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News agencies caution Zuma over media freedoms
The world's four biggest news agencies have voiced concerns to South African President Jacob Zuma that controversial new regulations for tighter media controls may hurt press freedoms.

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:14:38 -0700

Hollywood Docket: What news aggregation is legal? 'Robin Hood' most pirated; Read the Britney harassment lawsuit
Here's one for the media lawyers (and maybe Rupert Murdoch). Harvard's Nieman Journalism Lab posts an excerpt from an interesting article by Kimberley Isbell of the Citizen Media Law Project assessing the current law surrounding the aggregation of news online....

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:31:40 -0700

NEWS: Media Create Places Other M in Third
Monster Hunter spin-off stays at the top, while Nintendo takes the second and third spots. In this week's Media Create sales charts, Capcom's Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Ailu Village for the PSP remains at the top spot with 88,405 copies sold for a total of 344,480 copies sold. Nintendo, however, captured the second and third spots with two Wii titles. Wii Party came in at second with 55,837 ...

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:56:29 -0700

Chinese media warns Japan over detention
Chinese state media on Thursday warned Japan of rising anger over its detention of a trawler captain, suggesting the latest territorial squabble between Asia's two top economies could intensify.

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:02:05 -0700

News agencies sound warning over media tribunal
Four of the world's largest news agencies have added their voices to mounting opposition against a proposed media appeals tribunal.

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:29:13 -0700