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eBay Global Shipping Program

The Global Shipping Program of eBay – be aware!

First a bit on what the eBay Global Shipping Program entails: (CTRL-C/CTRL-V from http://pages.ebay.com/help/buy/shipping-globally.html ) The Global Shipping Program makes it easier for buyers in some countries outside the US and UK to purchase items from these sellers. The US or UK seller ships the item to a local global shipping provider, and the global

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In the Netherlands it’s legal to pay for driving lessons with sexual acts

Ministers van der Steur of Security and Justice & Schultz van Haegen of Infrastructure and the Environment have argued that it is legal for driving instructors to offer driving lessons in exchange for sexual acts. The principal of ‘a ride for a ride’ is according to the 2 ministers not against the law because there

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The Diary of Anne Frank – will its copyright expire this year?

Copyrights in Europe generally end 70 years after an author’s death. The author of The Diary of Anne Frank , Anne Frank, passed away of typhus in the spring of 1945. Until about a year ago, Anne Frank was listed as the sole author of the diary and her father, Otto Frank, was listed as

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