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- Motorola sues Apple over iPhone as merger nears
MarketWatch; January 25, 2012
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- Anti-piracy an election year 'hot potato'
Politico; January 25, 2012
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- The False Ideals of the Web
New York Times – Editorial; January 19, 2012
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- Lawmakers flip on piracy bills protested on Web
Reuters; January 18, 2012
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- SOPA becoming election liability for backers
Politico Pro; January 10, 2012
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- SOPA alternative is blasted by music industry group
Washington Post; January 6, 2012
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- US pressured Spain to implement online piracy law, leaked files shows
Guardian; January 5, 2012
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- Google grabs yet more patents from IBM war chest
Register; January 4, 2012
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- Letter to the editor: Lamar Smith defends SOPA
Politico; December 29, 2011
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- Facebook ordered to tighten privacy by regulators
Telegraph; December 21, 2011
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- House Committee Delays Vote on Controversial Anti-Piracy Act
Reuters; December 17, 2011
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- Universal Says It Can’t Be Sued for Bogus Megaupload Video Takedown
Wired – Threat Level; December 15, 2011
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- Lawmakers trade barbs in hearing on Stop Online Piracy Act
Washington Post; December 15, 2011
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- SOPA Fixes Isolate Opponents, especially Google
Forbes; December 14, 2011
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- Can Sen. Wyden Change the Piracy Debate?
AdWeek; December 12, 2011
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- Opinion – Smith: Law need to control cyber piracy
Austin American-Statesman; November 27, 2011
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- EU Court rules against web filters
Wall Street Journal; November 25, 2011
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- Movie fans turn to piracy when the online cupboard is bare
The Guardian; November 22, 2011
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- Microsoft names and shames pirate software traders
Microsoft names and shames pirate software traders; November 18, 2011
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- House Members Voice Piracy-Bill Support
Wall Street Journal; November 16, 2011
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- Congress’s Piracy Blacklist Plan: A Cure Worse than the Disease?
Time; November 7, 2011
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- Why Anti-Piracy Legislation Will Become Law
Forbes; November 2, 2011
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- Amazon reveals its patent lawsuits are on the rise
BBC; October 27, 2011
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- BT given 14 days to block access to Newzbin
BBC; October 26, 2011
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- EU framework on copyright expected for early 2012
Europolitics; October 24, 2011
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- Viacom Attempts to Revive $1B Lawsuit Vs. YouTube
AdWeek; October 19, 2011
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- Lawmakers ask advertisers for Web-piracy crackdown
CNET; October 11, 2011
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- Copyright Law Challenged
Wall Street Journal; October 6, 2011
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- Belgian telcos ordered to blockade Pirate Bay
The Register; October 5, 2011
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- Brit ISPs shift toward rapid pirate website blocking
The Register; September 22, 2011
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- Local authors join online book lawsuit in US
ABC Radio National (Australia); September 19, 2011
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- Internet Piracy: ISPs And Search Engines Must Take Responsibility, Jeremy Hunt Says
Huffington Post; September 14, 2011
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- Legal action on college book plan
BBC News; September 13, 2011
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- Patent system overhaul bar needs to be raised
San Francisco Chronicle; September 11, 2011
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- Google Book-Scanning Lawsuit Is Dropped by French Publishers
Bloomberg; September 8, 2011
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- Council set to agree on performers’ rights
Europolitics; September 8, 2011
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- Digital music locker providers do not infringe copyright, US court rules
Guardian; August 23, 2011
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- Don Henley: Internet theft is a job-killer, too
USA Today; August 22, 2011
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- Taiwan's HTC sues Apple in patent infringement dispute
BBC; August 17, 2011
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- A Bull Market in Tech Patents
New York Times; August 16, 2011
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- Copyright law overhaul 'will allow fans to copy music to iPods'
Telegraph; August 3, 2011
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- Vince Cable: government plans to block illegal filesharing sites unworkable
The Guardian; August 2, 2011
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- Spotify sued over music streaming technology
BBC; July 29, 2011
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- High court forces BT to block file-sharing website
The Guardian; July 28, 2011
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- Baidu signs music licensing deals
The Guardian; July 19, 2011
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- Google says Belgian newspapers will show up in its searches again, after agreement signed
Associated Press; July 18, 2011
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- Apple victory means Android headache over patents
Washington Post; July 18, 2011
