My guess is they are going to owe the IRS a lot of money.

In real USD.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/four-things-you-should-know-if-...

This right here shows how much the value of USD depends on the power of taxation. Even if you barter goods with no USD used, the IRS will still force you to find a way to obtain USD to pay taxes on that barter.

Heh, good point. I suspect that one of the features of these currencies is that they're not taxed in practice, even if the letter of the law says that they should be(?)

My money says DJI is next.

Can your company legally tell me how many FISA warrants and NSL letters they received in my FOIA request?

Of course not.

FOIA obviously doesn't apply to everything. But in the case of FISA it is overseen by an independent judiciary and all of the deliberations and controversies were widely covered by the independent press.

Not to mention independent organisations like ACLU, EFF etc. who have been very vocal about trying to abolish the FISA process entirely.

Again none of this would remotely happen in China. We've seen first hand what happens to the media and dissenters in HK.

> FOIA obviously doesn't apply to everything

And that there is the problem from which no argument about checks and balances can recover.

Which is why real democracies don't allow secret courts.

Genuine question: if Europe is so innovative and has so many clusters, why then did Airbus headquarter Airbus Ventures in Silicon Valley?

[Where and how people spend their money is the best way of measuring what people really think].

Up until a few months/weeks/days ago it didn't stop Chinese companies and people either.

Which way do you think the trend points?

Does anyone know whether the ban on WeChat means WeChat will not be available on iOS in China?

If so, Hauwei must be very happy.

Out of curiosity, how many American companies have Chinese patents (NOT USA patents) that get don't get relief after suing the violator in a Chinese court.

Anyone have numbers?

I know one, called Apple Computers

Qcom and Apple sued, and countersued each other in China over patents for god knows how many times. Please look it up in google.

Ok, I did do that[1].

Still no mention of "Chinese patent number CNyyyyy (being a registration of US patent USyyyy) has been violated by Chinese company XXXX"

Are you sure you guys aren't just making this up?

[1]https://www.theverge.com/tech/2019/3/22/18275884/apple-qualc...

Hundreds of countries have exchange control.

Yes, put it in a dedicated digester: a plastic rubbish bin with holes submerged into the ground. Add paper and water to get it going.

https://thebark.com/content/build-your-own-pet-waste-digeste...