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A group of librarians argue the Internet Archive is a library, saying that the four major publishers' lawsuit threatens the development of digital collections — A lawsuit against the Internet Archive threatens the most significant specialized library to emerge in decades, say a group of current and former university librarians.
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Maria Bustillos / The Nation:
A look at four publishers' lawsuit against the Internet Archive, which hinges on defining the legal ownership of ebooks, ahead of oral arguments on March 20 — Or that they haven't already started to pollute Google searches. And if publishers win their lawsuit against the Internet Archive …
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@jeffjarvis and @rossdawson, more at Techmeme »
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Axios shouldn't have fired Ben Montgomery for calling out Governor DeSantis' propaganda given co-founder Jim VandeHei once told Roger Ailes, “Go fuck yourself” — Reporters have been brawling with public relations flacks since the late 1800s when railroads and other corporations …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
YouTube lifts its restrictions on Donald Trump's channel, imposed after the January 6 insurrection, after evaluating the “continued risk of real-world violence” — YouTube will lift its restrictions on former President Trump's channel Friday, a spokesperson confirmed to Axios.
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Opinium poll: Gary Lineker's suspension pushed BBC News' net trust score in the UK down to +14%, below ITV News' +23%; 26% think the BBC is generally neutral — Poll finds ITV news is more trusted source of information and trust in BBC has slipped — The BBC has slipped behind ITV …
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@nargiswalker, @waringphilip, @garyfoskett and @thestephenralph
Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
Antenna: ~94% of Disney+ subscribers stayed after the $3/month price hike; ad-supported Disney+ versions made up 27% of sign-ups in January and 36% in February — 94% of subscribers absorbed the $3 a month rise, new data show, suggesting room for further increases
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Antenna, The Desk, @richlightshed and MediaPost
Julia MacCary / Variety:
YouGov: a quarter of US adults wait for a streaming original's finale before starting, of which 27% fear the show being canceled and 48% prefer to binge watch — Frequent TV show cancellations are starting to change how U.S. viewers decide what to watch. In fact, whether or not the show …
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@lesliemac, @tvgrimreaper, @cadlymack, @phil_lewis_, @heyerinevans, @sachin_sahel, @umbral_knightx, @sequoian and Screen Rant
Danya Hajjaji / The Guardian:
Report: chair Richard Sharp helped close friend Caroline Daniel land a BBC editorial standards advisor role in 2021; the BBC says the relationship was disclosed — Caroline Daniel reportedly advanced by Sharp for role as adviser on editorial standards and impartiality
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@markslarks, The Independent and The Sunday Times
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Daily Mail owner DMGT and local news group Independent Community News Network join Google News Showcase, which now includes all UK national newspaper publishers — All of the UK's big national newspapers have now signed up to the aggregator. — Google has persuaded the publisher …
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
In a first for a music streaming service, Bandcamp employees in the US form a union, Bandcamp United, which will include 62 people, and ask for an NLRB election — U.S. employees at Bandcamp, an online audio distributor, have announced their formation of a union.
Financial Times:
How tech from London-based AI startup Synthesia, backed by Kleiner Perkins and GV, is being used to make deepfake news videos promoted by Venezuela's government — UK tech company developed software used in fake news videos promoted by authoritarian government
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@aaronwall, @samgregory, @zachweinberg, @halilozturkci, @madhumita29, @ultraterm and @joeparkdan, more at Techmeme »
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Mother Jones CEO Monika Bauerlein on reader donations, paywalls, and quality over quantity; readers donated 74% of its $16.8M FY 2021 revenue — “Smart, fearless journalism” is the tagline of American investigative news outlet Mother Jones - but would this mission …
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