The Associated Press' litigation over Shepard Fairey's 2008 "Obama Hope" design, which was based on a photo by AP photographer Manny Garcia,……
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AP Sues Three Retailers Over ‘Obama Hope’ Image
The iconic "Obama Hope" image created by street artist Shepard Fairey has now spawned no less than five copyright conflicts. The Associated……
Read MoreJane Seagrave Exiting The AP For Martha’s Vineyard Paper
Associated Press Chief Revenue Officer Jane Seagrave is stepping down from her post and leaving the news wire to become publisher of the Vin……
Read MoreJudge Deals Setback To Retailer That Sold Obama ‘Hope’ Shirts
Updated with comments from AP. The Associated Press settled its copyright lawsuit against Shepard Fairey over his Obama "Hope" poster last……
Read MoreAP To Test Mobile Version Of Newspaper Ad Inserts
The Associated Press has come up with a way of recreating the bulky Sunday paper, with all those advertising inserts, for the mobile age. Th……
Read MoreThe AP’s Digital News Licensing Agency Will Launch This Summer
The Associated Press is moving ahead with a plan to establish an independent digital news licensing agency to help news organizations make a……
Read MoreThe Associated Press, Shepard Fairey Reach Settlement In Fair Use Lawsuit
After nearly two years battling it out in court, the Associated Press and street artist Shepard Fairey have agreed to settle their main copy……
Read MoreCES: Ballmer On Windows 7 Phone: ‘Job Number 1 Is Showing It To People’
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) may have cracked the mobile code with its new Windows Phone 7 OS but it's not quite there when it comes to actual con……
Read MoreThe Morning Lowdown 12.17.10
» Just as it's inching closer to profitability and triple revenue gains this year, The Huffington Post is now the "number two" ne……
Read MoreThe Messy Falling Out Between The AP And iCopyright
Updated with response from AP: Back in 2008, the AP and iCopyright talked excitedly about their new partnership, an early attempt to make……
Read MoreTV Academy Ponders Its Future With Help From Intel
Intel Corp. (NSDQ: INTC) futurists gave the Academy Television Arts & Sciences's technology-minded members a glimpse of what's to come for t……
Read MoreRedbox Won’t Rush To Stream Movies, But It Should
Coinstar confirmed its intent to transition Redbox into online streaming next year but is still in negotiations to find the right partner, t……
Read MoreBoxee Adds Vudu In Time For Box Release
The Boxee Box will go to market next month with Vudu, the digital movie service Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) acquired earlier this year.…
Read MoreRedbox To Announce Streaming Partner Thursday; Is It Wal-Mart or Amazon?
Redbox is set to announce a partner for its entry into the streaming business Thursday on parent company Coinstar's third-quarter earnings c……
Read MoreAP Preparing For More Touch Screens Than Front Pages By 2012
Evoking Google (NSDQ: GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt's "mobile first" message to the NAA earlier this year, Associated Press CEO Tom Curley warned p……
Read MoreCurley: AP Plans Independent Rights Clearinghouse
The Associated Press is backing off efforts to host its own rights clearinghouse, instead planning an independent entity to help news organi……
Read MoreVerve Wireless Raises $7 Million More To Deliver The News Over Mobile
Verve Wireless, which is helping hundreds of media companies worldwide create and monetize news applications for smartphones, said it has ra……
Read MoreWhy Wasn’t The AP Able To Get A Better Deal From Google?
A weekly look at a story that is defining the news. The Associated Press and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) finally came to terms on a new deal this w……
Read MoreGoogle News Renews Deal To Host AP Stories
After more than half a year of "ongoing discussions," Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has renewed its deal with the Associated Press to host AP articles……
Read MoreThe Morning Lowdown 08.23.10
» Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) TV (or perhaps Apple's iTV) may just revolutionize TV consumption by truly connecting the computer, mobile a……
Read MoreCNN Will No Longer Use AP Content; Reuters’ Relationship Rekindled
After preparing for some time to rely only on its own resources, CNN will not use any photos, videos or newswire reports from the AP, as the……
Read MoreAP Wants To Negotiate Mobile, Wireless Deals for Members, News Industry
During its annual meeting today, the Associated Press board conducted the usual business -- adding Washington Post Publisher Katharine Weymo……
Read MoreShepard Fairey: AP Suit Driven By ‘Crumbling Business Model’; AP To Fairey: You’re The Hypocrite
As street artist Shepard Fairey was finishing up his latest work last night on Houston St. in New York City, I stopped to talk with him abou……
Read MoreWhere to Watch the Tiger Woods Masters Press Conference Online
UPDATED Tiger Woods came out of hiding about six weeks ago to deliver his first public press conference after a November car…
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