Yamaha Shuffles Ownership Stakes To Sharpen Musical Instrument Focus

In a somewhat confusing maneuver, Yamaha Corporation will dump part of its stake in Yamaha Motor Company to focus on its core business of developing musical instruments. Yamaha Corp. makes musical instruments and Yamaha Motor makes motorcycles. They are set up as different companies, but each owns a piece of the other. According to a Yamaha Corporation representative, Yamaha Corp, which owns a 22.7% stake in Yamaha Motor, will sell a...

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BSA Claims Illegal Downloading Drops Among Youth

The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a commercial software industry lobbying group, has released the results of a recent nationwide survey, which claims that illegal downloading of digital copyrighted works by youngsters aged 8 to 18 has dropped by 24 percent in the last three years. Considering the agenda of this organization, these statistics are subject to the old: Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear The survey, first...

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