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Publishers sue Internet Archive over Open Library ebook lending

The Verge

Four major book publishers have filed suit against the Internet Archive for copyright violations relating to the Open Library project , setting the stage for a major legal fight over one of the internet’s longest-running ebook archives. Reached for comment, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle called the lawsuit “disappointing.”. “As

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

That may change as telecommunications companies such as Airtel and MTN jump into the mobile money market, after recently receiving licenses to do so. It was only late last year that Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN), gave the green light for telcos to acquire mobile money licenses. Mobile money is not entirely new to Nigeria.

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Ballmer: Microsoft has 1 Million Servers » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

The Internet disagrees, as our examination of Who Has the Most Servers? wow microsoft should be paying more than $1 billion for licensing then. December 2006 (43). November 2006 (51). October 2006 (44). September 2006 (35). August 2006 (31). July 2006 (26). June 2006 (37). May 2006 (28).

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Should the OpenStack Community Embrace Amazon & Google?

Data Center Knowledge

JVC quickly licensed VHS, giving up control, while Sony didn’t take what the consumers wanted into account. In the past he’s covered all things Internet Infrastructure, including cloud (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS), mass market hosting, managed hosting, enterprise IT spending trends and M&A. December 2006 (43). November 2006 (51).

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Eight key developments in the global media industry: July 2006 – June 2007 - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Layoffs and closures There are 4,391 media layoffs in the US in first quarter of 2007 are, up 93% on the same period in 2006. Hugo Chavez does not renew the license of the popular Radio Caracas TV. more ] Five reasons why Turkey is one of the hottest Internet markets in the world (7) Ekim Naz?m Google buys Doubleclick for $3.1

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Twitter makes all of its money from ads. It’s trying to change that.

Vox

Twitter has been a free service for its users ever since it launched in 2006. Haile has said his service isn’t supposed to replace internet advertising , but says publishers who work with his company can make more money that way than via ads. . | Greg Nash/AFP/Getty Images. Jack Dorsey has bought Scroll, an ad-blocking startup.

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