Diane Bartz

Sen Kohl asks NBC about Olympic site pay-TV link

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Location: Capitol Building, East Capitol Street, NE and 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002, United States

Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI), chairman of the Senate antitrust subcommittee, has written to NBC to express concern that some of its Internet coverage of the Winter Olympics is limited to pay television subscribers.

Sports could be battleground for Comcast/NBC deal

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Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street, Washington, DC, 20003, United States

Sports programing, a must-have for US cable operators, could end up being the center of a battle between Comcast, NBC Universal and the companies' critics as regulators assess the joint venture's impact on consumers.

Senate Commerce Committee approves two Obama nominees for FTC

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The Senate Commerce Committee approved President Barack Obama's picks to fill out the Federal Trade Commission, Julie Brill and Edith Ramirez, sending their nominations to the Senate floor.

Libraries ask for oversight of Google books product

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The American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries have asked the Justice Department to oversee Google's plans to create a massive digital library to prevent an excessively high price for institutional subscriptions

US agencies want to ban some kid food ads

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In a bid to tackle rising youth obesity, US companies would be prohibited from advertising to children foods that contain large amounts of sugar or salt, or even low levels of trans fats, under a proposal released on Tuesday by a working group from several US agencies.

Fake security software in millions of computers

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Tens of millions of U.S. computers are loaded with scam security software that their owners may have paid for but which only makes the machines more vulnerable.

Authors seek delay in Google books settlement

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Authors and publishers asked US District Judge Denny Chin on Tuesday to delay a hearing on whether to approve a controversial settlement that would allow Google to create a massive online digital library.

US urges court to reject Google book deal

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The Justice Department urged a New York court on Friday to reject Google's controversial deal with authors and publishers that would allow the search engine giant to create a massive online digital library.

Lawmakers want Ticketmaster/Live Nation probe

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The proposed merger of ticketing giant Ticketmaster and Live Nation, the world's largest concert promoter, should be closely scrutinized by the Justice Department.

People the weak link in cybersecurity

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The popularity of Facebook and other popular social networking sites has given hackers new ways to steal both money and information, the security company Sophos said in a report released...

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