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Three Cheers for the Lori Drew Acquittal, But Not for Drew

I am not a lawyer, but the directed acquittal of Lori Drew is the only sensible disposition of a depressingly sad case in which the suicide of a 13-year-old girl is linked to the bad behavior of grown woman, the mother herself to a teenage daughter. Drew could be ostracized, she can be sued for d...

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Justice Department Formalizes Probe of Google Books Settlement

The Department of Justice has acknowledged a formal investigation into the Google book settlement, postulating that it could violate anti-trust laws but insisting it has reached no conclusion. The New York Times and others are reporting that DoJ has written to the federal judge administering the...

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Music Video Shot with iPhone, Jerry-Rigged Steadycam

It’s time to add “music video production” to the list of industries the iPhone threatens to disrupt. Showdown Productions LLC, a small production company in Dayton, Ohio has managed to shoot a professional-looking music video using only the Apple’s new video-capable iPhon...

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Sony Buys Part of the Long Tail

For major label Sony Music, the idea of distributing artists from the fat part of the long tail has proven too tempting to resist. The media giant announced on Wednesday that it acquired an undisclosed percentage of longtime independent music bastion IODA, short for Independent Online Distributio...

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Ringtones Are Not Concerts, Groups Tell Judge

A trio of public interest groups is asking a federal judge to reject a claim that copyright law is violated when a person’s cellphone plays “Who Can It Be Now” in public when someone calls, arguing that the songwriters’ claims “stigmatize millions of consumers as la...

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$4 Billion in Broadband Stimulus Grants Tied to Strict Net Neutrality Rules

Two federal agencies are now ready to hand out $4 billion in grants and loans to help bring broadband to the people and stimulate the economy, but applicants have to promise to play fairly with whatever devices, applications and services users want to use, vice president Joe Biden announced...

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