Managing commercial risks in open source software licensing

Legal context: The article reviews the commercial risk allocation clauses intypical open source licence terms and discusses their enforceabilityand implications. Key points: The enforceability of warranty disclaimers and limitation ofliability clauses in common open source licence terms is questionable,particularly in a cross-border context, and commercial licensorsshould take additional steps to protect themselves from down-streamrisks. Practical significance: Open source software presents a number of unusual commercialissues, because it is available free of charge and the providerstry to disclaim warranties and liabilities. End users and resellershave to adjust their own in- and out-licensing models to accommodatethis situation.     

治理与经济发展:变革和挑战

在经济发展过程中 ,应该是政府的作用多一些还是市场的作用多一些 ?文章分析了与这一问题相关的政府改革———管制改革、私有化政策及分权化政策 ,得出结论 :在经济发展进程中 ,政府要继续扮演重要角色 ;地方政府和非政府组织的作用将日益凸显。     

Physiologic Responses to Racial Rejection Images Among Young Adults from African-American Backgrounds

Physiologic reactivity to racially rejecting images was assessed in 35 young adults (10 males, 25 female) from African-American backgrounds using the startle probe paradigm. In a laboratory setting, participants viewed 16 images depicting racial rejection, racial acceptance, nonracial negative, and nonracial positive themes. While viewing these images, startling bursts of noise were presented and the magnitude of the eyeblink responses were measured. Results supported an attentional mechanism which suggests that, while viewing both racially rejecting and nonracial positive images, individuals may be so absorbed in processing the images that they appear less distracted by the startling noise. However, these patterns were only found for participants low in racial regard. Young adults who felt positively about their racial background did not exhibit differential processing of startle stimuli as a function of slide themes. Race-rejection sensitivity did not moderate startle reactivity. Developmental implications, particularly in light of coping with racial discrimination, are discussed.

知识经济时代图书馆面临的机遇、挑战及发展战略

图书馆是伴随着社会对知识的需求产生和发展起来的,当社会经济进一步发展,人类社会进 入知识经济时代,知识对社会的进步将发挥前所未有的重要作用,也使图书馆面临全新的机遇和挑战。 图书馆应制定新的发展战略,以适应知识经济的挑战。     

当代中国的马克思主义大众化浅析

党的十七大提出要推动“当代中国马克思主义大众化”，我们只有正确解马克思主义大众化的实质，找出当前推进马克思主义大众化的有利条件和面临的主要挑战，才能更加顺利的推进马克思主义大众化。     

Breaking through the Monopoly： To Grasp the Direction of China＇s Intellectual Property Protection Mechanism -From Perspective of Differences Between Chinese and Western Cultural Traditions

知识产权首先应该是一个文化问题，其在中国传统文化中具有共享性、实用性与低价性，当中国知识产权法律在乡土社会的国际化进程中遭遇知识垄断、规律理性与权利至上的文化挑战时，中国知识产权文化建设必须通过充分解放思想与大胆创新的方式和谐崛起，突围垄断，构建有中国特色的知识产权保护体系。     

公司章程自由与公司法强制性规范的协调

公司章程自由是实现公司自治的决定性因素,而公司法中的强制性条款的设定也是必要的。对＂章程不得违反公司法中的强制性规则＂的原则,应根据不同情况进行分析,从而判定行为的效力。     

Security culture,transnational challenges and the Economic Community of West African States

This special issue explores how one particular regional organisation, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has defined certain transnational issues as security threats and how it has addressed them. In this introductory article, we begin by providing an overview and analysis of some of the most important transnational security challenges facing West Africa. Specifically, we discuss some of the problems raised by cross-border insurgencies, health challenges, organised criminal activities, terrorism and environmental degradation. We then examine the different levels at which actors have responded to these challenges. The section ‘Security culture: shaping the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) response?’ sets out our approach to thinking about the concept of security culture and asks whether it might be relevant to understanding how and why ECOWAS has focused on responding to certain transnational security challenges and not to others. The final section provides an overview of the other articles in this issue.     

论加入WTO后的云南旅游业

21世纪 ,经济全球化的进程将进一步加快 ,中国加入世界贸易组织 ,经济将面临全球化和“入世”的全面影响 ,旅游业将不可避免地卷入经济全球化大潮中。作为旅游资源大省 ,西部第一旅游强省 ,云南省要在 2 1世纪把云南省建成在东南亚有影响的国际旅游目的地 ,就必须超前谋划 ,趋利避害 ,抓住机遇 ,迎接挑战     

加入WTO:少数民族地区高校的挑战与机遇

本文从WTO与我国高校有关的条款及主要表现方式入手 ,研讨了我国少数民族地区高校的特点及WTO可能对少数民族地区高校的影响 ,分析了加入WTO后少数民族地区高校可能面临的挑战和机遇 ,提出了一系列可能遇到的原则性问题