China will use this as a negotiation point to further their agendas. The US has used this tactic before, notably in the Suez Canal crisis to keep Britain and France from attacking Egypt:
It's not in the best interests of China to cause massive inflation of the US Dollar, but it definitely gives them the ability to put short-term pressure on US politicians.
Still, this puts the burden of proof on the person claiming prior art. I'd like to see a reform of patent law that would make the infringing patent holder responsible for the legal fees for proving the prior art, if it's valid.
That would:
1. Force the potential infringer to do a more rigorous search prior to filing the patent.
2. Gives the person with prior art a little more leverage in negotiations.
The article I referenced says that it varies by state, especially with regards to consent. Some states are single-party, some states require all party consent.
But if you're on the street in public, you'd think everything is fair game... especially if you're a public servant.
It's nice to see someone taking a stand and clearing it up (in one state at least).
If you're going to break the bank, it's going to be b/c you couldn't find cheap wheels. This is where I went wrong, since I spent about $11 per wheel at home depot. I later found them for $4 at a smaller local hardware shop. ;p
You don't lose your home if the bank goes out of business. Mortgage holdings are sold off as assets as part of the bankruptcy settlement. The ownership of the underlying mortgage changes, not the ownership of the home.
Give them the option of filling in the CC info and provide a "Do it later" button?
It would be interesting to see how the conversation rate differed between the group that filled in the information immediately and those that opted for later.
If the "deleted" files didn't count towards your total usage percentage, someone was eventually going to game the system and use the "deleted" area for storage and undelete things as they needed them. The 2G of total space becomes swap for the deleted file storage area ;)
It explains the difference between first-party signage and third-party signage. It sounds like this group had been targeting illegal third-party signage and that a certain company (NPA) had found an ingenious legal way to have third-party signage classified as first-party signage.
It was a fantastic book and written by a doctor who specializes in sleep habits. It's the gift I give to all my friends who are expecting.