Digital content and digital delivery of content and information are becoming increasingly ubiquitous, driven by the expanding technological capabilities and performance of delivery platforms, the rapid uptake of broadband technologies and improved performance of hardware and software. Network...

Dieser Bericht verdeutlicht in einem umfassenden Überblick die intensiven Versuche Bulgariens, der Tschechoslowakei, Ungarns, Polens und Rumäniens in bezug auf eine Verbesserung der Gesetzgebung zum Schutz geistigen Eigentums. Diese Maßnahmen finden vor dem Hintergrund schwerwiegender...

The support that governments provide to their industrial producers has been a growing source of concern. Much of that support is provided by governments through the financial system, either in the form of below‑market borrowings or below-market equity. To better understand the nature and scale...