Here are some of the stories people are talking about this morning: paidContent 2012: Just a few days to go (paidContent) …
Media General to sell most of its newspapers to Warren Buffett’s group (Poynter) … Read more at paidContent »
When will the floodgates open? It feels like an eternity that the casino industry and makers of games like Zynga Poker have been waiting for states to flip a legal switch that will let them turn virtual gaming into real gambling. Read more at paidContent »
Google is trying to encourage searchers to spend more time on its pages while also hoping they’ll continue to think of the search company as their first destination when looking for information. A new feature called Knowledge Graph is a step in that direction. Read more »
In a strongly worded opinion, US District Judge Denise Cote rejected requests by Apple and book publishers to throw out a class action suit that accuses them of price-fixing. Read more at paidContent »
Humor site JibJab doesn’t think White Castle’s animation is very funny, and has filed a lawsuit to stop the fast food chain from using its name to promote “chicken rings” on Facebook. Read more at paidContent »
Etsy is an online marketplace where users buy and sell handmade and vintage goods. Last week, the Brooklyn-based company with the folksy feel raised a $40 million investment. Read more »
Here are some of the stories people are talking about this morning: Twitter tiptoes further into the media business (GigaOM) …
Audiences now rarely drawn to live television (David Carr, NYT) … Read more at paidContent »
Brian Sugar and his wife, Lisa, have built a women’s media and e-commerce empire that grew out of the company’s flagship celebrity site, Pop Sugar. We caught up with Brian to learn more about how he made it in media. Here’s some highlights from the chat: Read more at paidContent »
In a long-awaited ruling on digital age “coursepacks,” a federal judge drew some bright lines about how professors can share reading materials with their students. Read more at paidContent »
With revenue up 29 percent last year, do-it-yourself law shop LegalZoom filed for an IPO today. Read more at paidContent »
A former Justice lawyer and antitrust expert says Facebook’s purchase of photo-sharing site Instagram will take between 4 months and one year to clear regulatory hurdles. In the meantime, the deal is effectively on hold. Read more »
Brand owners are howling for new laws to help them crush “rogue” websites. But why? New powers don’t seem necessary when courts are already forcing internet companies to delete websites from the internet. Read more »
Here are some of the stories people are talking about this morning: Nick Denton is betting the future of advertising is conversational (GigaOM) … How Compatible Are Rival E-Readers? (David Pogue, NYT) Read more at paidContent »
After botching the registration process for hundreds of new top level domain names, ICANN has pushed back its “big reveal” date on which it will unveil “.rugby” and others. Read more at paidContent »
This one is a doozy even by the standards of the runaway smartphone litigation of the past few years. A New Jersey company claims it owns 3G technology and wants the entire industry to pay up. Read more »
An outfit in Nevada is touting a new smartphone tool that lets you itemize your possessions and decide who will receive what. Read more at paidContent »
Here are some of the stories people are talking about this morning: Twitter: We’re still the free-speech wing of the free-speech party (GigaOM) … Demand Media raises outlook on first-quarter revenue beat (Reuters) … Read more at paidContent »
Just as the New York Times can decide “All the News That’s Fit to Print,” search engines have a free speech right to choose who or what to put in their search rankings. Read more at paidContent »
In a bitter coincidence, hip-hop great Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys was hit by a copyright lawsuit on the same day he passed away from cancer last week at the age of 47. Read more at paidContent »
Content owners have been hoping that France’s controversial HADOPI scheme for disconnecting file-sharers might provide a model for the rest of the world. Now, the fate of the plan is in confusion after last week’s election that brought Socialist Francois Hollande to power. Read more at paidContent »
Another day, another exploited intern. This time, it’s the New York Times raising awareness about the legions of unpaid young people who work their hearts out in media or fashion and get shafted in return. Read more at paidContent »
Research In Motion’s beleaguered BlackBerrys are known as many things but are generally not thought of as entertainment devices. That hasn’t stopped a shell company from suing RIM for infringing a patent for a music playlist. Read more »
It’s finally happened. In a case with big implications for the booming market in photo-sharing, a publisher is suing popular blogging site Tumblr for copyright infringement. Read more at paidContent »
Here are some of the stories people are talking about this morning: The Maturation of the Billionaire Boy-Man (Henry Blodget, New York) …
The Campus Tsunami (David Brooks, New York Times) .. Read more at paidContent »
Hip-hop icon Adam Yauch (MCA) of the Beastie Boys passed on Friday, leaving a legacy of advocacy and great music. The albums of Yauch and his band taught suburban kids about malt liquor and dust, but were also a wizardly pastiche of music and culture — from Sly & the Family Stone to Mr. Ed to Alfred E. Neuman. Read more at paidContent »
Sports media was in a lather this week over Sarah Phillips, a 22-year-old ESPN writer who blogged, tweeted and scammed her way to online infamy. Read more at paidContent »
Facebook set out more details about its long-awaited IPO in a new filing that reveals that an initial share of the company’s stock will sell for between $28 and $36. Read more »
A New York man claims Apple charged him twice for the same song on iTunes and then refused to give him his money back. But the iTunes Store terms of service requires all users to agree to its no refund policy. Read more »
More than a year after Judge Denny Chin blew up an epic settlement agreement, Google and the Authors Guild are back in court today. Read more at paidContent »
Luxury brand Burberry is in legal trouble for using an iconic image from the film Casablanca in a social media campaign to promote its trenchcoats. Read more at paidContent »
A survey of court records reveals that a growing number of iPhones and iPads are the target of forensic examinations by federal agents. Read more »
Publishers Hachette and Harper Collins slipped further away from the class action lawyer who wants them to pay over an alleged e-book price-fixing conspiracy. Read more at paidContent »
Here are some of the stories people are talking about this morning: Time Inc. Shrinking Again (All Things D) … Twitter’s big problem: It still needs better filters (GigaOM) … Read more at paidContent »
I’ve been interested in both copyright and bears for a long time but this is the first (and probably only) occasion to hit both subjects at the same time. Read more at paidContent »
Media people don’t like combining hard-nosed political reporting with lots of kitties. Excerpt for Jonah Peretti. Read more at paidContent »
In a rite of spring, US trade officials have released a “priority watch list” for copyright that places nations like Canada alongside the likes of China, Russia and Pakistan. Read more at paidContent »
Yelp has reached a settlement with employees who accuse the review site of breaking state and federal wage laws. Read more »
Bleacher Report is looking less like a geeky fan site and more like a sports media operation. Read more at paidContent »
The number of junk text messages in the U.S. reportedly rose to 4.5 billion last year. This can create a nasty choice for consumers — pay to be spammed or pay protection money to a carrier. Read more »
Here are some of the stories people are talking about this morning: Microsoft invests $300 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook, college biz (paidContent) … Start-ups Keep Revenue at Zero to Cash In on Acquisition (NYT Bits) … Read more at paidContent »
