Judge calls Sherlock Holmes licensing fee ‘a form of extortion’
By Kevin Melrose From CBR In June, Judge Richard Posner gleefully dismantled the Arthur Conan Doyle estate’s case, and confirmed the bulk of the Sherlock Holmes stories belongs to the public domain. However, it turns out he wasn’t quite finished….
Hexagon Geospatial announces new Caribbean distribution partnership with GeoOrbis
>PRWEB.COM NewswireNorcross, GA (PRWEB) August 04, 2014 Hexagon Geospatial announces its new partnership with GeoOrbis to distribute the company’s full line of solutions in the English-speaking basin of the Caribbean. Headquartered in Barbados, GeoOrbis is a GIS consulting firm offering…
China-based electronics maker seeks primary listing on TWSE
From Focus Taiwan Taipei, Aug. 2 (CNA) China-based electronics components supplier BrightKing Holdings Ltd. has filed an application with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) to seek a primary listing on the main board, the TWSE said Saturday. The TWSE said…
Super-Rich Gubernatorial Candidate used controversial Cayman tax gimmick to maximize his fortune
By Alan Pyke From Think Progress Illinois gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner (R) made part of his fortune from investments in a Caribbean tax haven, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. But because Rauner won’t release details on his tax filings it is…
Internet’s organizing body: Nobody actually owns country codes, not even countries. Or us.
By Kate Cox From Consumerist Does anyone actually own the internet? That might be the existential crisis of our age. We know companies own and operate websites, that other companies own the software that let us look at those sites,…
Global firm WeiserMazars buys Sacramento’s pmpm Consulting
By Kathy Robertson Senior Staff Writer- Sacramento Business Journal Global accounting, tax and consulting services firm WeiserMazars LLP has bought the Sacramento health care consulting firm pmpm Consulting Group Inc. The New York-based company announced the deal Wednesday. No financial…
Spectacular leaf cuttings by Omid Asadi
From Designer Daily Omid Asadi [https://www.facebook.com/omidasadiart] likes the patterns in leaves and regrets that too many people overlook it. He decided to make the beauty he sees in the leaves obvious for others also by creating amazing leaf cutting with…
Contact lens makers work together to make sure you pay more
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist As anyone with bad eyesight could probably tell you, having options when it comes to the cost of contact lenses is extremely important. Just ask my fiance, because apparently I have “very expensive eyes.” I’ll…
White House Summit on Africa lauded but Caribbean/Central American investment summit urged
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. August 1, 2014: While saluting the White House for its second annual U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the Board of Invest Caribbean Now, (ICN), the biggest investment summit on the Caribbean outside the region, is urging…
Funds – Ireland – Quarterly Update Q2 – April – June 2014
Article by Barry McGrath, Stephen Carty, Peter Stapleton, Paul Dobbyn, Carol Widger and Adam Donoghue From Maples and Calder 1 Legal & Regulatory 1.1 AIFMD Update On 16 July 2013, the European Union (Alternative Investment Fund Managers) Regulations 2013 (No….
