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Viacom details 'willful' YouTube piracy

Mar 20 2010: In what many see as a landmark digital copyright case, Viacom this week unsealed its motion for partial summary judgment in its billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube and Google, revealing evidence they believe proves YouTube founders, and later key Google executives, ...

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Amazon 'buy button' rumors abound

Mar 18 2010: Rumors swirled today that Amazon could revoke the buy buttons for books by Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Penguin, or Hachette if the major publishers can't strike an eBook deal with the online bookseller.

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Amazon's e-pricing threats

Mar 18 2010: With Apple's iPad launch just weeks away, Amazon raised the stakes again when it threatened to stop directly selling the books of some publishers online unless they agree to a detailed list of concessions regarding the sale of electronic books, which include three-year ...

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UK Orange Award longlist announced

Mar 17 2010: Hilary Mantel, Sarah Waters and Barbara Kingsolver have made the longlist for the 2010 Orange Prize, a 20-strong list described by chair Daisy Goodwin as "muscular, original and pleasurable"

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National Book Critics Circle Awards announced

Mar 11 2010: Each March, the NBCC present awards for the finest books and reviews published in English (in the USA) the previous year in six categories: Fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, biography, criticism and poetry.

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Samsung introduces eReader

Mar 10 2010: Yesterday, Samsung announced the Samsung eReader, a $299 device which allows you to take notes in the margins and share content with other Samsung eReaders.

Samsung also announced a relationship with Barnes and Noble which enables the eReader to access more than a ...

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Books overtake games as most numerous iPhone apps

Mar 10 2010: The electronic book passed another milestone this month, with the number of books available on the iTunes App Store passing the number of games for the first time. According to data released earlier this month by the mobile phone advertising company Mobclix, there are ...

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Canadian Booksellers Association says no to Amazon

Mar 09 2010: In reaction to the news that Amazon is seeking government approval to establish operations in Canada, the Canadian Booksellers Association released a statement demanding that the government reject the online retailer’s application. From the press release:

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