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Taylor Swift will withhold her latest album “1989” from Apple Music, says lack of royalties during three month free trial hurts smaller artists — To Apple, Love Taylor — I write this to explain why I'll be holding back my album, 1989, from the new streaming service, Apple Music.
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Eddy Cue: Apple will pay rights holders on a per-stream basis during trial period — Apple Says It Will Pay Taylor Swift For Free Streams After All — Taylor Swift isn't just the biggest pop star in the world. She's also the world's most effective Apple lobbyist.
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Leo Barraclough / Variety:
Sky stock rises 3.7% in wake of speculation about Murdoch takeover bid — Pay TV Platform Sky's Stock Spikes on Murdoch Stake Speculation — LONDON — The stock price of European pay TV platform Sky rose 3.47% to £10.74 ($16.70) early Monday on speculation that the Murdoch family's 21st Century Fox …
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Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
Murdochs rebuff two offers for their stake in Sky, fuelling rumors they are to make another takeover bid — Is the Murdoch family eyeing a fresh bid for Sky? — The Murdochs have rebuffed two offers for their stake in Sky, fuelling talks they could be prepping for a takeover
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
BuzzFeed UK hires Sunday Times journalist Michael Gillard — Reporter who exposed criminal boss David Hunt is second high-profile journalist from paper to join website — Sunday Times journalist Michael Gillard is joining BuzzFeed UK, becoming the second high-profile journalist from the paper …
Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
Max Robinson, a Largely Forgotten Trailblazer for Black Anchors — When NBC announced on Thursday that Lester Holt would replace the beleaguered Brian Williams as anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” it was widely applauded. — Mr. Holt, 56 and African-American, was hailed on Twitter as a trailblazer …
The Atlantic:
Retirement of current Librarian of Congress, with broad legal powers to shape US copyright policy, prompts discussion about what his successor should do — How a New Librarian of Congress Could Improve U.S. Copyright … Many things are said about the Librarian of Congress.
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Cheryl Cooky / FAIR:
Despite Soaring Popularity, Women's Sports Got More Coverage a Generation Ago — If someone told you that there is less coverage of women's sports on televised news programs today than there was in 1989, would you believe them? It would be reasonable if your response was “no.”
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Peter Maass / The Intercept:
The story of Jeffrey Sterling, CIA source for reporter James Risen, who was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison — How Jeffrey Sterling Took on the CIA — and Lost Everything — THIS IS HOW it ended for Jeffrey Sterling. — A former covert officer for the Central Intelligence Agency …
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Nic Christensen / mUmBRELLA:
Australian Senate passes anti-piracy measures which allow rights holders to block copyright infringing sites — Senate passes anti-piracy measures which allow rights holders to block copyright infringing sites — The Senate has tonight passed new legislation that will allow rights holders …
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Jim Edwards / Business Insider:
Interview with Nuzzel CEO Jonathan Abrams on news, Twitter, Friendster, founders as CEOs, and the future of Nuzzel — We talked to the CEO who some people think owns the one thing Twitter needs most — A few days ago, the Silicon Valley investor Chris Sacca was talking on Periscope about Nuzzel, the newsgathering app.
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