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You may remember that last fall, there was an incredibly weak attempt at patent reform known as the America Invents Act. This was the result of a nearly seven-year-long fight over patent reform, with nearly every good idea from early proposals being w… Continue reading
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NYTimes Now Makes More Money From Readers Than From Advertisers… But Mostly Because Advertisers Are Fleeing
Some are making note of the fact that, for the first time, “circulation revenue” is higher than advertising revenue for the NY Times. Of course, it appears that much of this is due to a sharp drop in ad revenue. That’s not to say there hasn’t been an… Continue reading
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DailyDirt: Who Wants To Live Forever
Several discoveries in biology could lead to treatments that reverse the effects of aging and prolong lifespans. There isn’t quite a magic bullet, but it’s not unreasonable to think that people could live longer and longer lives. The Methuselah Foundat… Continue reading
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Nielsen Sued For Billions; TV Network Claims It Manipulated Ratings
In a somewhat massive legal filing, in a NY State court, India-based New Dehli Television Limited (NDTV) has sued Nielsen for billions, claiming that the famous TV ratings service manipulated ratings in India in a way that harmed its own offerings. Th… Continue reading
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If This Is What Big Publishers Call Promotion, No Wonder They’re In Trouble
Uber-successful blogger Penelope Trunk took the long route to self-publishing, beginning as a blogger before being picked up by an unnamed major publisher before making the decision to self-publish (and cashing a large advance check along the way). As … Continue reading
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Twitter Finally Reinstates Journalist’s Twitter Account, But Questions Raised Over Its Actions
Yesterday, we wrote about Twitter suspending the account of Guy Adams, an LA-based journalist for the UK-based Independent paper. Just a little while ago, the account was turned back on, and Twitter has now published a statement about the incident.
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Hollywood Made Him Do It: Two More Theories On The Aurora Shooter
As is the case with any inexplicable tragedy, a million pundits and armchair psychoanalysts have emerged to “explain” what would turn a person into someone who would enter a darkened theater and methodically open fire on a crowd. Tim Geigner ran down a… Continue reading
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US Has Ignored New Zealand Court Order To Return Data It Seized From Megaupload
There are a bunch of moving pieces in the various Megaupload legal proceedings, but if you recall, in the ruling in late June from New Zealand’s High Court, it was made clear that the New Zealand government and the US FBI broke the law in sending data … Continue reading
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There Are Many Reasons Not To Give The NSA The Power To Spy On Your Info
We were just noting that the Senate is undergoing a fight concerning whether or not the Cybersecurity Act is going to go anywhere, with much of the fight being a tug of war over your privacy. Senators Franken, Paul and Schumer are supporting an amendm… Continue reading
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Patton Oswalt Explains That There Are No More Gatekeepers In Entertainment
For years, we’ve argued that the role of middlemen in the entertainment industry has been changing drastically. Most were built up on the basis of being gatekeepers: choosing who would get to go out and perform to the world, and using that gatekeeper … Continue reading
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