The ITAA and its member companies contend that the Broadcast Flag would hurt their business by closing out new markets and limiting the kinds of appliances and software they can sell to consumers.
Being landlocked is no barrier to the flag-of-convenience business, as Luxembourg has already demonstrated.
More likely, their longer-term growth will bump up against the ceiling of a European market in which the contestable low-cost segment is smaller than it is in the U.S., and well-established packaged-tour operators and national-flag carriers can block deeper inroads into the leisure- and business-travel segments.
The EU Flag flying outside the factory reflects Placek's ambitious outlook for the business.
Business travellers to and from London are all hunting for alternatives to Britain's flag-carrier, rather than be caught up in a strike.
The Association of Town Centre Management has worked with the Purple Flag Advisory Committee, which includes representatives from central and local government, police, business and industry representatives.
" Adds Liu Bo, a former Microsoft business director in China who jumped ship to run a competing software firm, Beijing-based Red Flag Software: "Windows is a good product.
People worry it will flag their return, yet more than half of working Americans own or work for a small business.
Flag carrier Air China said yesterday first-half profit plunged 74% amid rising costs and slower international business.
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As of today, the add-on seems to flag 333 sites as SOPA friendly, from industry groups like the Motion Picture Association of America to the Business Software Alliance, to companies like Apple.com to Nintendo.com, to Newscorp-owned sites like Fox.com and Sky.com.
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