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Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica win victory in German music copyrights case
2015-11-28 03:11:02| Telecom - Topix.net
Germany's Supreme Court handed a victory to Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica in a rights case, but left the door open for holding Internet service providers responsible for blocking sites offering illegal music downloads. The court dismissed a pair of cases -- one brought by musical-rights society GEMA against Deutsche Telekom, the other brought by music companies against Telefonica's German unit O2 Deutschland -- saying the plaintiffs hadn't done enough to halt copyright violations in the first place.
Musk's Tesla faces German battle over battery-powered homes
2015-11-27 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: If Elon Musk's vision of millions of households producing all their own power becomes a reality, it will probably happen first in Germany. But he will face a battle for market share against local firms with years of experience in renewable energy. The South African-born entrepreneur's company Tesla, best known for its electric cars, sparked global interest in the idea of self-powered homes in April, when it said it would start selling lithium-ion batteries for households next year. The batteries,...
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German shoppers' confidence 'dips'
2015-11-27 15:34:13| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Confidence among shoppers in Germany has dipped according to a survey, amid worries over Europe's largest economy.
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German court says ISPs may have to block music-sharing sites
2015-11-26 18:56:01| Telecom - Topix.net
Germany's highest court said Internet service providers could be made responsible for blocking websites offering illegal music downloads, but only if copyright holders showed they had first made reasonable attempts to thwart such piracy by other means. The federal Supreme Court dismissed two cases brought by music rights society GEMA against Deutsche Telekom and music companies Universal Music, Sony and Warner Music Group against Telefonica's O2 Deutschland.
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German sustainable textiles scheme heads to Vietnam
2015-11-26 11:34:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The German-led Partnership for Sustainable Textiles initiative, which aims to bring about social, ecological and economic improvements along the apparel and textile supply chain, has been introduced to Vietnam.
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