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The Great Firewall of China: How Lessons from the Apartheid Era Can Lift the Information Curtain

By Santiago A. Cueto on Posted in Corporate Governance, Random Thoughts and Observations

Corporate Codes of Conduct Played a Major Role in the Collapse of Apartheid in South Africa and Are a Viable Means to End Digital Censorship in China.   The remarks of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday that “we stand for a single Internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and… Continue Reading

Did you Mean “Liable?” French Court Rules Against Google in Copyright Infringement Case

By Santiago A. Cueto on Posted in International Litigation

If there’s one thing to know in international business, it’s not to flaunt the laws of a sovereign nation, no matter how large your market capitalization or how benign your corporate objective  to “do no evil.”   Of course, this fundamental precept is often viewed as mere suggestion rather than sound business judgment. In light… Continue Reading