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Eminem Wins Appeal Over Universal Music: iTunes Downloads Should Be Accounted Differently Than CD Sales
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Well, well, well. A few years back, we noted that Eminem’s publisher was upset about the royalty cut they were getting from sales on iTunes, and they eventually sued both Apple and Universal Music over this (though, I’m still
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LVRJ Defends Righthaven Suits; Mocks Competitor For Highlighting Problems With Them
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With the Las Vegas Review Journal continuing to massively abuse copyright law with its Righthaven lawsuits, the absolute best source for covering the story has been the competing Las Vegas Sun — leading some to claim that its coverage was
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If You Have To Tweet About Me Before I Give You Content, Will You Still Respect Me In The Morning?
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A couple months back, we discussed the growing trend of some content creators to require some sort of promotion in exchange for “free” content — such as “tweet about our album and you can download a song.” Apparently, such
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Thinking About Possibilities: Arcade Fire Tries To Build The House You Grew Up In Into Latest Music Video
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Brandon was the first of a few of you to send over the news of how the band Arcade Fire’s latest “music video” is actually an experiment in more interactive HTML 5 experiences. The idea is that you’re
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How Involved Should The Government Be In Protecting Online Privacy?
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The Economist is having one of its regular debates, this time on the question of whether or not governments should do more to protect online privacy. Speaking for the motion that government should do more is Marc Rotenberg
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Australia Once Again Decides You Have No Freedom To Tinker With Your Gaming Console
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While Spain and France have taken a more lenient approach to letting people modify hardware they (thought they had) bought, the Australian courts apparently are not fans of letting people modify their own equipment. Back in February, we
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Has Microsoft Extinguished Silverlight?
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Remember Silverlight? That was Microsoft’s attempt to take on Adobe Flash. There was plenty of attention paid to it when it launched, but it faded off the map pretty quickly, and that slow fade has only continued to the point
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Take Two Told To Take A Hike In Its Attempt To Get Bioshock.com
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It often seems like big companies tend to win domain dispute rulings over companies that just squat on various domains — and perhaps that makes sense. So it’s a bit of a surprise to find out that Take-Two Interactive has