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- Court tells eBay to crack down on sellers of counterfeit goods
Independent; July 13, 2011
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- Judges in US, Canada approve Nortel patents sale
New York Times; July 11, 2011
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- Picking the Lock of Google’s Search
New York Times; July 9, 2011
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- UK looks to US on piracy blocking
BBC; July 5, 2011
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- Exclusive: Top ISPs poised to adopt graduated response to piracy
CNET; June 22, 2011
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- Illegal Video Streaming Elevated to Felony Under Senate Bill
Bloomberg; June 16, 2011
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- Internet Piracy and How to Stop It
New York Times – Editorial; June 8, 2011
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- France Puts Internet on G-8's Agenda
Wall Street Journal; May 23, 2011
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- David Cameron urged to back UK copyright law shake-up
The Telegraph; May 17, 2011
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- Hargreaves review 'to bring in digital rights clearing house'
The Register; May 16, 2011
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- Concern over planned change to copyright rules
European Voice; May 5, 2011
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- Government bows to advertisers over web privacy
The Telegraph; April 15, 2011
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- Belgian ISP does not have to filter out copyright-infringing traffic
The Register; April 14 2011
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- EU's new copyright leader doesn't believe private copying should exist
The Telegraph; April 5, 2011
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- Online books and copyright law
Washington Post; March 27, 2011
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- “Open”
TechCrunch; March 26, 2011
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- Digital Economy Act: 'rushed' anti-piracy laws delayed until 2012
The Telegraph; March 21, 2011
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- Dust-Up: Should the entertainment industry accept piracy as a cost of doing business? [Round 2]
LA Times; March 16, 2011
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- ISP proposes independent body to police copyright
The Register; March 15, 2011
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- Authors demand drive to raise readers' awareness of book piracy's cost
The Guardian; March 11, 2011
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- Amazon.com Slammed With Lawsuit Over Instant Search Patent
TechCrunch; March 10, 2011
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- The tangled web of copyright law
Guardian; February 7, 2011
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- Quarter of world internet traffic involves copyright theft, NBC claims
TG Daily; February 1, 2011
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- Alleged EU Talks Could Lead to Strict Punishment for Piracy
IDG News Service; January 31, 2011
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- Privacy, Copyright Top Challenges of the Internet
TIME; January 12, 2011
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- Google Reaches Book Deal in France
Wall Street Journal; November 18, 2010
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- Google awarded patent for Google Instant/ Social Search
Fortune; November 16, 2010
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- Trademark Lawsuit Against Google’s AdWords Hits Appeals Court
paidContent.org; November 2, 2010
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- Oracle: Google 'directly copied' our Java code
IDG News Service; October 27, 2010
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- Gemalto Sues Google, HTC, Samsung Over Java Technology (Update1)
Bloomberg; October 25, 2010
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- Google denies Oracle's Android copyright complaint
Reuters; October 6, 2010
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- Advertisers regret Google trademark policy change
WFA Net; September 14, 2010
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- Google Loses German Court Ruling Over YouTube Videos (Update2)
Bloomberg; September 3, 2010
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- Rosetta Stone Appeals Google Keyword Trademark Loss (Update3)
Bloomberg; September 1, 2010
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- Viacom appeals landmark U.S. copyright case ruling
Reuters; August 11, 2010
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- Rupert Murdoch says Apple's iPad is a 'game-changer' for news media
The Guardian; August 5, 2010
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- Google eases trademark ad policy in Europe
Financial Times; August 4 2010
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- Rupert’s Paywall is Meant to Keep People In, Not Out
GigaOM; July 19, 2010
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- Google 1, LVMH 0
Forbes; July 13, 2010
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- New York Times Should Charge for News, Google Too: Janet Guyon
Bloomberg; July 4, 2010
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- Will the paywall work? Thanks to Murdoch, we'll soon find out
Guardian; July 4, 2010
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- Apple Files New Patent Suit Against HTC
Wall Street Journal; June 24, 2010
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- Google’s Austrian Waltz
Open Book Alliance; June 23, 2010
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- Judge Sides With Google in Viacom Video Suit
New York Times; June 23, 2010
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- Google Books case still a run-on sentence
CNet; June 21, 2010
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- Google Sued by Frontier Communications Over Telephone Patent
Bloomberg; June 22, 2010
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- Rupert Murdoch Doubles Up, Throws Two Hail Mary Passes at Once
GigaOM; June 14, 2010
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- GBS is classcopytrustliphant?
