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Verizon’s Yahoo Buy May Spark FCC Privacy Scrutiny – An interesting take on the acquisition of Yahoo by Verizon. The $4.8 billion deal is likely to be approved without much difficulty, experts claim, but the nature of the acquisition – that an ISP is acquiring such a data-rich resource – is likely ... more >
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Down the Rabbit Hole: The rise, and rise, of literary annotation – An interesting article on literary annotations, particularly their recent re-popularization, especially for children’s literature. Evan Kindley points to the success of the website Genius, which began with annotations to rap songs, as part of the movement, and he uses the ... more >
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Consumer groups say FCC conditions on AT&T-DirecTV merger fall short – Amazingly enough (aka not surprisingly), the Department of Justice has signaled that they don’t find the merger of AT&T and DirectTV “did not appear to be anti-competitive.” AT&T, which is purchasing DirecTV for $49 billion, has met with some conditions ... more >
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Authors Guild Appeals Google Decision – The Authors Guild provided notice that it is appealing Judge Chin’s dismissal of the Guild’s suit against Google. They did not file a brief, but their notice was filed in the Second Circuit, where the Author’s Guild v. HathiTrust case is also in process. Hathi is ... more >