The LA Times published a scathing (well, impassioned) editorial arguing that the EU’s new Copyright Directive could squash small companies that promote aspiring music and movie creators. To comply with the new law, everyone publishing content will need to employ sophisticated filtering technology that prevents such intolerable copyright abuses as parents sharing videos […]
By Daniel McGroarty, TES GeoPolicy Editor APRIL 14, 2020 UPDATE: In one of the few non-COVID news stories still commanding attention, global economy watchers are focused on an Easter agreement brokered by Saudi Arabia that aims at global oil production cuts of at least 10%. The catch: the cuts won’t come immediately, but in May. […]
For many years increased mobility was touted as one of the benefits of economic development as well as one of its main drivers, reflecting a virtuous cycle connecting the movement of labor and goods with rising prosperity. Now, however, mobility is viewed as anything but virtuous due to all-important environmental concerns. As in all […]
