Category Archives: Around the World

Verdict in Capitol Records v. Thomas-Rasset

Posted on 19/06/2009 by Dyrathror

In the second trial against Jammie Thomas-Rasset, mother of four children, the jury awarded the recording companies $1.92 million, $80,000 per uploaded song for 24 songs. Naturally the representative of the recording industry from the RIAA was happy about the … Continue reading →

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Nice to live in China

Posted on 03/06/2009 by Dyrathror

It is very nice to live in China! The weather during the last days on Hainan was around 34°C so you don’t have to freeze. The food is not expensive, even though I have no idea about the quality because … Continue reading →

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One Child Policy Enforcement

Posted on 11/05/2009 by Dyrathror

I wrote already about the “One Child Policy” in China. What I want to make absolute clear is that this is a policy of the Kommunist Party of China (KPC) and not a chinese law! There is no law in … Continue reading →

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Guangzhou

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Dyrathror

I just came back from Guangzhou where I had to go for a week. Guangzhou is a city with about 10.5 mio. habitants and when you arrive there coming from Haikou the impression is that of a very busy and … Continue reading →

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Living on a Construction Site

Posted on 28/03/2009 by Dyrathror

On Haidian Island in Haikou where I am living they are constructing new buildings all the time. I guess the result will be a complete and modern part of Haikou because the old houses, step by step, have to give … Continue reading →

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