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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Crowdfunded ‘Star Trek’ Movie Draws Lawsuit from Paramount, CBS — ‘Axanar’ aims to be a professional-quality prequel and has raised more than $1 million. — For decades, Paramount and CBS have tolerated and even encouraged fans of the Star Trek franchise to use their imagination at will …
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Sean O'Kane / The Verge:
Facebook tests multiple, topic-based feeds on its mobile app in place of one main News Feed, also tests wider rollout of Marketplace feature with its own tab — Facebook is testing multiple news feeds on mobile — Facebook is testing multiple, topic-based feeds on its mobile app in place of one main News Feed.
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Twitter cracks down on harassment by rearranging paragraphs in its terms of service — In the wake of former CEO Dick Costolo admitting the company “suck[s] at dealing with abuse,” Twitter has devoted many blog posts to explaining how seriously it takes the issue.
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Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
In farewell, veteran Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus says rush to be first is leaving facts behind, newsmakers have become better at influencing media — A farewell to The Washington Post — For more than 40 years I have been lucky enough to be part of The Washington Post.
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Brian Rohan / Associated Press:
Egypt shuts down Facebook's Free Basics internet service on telco provider Etisalat, reasons unclear — Free Internet service for over 3 million Egyptians shut down — BEIRUT (AP) — Social media site Facebook says a program that had been giving free basic Internet services to over three million Egyptians has been shut down.
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New York Times:
Egyptian authorities shut down art gallery and raided an independent publishing house, raising concerns about continued free speech issues — Egypt Shuts Arts Venues Amid Signs of Clampdown — CAIRO — Over the past two days, the Egyptian authorities have shut down an internationally respected art gallery …
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Spotify sued over mechanical rights that cover songwriters' royalties for reproduction of a musical work — David Lowery Sues Spotify for Copyright Infringement — Spotify has been sued for copyright infringement in a case that accuses it of failing to properly license songwriting rights in the United States.
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Howard Stutz / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Nevada gaming regulators monitoring Adelson Review-Journal buy — State gaming regulators are monitoring the issues surrounding the purchase of the Las Vegas Review-Journal by the family of Sheldon Adelson, the majority shareholder in casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Casey Newton / The Verge:
A conversation about Facebook's responsibility, and self-interest, in distributing news to keep people well-informed — Why is the media so afraid of Facebook? — This year, in lieu of the traditional Best Of Lists, we thought it would be fun to throw our editors and writers into a draft together and have a conversation.
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Andrew Bounds / Financial Times:
UK's CHF Media creates investment fund so private investors can finance children's TV shows — Private investors tune in to children's television — Production groups offer big returns if shows are a hit — This Christmas, Sue Turner was able to give her three grandchildren a unique present …
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Joe Pompeo / DuJour:
Rebekah Brooks and other members of UK's media and politics clique, the Chipping Norton Set, rebuild reputations and network after phone-hacking scandal — The Chipping Norton Crew Is Back — “It's hard to describe how good it feels to be home.” That's what Rebekah Brooks wrote …
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Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
IAB has reservations about parts of FTC native ad guidelines; task force will hold closed-door meeting on January 5 — The IAB Is ‘Concerned’ About The FTC's New Native Advertising Rules, but Publishers Play It Cool — Publishers Aren't Traditionally the FTC's Focus
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