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UK to Legalize Private Copying of CDs: Source (Reuters)

Britain will signal on Wednesday that it intends to legalize copying of CDs or DVDs onto digital music players or computers for personal use, a government source said on Tuesday. T... More

Operation Shady rat — Unprecedented Cyber-espionage Campaign and Intellectual-Property Bonanza (Vanity Fair)

For at least five years, a high-level hacking campaign—dubbed Operation Shady rat—has infiltrated the computer systems of national governments, global corporations, nonprofits,... More

CBS Cites Netflix, Amazon Streaming Deals in 163% Profit Surge for 2Q (FierceOnlineVideo)

Netflix and Amazon made it onto center stage during CBS’s second quarter earnings call [yesterday] afternoon, with the broadcasting network’s chief executive Les Moonves sayin... More

Dish Network Looks to Reinvent Itself (Los Angeles Times)

Over the last several months, Dish has been on a spending spree, gobbling up billions of dollars worth of wireless spectrum and acquiring bankrupt video store chain Blockbuster in ... More