Open Book Alliance; June 11, 2010
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- The Elephantine Google Books Settlement
The Laboratorium; June 9, 2010
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- A librarian takes on Google Books
BBC News; June 7, 2010
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- European Parliament paving way for tougher anti-piracy rules
Euractiv; June 1, 2010
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- Microsoft’s Ballmer Says China Piracy Is a Problem (Update1)
Bloomberg; May 25, 2010
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- Yahoo, Facebook side with Google against Viacom
Cnet; May 27, 2010
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- James Murdoch attacks British Library for digitising newspapers
Guardian; May 21, 2010
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- Google backs open codec against patent trolls
Register; May 20, 2010
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- Saying information wants to be free does more harm than good
Guardian; May 18, 2010
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- Google Book Accord Violates Treaties, Opponent Says (Update2)
Bloomberg; May 10, 2010
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- Alliance Against YouTube
Spiegel Online; May 10, 2010
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- Copyright for Creativity - A Declaration for Europe
El Mundo; May 5, 2010
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- The end of infringement?
Economist Blog; May 7, 2010
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- Google and Sony caught in cricket probe
Financial Times; April 27, 2010
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- Murdoch newswire sues over 'hot news'
The Register; April 26 2010
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- The Times and Google: what's going on?
New Statesman; April 21, 2010
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- Draft trade agreement worries technology companies
Associated Press; April 21, 2010
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- Opinion: Copyrights take a back seat to profits on the Web
San Jose Mercury News; April 18, 2010
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- Viacom Says Old Memos Bolster Case on Copyright
Wall Street Journal; April 15, 2010
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- MPs pass Digital Economy Bill
Telegraph; April 8, 2010
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- It's About Search, Stupid
Huffington Post; April 7, 2010
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- Photographers Sue Google Over Book Scanning
IDG News Service; April 7, 2010
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- French publisher Gallimard to sue Google
The Bookseller; March 30, 2010
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- Times and Sunday Times websites to charge from June
BBC; March 26, 2010
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- Public Knowledge at Odds with Songwriters
Huffington Post; March 24, 2010
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- Google wins court victory over Louis Vuitton
Times Online; March 24, 2010
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- Search engine collects historical resources
BBC; March 23, 2010
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- Viacom and Google Trade Accusations
Wall Street Journal; March 19, 2010
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- Study: Internet piracy taking big toll on jobs
Euractiv; March 18, 2010
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- Lords pass controversial internet piracy bill
BBC; March 16, 2010
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- In Europe, Book-Scanning Efforts Feel Their Way Into New Territory
Wall Street Journal; March 11, 2010
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- Internet law 'threatens free speech'
Financial Times; March 10, 2010
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- YouTube 'under threat' from Digital Economy Bill changes
The Telegraph; March 4, 2010
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- Saving the World from Google
California Lawyer; March 2010
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- EU privacy watchdog hammers secret anti-piracy talks
EU Observer; February 23, 2010
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- AOL Moves to Build Tech 'Newsroom of the Future'
BusinessWeek; February 21, 2010
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- No ruling from judge on Google book case
AFP; February 19, 2010
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- Gary Reback: Why the Technology Sector Should Care About Google Books
TechCrunch; February 16, 2010
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- Publishers Win a Bout in E-Book Price Fight
New York Times; February 8, 2010
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- U.S. Voices Concerns on Google Book Pact
Wall Street Journal; February 5, 2010
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- Publishers hope Google's library will be brought to book
European Voice; February 4, 2010
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- Italy Plans to Extend TV Rules to Web Videos
Wall Street Journal; February 3, 2010
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- Yahoo Renews Deal to Use A.P. Material
New York Times; February 1, 2010
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- India Objects to Google Book Settlement
IDG News Service; January 29, 2010
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- YouTube Discussing Online Rentals With Film Studios, Artists
Bloomberg; January 23, 2010
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- Online music piracy 'destroys local music'
BBC News; January 21, 2010
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- The Times to Charge for Frequent Access to Its Web Site
New York Times; January 20, 2010
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- German Publishers File Complaint Against Google
New York Times; January 19, 2010
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- France and the internet: Helicopters at the ready
The Economist; January 14, 2010
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- French Deal Offers Google Books in Exchange of Tax
New York Times; January 14, 2010
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- AP Reportedly Close To New Licensing Deal With Yahoo
Paid Content; January 13, 2010
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- Google apologizes to Chinese writers
China Daily; January 11, 2010
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- French Government Urged to Tax Online Ad Revenue
IDG News Service; January 7, 2010
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- Writers Groups Oppose Google Settlement
New York Times: Media Decoder; January 6, 2010
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- Google-itis: Beware of Class Action Settlements
Financial Times; January 4, 2010
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- New internet piracy law comes into effect in France
BBC; January 1, 2010
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- Google's Goal: Digitize Every Book Ever Printed
PBS NewsHour; December 30, 2009
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- Google convicted in French copyright case
Associated Press; December 18, 2009
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- Sarkozy offers funds for digitisation scheme
