SCIENCE & TECH NEWS
Last Update on March 12, 2010 03:09 EST
IN THE NEWS: PINK FLOYD PREVAILS IN DOWNLOAD CASE
LONDON (AP) -- Score one for Pink Floyd. The veteran rock band has won a major battle over the way their music is marketed and sold. Britain's High Court has ordered the group's label, EMI, to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd songs individually -- rather than as whole albums. The group views its work as complete works -- not a bunch of random tracks thrown together. EMI claimed the clause in the group's contract that barred having their albums broken up applied only to physical albums. The judge sided with Pink Floyd -- and ordered the label to pay the group's legal costs, pending a decision on how much EMI must pay in damages. <
IN THE NEWS: GOVERNMENT ASKED TO INTERVENE IN TV NETWORKS FEES DISPUTE
UNDATED (AP) -- The federal government is being asked to get involved in those fee disputes between TV networks and the cable, satellite and other companies that provide them to viewers. And among those doing the asking are the same cable and satellite outlets that are usually at each other throats. Rivals like Time Warner Cable, Dish Network, DirecTV, Verizon Communications and others are asking the Federal Communications Commission to change the way broadcasters provide their wares. Last week, a showdown between ABC and Cablevision led to some New York City customers without access to the Academy Awards.
ON THE WEB: TWITTER TELLS WHERE YOU ARE
CYBERSPACE (AP) -- Now, Twitter not only can tell your friends and family what's on your mind -- it can also tell them where you are. A new feature lets Twitter users have the option to include their location along with their tweets. Locations won't be included unless users turn on the tracking tool. And the technology can be turned off at any time. On the 'Net:
Twitter site: http://www.twitter.com
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