[My Arabic-language computer here couldn't handle the URL, so I had to use lynx and more. Short excerpt: "January 22, 2002 (TOKYO) -- Some domestic companies are apparently considering filing lawsuits against Chinese firms selling DVD players without paying patent licensing fees on technology developed in Japan. Japanese manufacturers of DVD players have seen sales deteriorate, particularly in the United States, as a result of competition from low-priced Chinese machines. In the summer of 2001, Sony Corp. had to surrender its top position in the U.S. market for DVD players, where it once held about 40 percent, to a Chinese maker offering the APEX brand." --Declan] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 17:51:37 -0800 From: LR <lrussat_private> To: declanat_private Subject: Another shot at IP. Hi, I thought that your readers might be interested in this. http://www.nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com/wcs/leaf?CID=onair/asabt/moren/165841 What will those DVD manufacturers think of next? LR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Events: Congreso Nacional de Periodismo Digital in Huesca, Spain from Jan. 17-18 (http://www.congresoperiodismo.com) and the Second International Conference on Web-Management in Diplomacy in Malta from Feb. 1-3. (http://www.diplomacy.edu/Web/conference2/) -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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