| Music royalty talks consider cell phone mandate By JOELLE TESSLER 2010-08-19T01:26:08ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- A long-running dispute between radio broadcasters and the recording industry over music royalties has taken an unexpected turn with a proposed settlement that threatens to drag the mobile phone industry into the ring.... hosted.ap.org |
German court rules against YouTube over copyright By 2010-09-03T21:56:38ZBERLIN (AP) -- A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws.... hosted.ap.org |
Google defends shrinking China market share By JOE McDONALD 2010-09-20T09:27:06ZBEIJING (AP) -- Google is hiring dozens of marketing and technical employees in China to defend a shrinking market share against local rivals after closing its Chinese search engine six months ago this Wednesday in a dispute over censorship.... hosted.ap.org |
Japan looking to sell 'smart' cities to the world By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA 2010-10-07T20:08:46ZCHIBA, Japan (AP) -- There were gadgets and robots galore at Japan's premier electronics show this week. But one of the biggest attractions wasn't anything you could touch - an energy efficient city of the future.... hosted.ap.org |
Online travel coalition fights Google's ITA deal By 2010-10-27T01:43:50ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Several leading Internet travel agencies and search engines are trying to convince U.S. government regulators to block Google Inc. from buying a technology supplier that plays an instrumental role in finding the best airline fares.... hosted.ap.org |