By Kristen McCannon
Under international maritime law, the nearest vessel to a ship in crisis must attempt to rescue people from the ship in distress. However, this rule has failed to save hundreds of migrants who have died trying to sail to Europe in recent weeks. A search and rescue patrol funded by the Italian government ended late last year, an effort by the E.U.’s border agency has failed to adequately replace the Italian patrol. The number of search and rescue ships in dangerous waters is therefore significantly lower than last year, contributing to the higher death toll.
By Min Wu
The role-playing
card game “Legends of the Three Kingdoms,” also known as “San Guo Sha,” has
been popular in China and is also being distributed in
the U.S. However, according to the Italian publisher of the “Bang!” card game, “San Guo Sha” is a
blatant copy of “Bang!”, though the Chinese game is set in ancient China
instead of the Wild West.
According to Bloomberg Law, the Italian
publisher sued the creator of “San Guo Sha” and its U.S. distributor in the
Southern District of Texas for copyright infringement. However, even if the
Italian publisher prevails on the merit of the case, enforcement of a foreign
judgment in China will be a difficult issue.