Financial Times; December 15, 2009
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- Legal Battles Over E-Book Rights to Older Books
New York Times; December 12, 2009
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- Murdoch has friends in fight against Google, says M&G’s Ncube
TechCentral; December 8, 2009
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- Media execs make case for online fees at FTC panel
Associated Press; December 1, 2009
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- French minister wants Europe to take on Google
Reuters; November 27, 2009
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- Google Runs Afoul Of Copyright
Beijing Review; November 24, 2009
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- News Corp. Joined by Rivals Weighing Google Block
Bloomberg; November 24, 2009
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- Call it by its name – this is theft
The Guardian; November 23, 2009
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- The Google Settlement: Why It Matters
Publishers Weekly; November 23, 2009
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- Losing the plot
China Daily; November 17, 2009
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- Authors win Google book concession
Financial Times; November 14, 2009
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- E.U. Leaders Bolster Internet Access Protections
New York Times; November 5, 2009
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- In China, Objections to Google’s Book Scans
New York Times; October 30, 2009
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- EFF Urges Court to Ensure Fairness in Google Book Search Amendment Process
EFF; October 22, 2009
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- Google takes on Amazon with online e-book store
The Times; October 16, 2009
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- YouTube signs landmark deal to screen Channel 4 shows
The Guardian; October 15, 2009
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- Why the European Court should find in favour of brand owners in Google AdWords case
Financial Times; October 15, 2009
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- Angela Merkel attacks Google's plans to create a global online library
The Observer; October 11, 2009
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- Google hits back at book critics
BBC News; October 9, 2009
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- Google, authors asked to submit deal changes by November 9
Reuters; October 7, 2009
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- Publishers rush into online payments
Financial Times; October 1, 2009
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- Warner Music, YouTube Said to Near Music-Video Deal
Bloomberg; September 29, 2009
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- Google Books deal postponed after avalanche of criticism
The Guardian; September 25, 2009
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- Authors seek delay in Google books settlement
Reuters; September 22, 2009
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- Google wins latest round in Louis Vuitton trademark battle
The Guardian; September 22, 2009
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- Premier League clamps down on web pirates illegally broadcasting matches
The Guardian; September 20, 2009
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- US objects to Google book deal
BBC News; September 19, 2009
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- Google Gets On Its Paperback
Forbes; September 17, 2009
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- Google Said to Be Talking With Justice About Online Book Deal
Bloomberg; September 17, 2009
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- Lots of Fee Ideas for Media Online
The New York Times; September 10, 2009
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- Google proposes online news payment system
MarketWatch; September 9, 2009
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- 11th-Hour Filings Oppose Google’s Book Settlement
The New York Times; September 8, 2009
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- Google Curtails Europe Book Plan
The Wall Street Journal; September 8, 2009
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- Google Book Search: why it matters
The Times; September 7, 2009
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- Google Tackles Fears on Rights in Book Deal
The New York Times; September 7, 2009
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- Turning the page on Google books
BBC News; September 4, 2009
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- Google's big book case
The Economist; September 3, 2009
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- Amazon Objects to Google's Books Pact
The Wall Street Journal; September 3, 2009
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- Google's plan for world's biggest online library: philanthropy or act of piracy?
The Observer; August 30, 2009
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- EU Needs New Rules To Promote Online Books
The Wall Street Journal; August 28, 2009
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- Britain Steps Up Fight Against Online Piracy
New York Times; August 25, 2009
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- Tech's Heavyweights Put Google's Books Deal In Crosshairs
Wall Street Journal; August 21, 2009
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- A plan to scan
Financial Times; August 13, 2009
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- William Morris Advises Clients to Say No to Google Settlement
New York Times: Media Decoder; August 7, 2009
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- Google’s Book Empire: Operation Parasite Publisher ("Operation Parasitenverlag")
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: July 31, 2009
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- A.P. Cracks Down on Unpaid Use of Articles on Web
New York Times; July 23, 2009
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- Disney to charge for online content
Reuters; July 23, 2009
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- Ist das Urheberrecht ein Papiertiger? (Is copyright a paper tiger?)
Neue Zürcher Zeitung; July 21, 2009
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- Google Books Accord Reviewed by EU to Assess Effects
Bloomberg; July 20, 2009
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- Entwarnung nach dem Appell (All-clear signal after appeal)
Süddeutsche Zeitung; July 17, 2009
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- Commission looks to pull the plug on illegal downloading
European Voice; July 16, 2009
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- Rosetta Stone Sues Google Over Trademarks in Searches
Washington Post; July 11, 2009
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- Brussels claims failed business model is causing online piracy
EUObserver; July 9, 2009
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- U.S. Confirms Investigation of Google Books Deal
New York Times July 2, 2009
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- Two pop thinkers and their fight about zero
The Times; July 1, 2009
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- Pirate Bay Sold to Swedish Firm
Wall Street Journal; July 1, 2009
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- How Good (or Not Evil) Is Google?
