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US appeals court rules copyright owners must consider fair use before issuing takedown notices, siding with EFF — Appeals court strikes a blow for fair use in long-awaited copyright ruling — Copyright owners must consider fair use, and Universal now faces a trial over it.


One week after ouster of Los Angeles Times publisher Austin Beutner, 80 positions to be cut in Tribune newspapers — Big cuts coming to L.A Times, likely other Tribune papers amid tumult — Significant newsroom cuts are being planned at the Los Angeles Times one week after the ouster of its publisher.
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LA Observed


S. Mitra Kalita, managing editor for editorial strategy, talks about how the LA Times is using new beats like Black Twitter and platforms like Snapchat — California dreaming: How the L.A. Times is introducing new beats and platforms to grow its audience — When the Los Angeles Times announced …
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@ylichterman

Liberty Global and Vodafone struggle to find common ground in merger talks — Malone Still Seeking Common Ground for Liberty-Vodafone M&A — No proposed structure to take to shareholders so far — Doesn't want to repeat ‘worst decision of my life:’ Malone


Condé Nast's new CEO Bob Sauerberg to build on 5-year digital growth from 17.2M to 87.3M monthly uniques, with Reddit making up 37.6% of total visits in July — Condé Nast Looks to Enter Digital Age Under New CEO Bob Sauerberg — Condé Nast 3.0 is under way.
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Poynter, @bluechoochoo and Politico

Techmeme at 10: Lessons from a decade in the aggregation business — Techmeme celebrated its tenth birthday on September 12, and founder Gabe Rivera took the occasion to look back at how the site works and how it has stayed independent. If you're a media or tech reporter …
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LinkedIn Pulse, @profjeffjarvis, @cfair1, @rafat, @howardlindzon, @davemcclure, @startupljackson, @stevecheney, @reidhoffman, @jeffweiner, @niemanlab and AVC


Gray Acquiring TV, Radio Stations from Schurz for $442.5 Million — Gray holding investor call at 9 a.m. ET Tuesday to discuss the deal — Gray Television announced Monday it has reached a deal with Schurz Communications to acquire its television and radio stations for approximately $442 …
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StreetInsider.com, Radio & Television …, TVSpy and TVNewsCheck.com


China's Southern Metropolis Daily prints full page of black ink after advertiser buys space to protest new digital media advertising laws — Mainland paper raises eyebrows as it prints full black page on Inter'l Day of Democracy — China's Southern Metropolis Daily (SMD) …

New York Times announces David Carr Fellowship for early career journalists, a two-year stint reporting on the intersection of tech, media, and culture — The Times Announces a Fellowship Named for David Carr — The New York Times announced on Monday that it would sponsor a fellowship …
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CNNMoney, The Next Web, Poynter, Washington Post, The New York Observer, The Wrap, FishbowlNY, @erinleecarr, @poniewozik, @jswatz, @jenny8lee, @jayrosen_nyu, @matthew_orr and @carloslozadawp


The New Yorker Minute newsletter condenses the magazine's must-reads — There is a solution to the problem of your giant stack of unread New Yorker magazines — The New Yorker was never a quick read, but nowadays it seems to take longer to get through an issue than ever.
Discussion:
The New York Observer


WSJ to revamp Money and Investing, Greater New York sections — More changes are coming to The Wall Street Journal, including overhauls of two print sections and a new product launch in the UK. — Editor in chief Gerard Baker told employees Monday that the Journal will be …


Facebook is working on a standalone video app that will support 360-degree footage; launch details uncertain — Facebook Looks to Bring Virtual Reality to Mobile Devices — 360-degree video app would allow users to change viewing perspective by tilting their phones