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SCRIBD ADDS PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO TITLES TO ITS LIBRARY – In the current battle between digital book subscription services, the reader definitely seems to be gaining. Now Scribd is adding 9,000 audiobooks from Penguin Random House Audio. From the press release: SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2015 — Scribd, the ... more >
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Facebook says it tracked people who didn’t use Facebook because of ‘a bug’ – Oh, look, Facebook may be violating your privacy again, even if you don’t USE Facebook. I know people think Amazon is taking over the world, but really, Facebook may already have it locked down. The report, ... more >
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Facebook May Host News Sites’ Content – I think I reported on this a while ago, but since then the plan seems to have taken a substantial step forward. Facebook, in its quest to take over the world, will be partnering with news providers and hosting their content right on ... more >
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Facebook Rule Book: What You Can And Can’t Post – So Facebook has published a 2,500 word rulebook for what is and isn’t allowed on the site. It’s curious, though, because the rules about nudity don’t really explain why the work of artists like Michael Stokes is apparently not so ... more >
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Bound by Law?: Free Comic Book Explains How Copyright Complicates Art – Whenever authors write books or filmmakers produce movies, there is a lot of background and cultural context, much of which is itself protected by copyright. From music lyrics that may play a role in a Romance novel to ... more >
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Facebook facing class-action lawsuit over unauthorized message scanning – Sent or received a private message in Facebook over the past two years? Then you may very well be part of the class that is now allowed to proceed with a claim against the social network for scanning private messages, supposedly ... more >