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Icahn's bid may force Yahoo back into Microsoft's arms
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 16, 2008 - 7:06amCarl Icahn's audacious bid to overthrow Yahoo's board could bring Microsoft back to the bargaining table and revive the tech megamerger. On Thursday, the billionaire investor instigated a plan to expel Yahoo's board of directors for "irresponsible" and "unconscionable" acts that prompted Microsoft to drop a $47.5 billion bid to buy Yahoo.
Cox Blocking P2P, Too
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 15, 2008 - 4:44pmCox Communications appears to be impeding peer-to-peer file-sharing traffic in the same way Comcast has, according to a study released Thursday by a German research group. Germany’s Max Planck Institute, a science and technology research organization, analyzed a test of 8,175 Internet volunteers around the world and found that both Comcast and Cox are blocking peer-to-peer traffic over their networks during all hours of the day.
CBS to Buy CNET for $1.8 Billion
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 15, 2008 - 2:15pmLast updated: May 16, 2008 - 1:35pm
Mass media company CBS will acquire new media, technology-focused, online news company CNet Networks for $1.8 billion. CNET owns such Internet entertainment, news and information sites as CNET, ZDNet and GameSpot.com.
Dick Armey Goes Ballistic Over Broadcasters
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 15, 2008 - 6:22amFormer Majority Leader Dick Armey came out swinging on Wednesday, offering the National Association of Broadcasters a good old-fashioned Texas butt-kicking over their opposition to a bill that he believes would put AM and FM radio on a level playing field with other music distribution platforms that pay royalties to artists and copyright holders.
Actors don't want to lose grip on Web clips
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 15, 2008 - 6:21amFew things are more precious to actors than control over their images. A stark reminder of that came last week when the studios suspended contract talks with the Screen Actors Guild after three weeks of negotiations.
McCormick Says No to Network Neutrality
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 14, 2008 - 7:01pmLast updated: May 15, 2008 - 6:31am
Speaking to Washington, D.C.-based First Amendment think tank The Media Institute for the first time, Walter McCormick, president of USTelecom, essentially made an argument against Network Neutrality regulation but without invoking the phrase.
Charter to Share Broadband Customers' Web Histories with Ad Networks
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 13, 2008 - 7:05pmCharter Communications, one of the nation's largest ISPs, plans to track the web surfing habits of its customers in order to help third-party net advertising networks tailor ads to its subscribers in a pilot program set to begin in a month.
Hollywood actors and studios clash over Internet clips
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 12, 2008 - 8:05pmGetting Hollywood actors paid for their smallest performances -- video clips on the Internet -- is shaping up as one their biggest sticking points in stalemated contract negotiations with major studios.
Who stole six million viewers?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 12, 2008 - 7:30amThis week, the television upfronts — in which the broadcast networks present their schedules to advertisers — will open with a mystery. Who stole six million viewers? That’s the number who were watching prime time television last May, a month affectionately known as “sweeps,” but have disappeared this year, according to the overnight Nielsen ratings.
House passes copyright enforcement bill
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 9, 2008 - 7:13amThe House of Representatives has passed legislation that would allow law enforcement authorities to seek the forfeiture of property used in copyright infringement. The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, or PRO-IP Act, would also create a new Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement representative, often called a copyright czar, in the White House.
