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Online newsroom earns Pulitzer, Post trumps Times
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| ProPublica, an independent, non-profit
| online newsroom, became the first online
| organization to win a Pulitzer Prize.
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http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/04/13/online-newsroom-earns-pulitzer-post-trumps-times
Parallels the Free software movement in a sense.
Icon Hank Williams receives Pulitzer citation
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| Hank Williams, the country pioneer who is
| among the most influential singer-
| songwriters in music, was given a special
| Pulitzer Prize citation.
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| The Pulitzer board awarded the late singer
| for his lifetime achievement, based on a
| confidential survey of experts in popular
| music.
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jZF6AU6TRrZNqvOaRNPS8Z3m_drQD9F1Q4C00
In Aggregation Case, Israeli Court Says Online Ads Arenât Copyrightable (Guest Blog Post)
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| Aggregation/index sites are popping up
| everywhere, trying to solve this problem
| while aggregating ads (and other materials)
| from various sites. Yet those aggregation
| sites encounter potential legal hurdles,
| such as trespass to chattels (as we saw in
| eBay Inc. v. Bidder's Edge, Inc.) or
| copyright infringement.
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http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2010/04/in_aggregation.htm
The Bias of Veteran Journalists
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| But within those caveats, I've always
| maintained that the majority of professional
| print journalists, anyway, try very, very
| hard to get the story right. But recently, I
| had an experience that gave me a new
| perspective on the issue.
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http://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2010/04/the-bias-of-veteran-journalists/38426/
How To Piss People Off: Publish A Book Using Their Tweets Without Asking Them First
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| So, by not involving the Tweet authors in the publishing of Tweet Nothings, the
| publishers not only attracted the ire of the
| wronged authors, but also missed out on a
| huge opportunity for free, viral promotion.
| After the exchange with Barnes, the
| publisher, Peter Pauper Press, issued an
| official apology in which it said:
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| We regret that we did not contact the
| people whose quotes we used in advance.
| We will be contacting each one with an
| apology. In the meantime, we are ceasing
| to sell the book in all venues and will
| not resume sales until everyone quoted
| in the book is satisfied with our
| response.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20100412/1844038986.shtml
Australia anti-piracy group tries to threaten EarSucker, fails
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| Reproduced in full is our communications
| between Music Industry Piracy Investigations
| Pty Limited (MIPI), the anti-piracy
| organization for the Australian music
| industry and our crack legal adviser
| (unaccredited) who watches a lot of Judge
| Judy and should be fired. Regardless of his
| shoddy credentials, he does a marvelous job
| of explaining why weâre not quaking in our
| boots from some hollow legal threat from
| Australia. Hereâs the original post where
| someone leaked Lady Gagaâs Sydney, Australia
| itinerary that spawned such insane legal
| actions. As per our disclosure policy, we
| are reporting this legal exhange in full for
| the benefit of our readers.
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http://earsucker.com/2010/04/10/australia-anti-piracy-group-tries-to-threaten-earsucker-fails/
What Is So Special About A Movie's Theatrical Release?
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| Given the example of how Paranormal Activity
| only screened in nationwide cities after
| fans demanded it, offering movies that
| people actually want to see in theaters may
| be a better way of filling seats. Or maybe
| there really is no reason to go to movie
| theaters anymore.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20100402/1753318857.shtml
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