Nikkei Archive

  • Nikkei, Japan’s business newspaper, pulls some 2001 anti-linking tricks

    Nikkei, Japan’s business newspaper, pulls some 2001 anti-linking tricks

    Remember back during the days of Netscape when folks tried to use Javascript to prevent you from copying their images? You'd get a little window that says "YOU ARE A THIEF! HOME HOTLINKING IS KILLING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY!" and then you'd view source, grab the image tag, and be on your way? Well Nikkei just pulled out its Learn HTML 1.0 in 48 Hours book and is now preventing links to its articles and severely limiting right clicking on its exciting home page. According to the NYT, Nikkei not only stops right clicking but now requires a written application to link to its news, citing issues with the free vs. paid model that has essentially destroyed American news-gathering as well as concerns that its precious news will end up in pump and dump scams.

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  • Report: Sony and Sharp shake hands in another LCD TV deal

    Report: Sony and Sharp shake hands in another LCD TV deal

    Globally speaking, there is one clear leader in the LCD TV business: Samsung. The company commands a 23.2% share in this segment, with Sony (13.7%) and Sharp (7%) almost hopelessly behind (according to DisplaySearch). So in June this year already, Sony and Sharp inked a joint venture deal to produce LCD TVs together. And today, the Nikkei (Japan's biggest business publication), reports that the two former arch rivals decided to further expand their alliance.

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