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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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@josephscoccyx, @harrymccracken, @criticalai, @rossdawson and @jeffjarvis, 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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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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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt on rescuing the company by halving its central workforce, how his business differs from Amazon's, book bans, and more — CEO James Daunt explains how Barnes & Noble is different than Amazon. … In this installment of our Centennial Series …
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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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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix's ad-supported tier reached about 1M MAUs in the US after its second month, and the company has hit its forecasted deliveries to advertisers — Good afternoon from Los Angeles. It's good to be home and I hope your March Madness bracket is doing better than mine.
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Antenna and The Streamable, more at Techmeme »
Rebecca Jennings / Vox:
A look at YouTube and TikTok “hustle gurus” claiming to teach followers how to earn passive income through dropshipping, crypto schemes, AI companies, and more — YouTube and TikTok are plagued with 20-something “passive income” bros who want your attention — and your money.
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@pderevere, @aerocles, @prisus, @voxdotcom, @hkanji, @robhartwbbm, @azrael, @genna_buck, @anthonyvicino, @armano and The Information, more at Techmeme »
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
Jack Holmes / Esquire:
Q&A with CNN's Jake Tapper on the difference between straight news broadcasts and cable news, Jon Stewart's impact on TV news, attempting objectivity, and more — It's the 10-year anniversary of his CNN show, The Lead, and he's learned a few things along the way.
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 …
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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