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Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle (AP)
March 21, 2010
AP - Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over the copyright laws governing the Internet.
Nintendo aims to get consoles in schools (AP)
March 21, 2010
AP - Could Nintendo's Mario be swapping his world of magic mushrooms and ravenous dinosaurs for the staid confines of the classroom?
Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy (AP)
March 21, 2010
AP - Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America and seven Indian companies to tackle counterfeiting in one of the world's largest film markets.
Palm's phone sales slump and its stock dives (AP)
March 21, 2010
AP - Palm Inc. reported sales figures Thursday that showed it's having a difficult time getting consumers to pay attention to its phones in a market dominated by iPhones and BlackBerrys. The company's shares plunged in after-hours trading.
Judge: Site must delay copying of broker reports (AP)
March 21, 2010AP - Settling a copyright dispute closely watched in the financial news industry, a judge on Thursday ordered a Web site to delay disseminating the stock recommendations of financial services firms long enough so that the firms can alert their clients first.
Net produces new generation of China activists (AP)
March 21, 2010
AP - Lin Xiuying believes her daughter bled to death after being gang-raped two years ago by a group of thugs that had ties to the police in their southern Chinese town.
Google Reconsiders Privacy Practices (PC World)
March 21, 2010PC World - Google isn't exactly known for its respect for privacy, but a recent blog post shows the search giant may be attempting to turn a new leaf on what has been called an "irresponsible" stance on user privacy. Maybe.
'iPad Killer' May be Palm's Last Hope (PC World)
March 21, 2010PC World - The Apple iPad has captured the imagination--and a fair share of the news headlines for the past few months. Palm has been in the headlines as well, but for entirely different reasons. Perhaps, Palm could reverse its fortunes and regain its former glory if it went back to its PDA roots and developed a tablet PC to compete with the iPad?
Smartphones not enough for carriers at CTIA (Reuters)
March 21, 2010Reuters - Smartphones may be one of the hottest areas in technology with big names like Apple and Google tussling for share, but investors are questioning the growth prospects for mobile carriers as subscriber gains slow.
Music biz insiders say Sony-Jackson deal makes sense (Reuters)
March 21, 2010Reuters - The magnitude of Sony Music Entertainment's landmark recording contract with the estate of Michael Jackson raises an inevitable question: Is it a smart deal for the label?
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