Apparently one of the world’s largest media organisations still doesn’t understand how the internet works. The Inquisitr is reporting that News Corp is preparing to sue Google and Yahoo in a bid to prevent them from linking to News Corp. content. So; News Corp can’t monetise their news sites to the extent they’d like, and [...]

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As reported in the Times, and followed up by CrunchGear, the Government here in the UK is considering forcing ISPs to take action against any of their users who are downloading copyrighted material. This is how the proposal will work (from the CrunchGear article): Users “suspected” of having illegally downloaded something will get an e-mail [...]

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Following the news of recent layoffs, and Terry Semel’s departure, both Marketwatch and Reuters are reporting that Microsoft have just offered $44.6 billion in cash for Yahoo. Technorati Tags: Microsoft, Yahoo, buyout

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