws 'naked computers'Xinhua reports that Beijing is to ban the sale of naked computers, i.e. computers without pre-installed operating systems. Wang Yefei, deputy manager of the Beijing Copyright Bureau has announced that the mensurate volition come upwards into forcefulness at the goal of 2006. The aim is to cutting downward on copyright-infringing software. PCs are sold without operating systems as well as goal users are said to buy pirated copies which they as well as thus install.
says that piece this mightiness hold upwards corking for copyright enforcement, simply he can’t run across this beingness corking for contest on the operating organisation market.
Where's the beef?
The Star reports that Nippon is considering granting intellectual holding protection to the genes of 4 breeds of cattle. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 exceptional panel of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry as well as Fisheries volition hold upwards convened on Tuesday to regard the issue. One possibility that has been mooted is making it illegal to sell cattle that is the effect of a cross betwixt Japanese cattle (known equally ‘wagyu’) as well as other cattle nether the lift ‘wagyu’.
isn’t quite clear what bird this proposed IP protection would accept (possibly because it’s withal early on days) simply the proposal sounds like to geographical indication protection based on genetic makeup, rather than geographical origin.
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