New York Times; June 21, 2009
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- Google books
Financial Times - Lex; June 18, 2009
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- Netherlands looking to French-style crack-down on internet piracy
EU Observer; June 18, 2009
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- Amazon’s Bezos’s ‘Strong Opinions’ on Google Settlement
Wall Street Journal Digits; June 15, 2009
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- Google's digital book future hangs in the balance
CNET; June 15, 2009
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- EU governments urge Google Books caution
EurActiv; May 27, 2009
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- Online news fees: financial salvation or suicide?
Associated Press; May 25, 2009
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- A Book Grab by Google
Washington Post; May 19, 2009
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- Companies Object to Google Policy on Trademarks
New York Times; May 14, 2009
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- Libraries skeptical of Google books settlement
Reuters; May 4, 2009
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- Justice Department Opens Antitrust Inquiry Into Google Books Deal
New York Times; April 28, 2009
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- Steinbeck Heirs Seek To Slow Google Books Settlement
New York Times Bits Blog; April 27, 2009
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- Heidelberger Appell - Google will geistiges Eigentum enteignen!
BILD; April 27, 2009
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- US Senate panel to look at future of newspapers
Boston Globe; April 20, 2009
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- Legally Speaking: The Dead Souls of the Google Booksearch Settlement
O’Reilly Radar; April 17, 2009
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- Why Google Is The New Pirate Bay
Forbes; April 17, 2009
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- YouTube Reaches Movie, TV Accords With Sony, CBS, MGM
Bloomberg; April 16, 2009
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- Op-Ed Columnist - Dinosaur at the Gate
New York Times; April 15, 2009
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- Google in the middle
Nick Carr: Rough Type Blog; April 10, 2009
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- YouTube, Universal to Launch Music Video Service
Wall Street Journal; April 10, 2009
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- French MPs reject controversial Plan to Crack Down on Illegal Downloaders
The Guardian; April 9, 2009
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- A.P. to Take On Web Aggregators
New York Times; April 6, 2009
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- Google dubbed internet parasite
The Australian - Blog; April 6, 2009
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- Google is just an amoral menace
The Observer; April 5, 2009
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- Google’s Plan for Out-of-Print Books Is Challenged
New York Times; April 4, 2009
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- The Google Book Deal Will Help, Not Hurt, Authors
Wall Street Journal; April 3, 2009
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- YouTube pulls the plug on German acts
Financial Times; April 3, 2009
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- Murdoch says papers should charge on Web
Reuters; April 2, 2009
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- Internet Traffic In Sweden Drops 33% In Wake Of Anti-Piracy Law
Silicon Alley Insider; April 2, 2009
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- Sounds of YouTube: Google must play a fair price for YouTube music
The Times; April 2, 2009
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- Guardian wants Government to look at Google News
PC Pro UK; March 31, 2009
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- In Europe, Possible Survival Lessons for U.S. Papers
New York Times; March 30, 2009
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- Google Launches Music Service in China
Wall Street Journal; March 30, 2009
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- Opinion: Google's Book Settlement Is a Ripoff for Authors
Wall Street Journal; March 28, 2009
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- Media Giants Want to Top Google Results
Advertising Age; March 23, 2009
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- The end of the free lunch—again
The Economist; March 19, 2009
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- YouTube stands by UK video block
BBC News; March 10, 2009
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- The internet's librarian
The Economist; March 5, 2009
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- Copyright Challenge for Sites That Excerpt
New York Times; March 2, 2009
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- It’s All About the Orphans
Open Content Alliance; February 23, 2009
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- Publisher speculates about Amazon/Google e-book "duopoly"
Ars Technica; February 23, 2009
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- Googleopoly
Globe and Mail; February 21, 2009
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- Landmark copyright trial against Pirate Bay gets underway
The Register; February 16, 2009
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- Google & the Future of Books
New York Review of Books; February 12, 2009
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- Four Old Guys On PBS Solve Newspapers' Future
Silicon Alley Insider; February 12, 2009
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- Will Google Save the News?
The Daily Beast; February 3, 2009
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- YouTube users caught in Warner Music spat
CNET; January 27, 2009
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- Warner Music Group and Others Muted on YouTube
WIRED Epicenter, January 14, 2009
