Mediagazer: HBO: ‘Game of Thrones’ piracy a compliment (James Hibberd/Inside TV)

8:55 AM ET, April 2, 2013

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Greg Sandoval / The Verge:

Aereo CEO predicts TV networks will go to Congress if lawsuits fail — Chet Kanojia told The Verge that the court victories have “validated” Aereo — Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia's demeanor was downright subdued today, despite his win in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

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T.C. Sottek / The Verge:

Aereo wins major court battle against TV networks — The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has just rejected an appeal from TV networks against Aereo, concluding that Aereo's system does not infringe the broadcaster's copyrights. Broadcasters argued that unlike Cablevision …

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Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Shaping technology to the story: The Brown Institute for Media Innovation is finding its niche — The Brown Institute for Media Innovation just began accepting applications from students or alumni of Columbia and Stanford for its second round of Magic Grants.

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David Kravets / Wired:

Reselling Digital Goods Is Copyright Infringement, Judge Rules — A federal judge is declaring as unlawful a one-of-a-kind website enabling the online sale of pre-owned digital music files. — ReDigi, which opened in late 2011, provides a platform to buy and sell used MP3s that were once purchased lawfully through iTunes.

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Reuters:
Capitol wins digital records lawsuit vs ReDigi start-up

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Michael Wolff / USA Today:

Someone at NBC should be fired — Comcast's Steve Burke has landed in the middle of an old-fashioned network drama at NBCUniversal — Brian Stelter, a young reporter who covers the television industry for The New York Times, has been tweeting a countdown to the publication of his new book about morning television.

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Sam Kirkland / Poynter:

As Android tablets grow, publishers struggle to match the iPad experience — When the IDC forecast this month that Google's Android operating system would soon surpass Apple's iOS in tablet market share, publishers of digital magazines could be excused for some handwringing.

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Jeremy Hodges / Bloomberg:

U.K. Police Drop Case Against Sun Crime Editor in Bribery Probe — The crime editor at News Corp. (NWSA)'s Sun tabloid has been cleared of bribery allegations uncovered as part of a wider police probe into wrongdoing at the company's U.K. newspapers. — Mike Sullivan, who was arrested in January 2012 …

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James Hibberd / Inside TV:

HBO: ‘Game of Thrones’ piracy a compliment — How does HBO feel about having the most pirated show on TV? — Not too bad, apparently. — HBO programming president Michael Lombardo spoke to EW about the rampant illegal downloading of the network's fantasy hit drama Game of Thrones, which returns for its third season tonight.

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John Plunkett / Guardian:

Ex-GMG Radio chief's venture buys Future Publishing titles in £10.2m deal — John Myers heads new business, TeamRock, which has bought Classic Rock and Metal Hammer magazines — A new venture headed by former GMG Radio chief executive John Myers has bought Future music titles …

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Peter Cluskey / The Irish Times:

New quality online ‘newspaper’ without ads planned for Dutch market — Amsterdam title itle is raising cash from subscribers — De Correspondent: raised more than one million euro in eight days … A new quality online “newspaper” due to launch in Amsterdam in September has raised …

Fox News:

Fox News reporter faces Aurora judge over refusal to reveal sources — The FoxNews.com reporter who broke the exclusive story about a notebook that Colorado shooter James Holmes sent to his psychiatrist is in a courtroom this morning, facing contempt and possible jail time in a case experts …

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Lizzie Widdicombe / New Yorker:

The Vice Guide to the World — Late in February, in the Ryugyong Chung Ju-yung Indoor Stadium, in Pyongyang, North Korea, ten thousand stiff-looking spectators in gray Mao suits gathered to watch a basketball game. Vice Media, the Brooklyn-based company, had arranged to have members …