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Study: Nonprofits put brand at risk in corporate partnerships

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Charities and other nonprofits may put their brand at risk when they partner with corporations on social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The public can easily construe such connections as a seal of approval of the corporation ...


EU: breakthrough on online music rights

Technology / Internet

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The EU's top antitrust official on Wednesday described a deal among Apple Inc.'s iTunes, music companies, distributors and online licensing groups as a "great breakthrough" that would roll out more Internet music ...


Developer of system to prevent ID theft forms joint venture

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ray de Beasley's dream of seeing his identity theft prevention system come to life is one step closer to reality. He just formed a joint venture with Ayoka LLC, an Arlington, Texas, software development firm, to create a ...


Online radio service wins ruling over license fees

Technology / Internet

created Aug 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Personalized Internet radio stations got a boost Friday when a federal appeals court ruled that Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service was not interactive enough to be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing ...


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EBay working on alternative software for Skype

Technology / Internet

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- EBay Inc. is developing software it might use to continue running the online telecommunications service Skype if it cannot resolve a legal dispute with a separate company run by the service's founders.


Yahoo sues NFL Players Association over data (AP)

Yahoo sues NFL Players Association over data (Update)

Technology / Business

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. has sued the NFL Players Association, claiming it shouldn't have to pay royalties to use players' statistics, photos and other data in its popular online fantasy football game because the ...


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AP to take on Web piracy, cut rates

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created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The US news agency the Associated Press announced plans on Monday to take legal action against websites that publish stories from the AP or its member newspapers without permission.


Talks between GEMA and YouTube about extending a licensing deal have collapsed

YouTube blocks music videos on German site

Technology / Internet

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German music fans hoping to catch their idols' latest hits on video-sharing website YouTube are set for disappointment after the site on Wednesday blocked certain music videos over a licensing dispute.


Safe driving education should be part of routine teen physicals, experts say

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The "are you driving yet?" talk should become part of every pediatrician's regular physical exam for teenagers, Hopkins Children's experts say.


Most inactive physicians retain licenses, return to practice without competency review

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in eight physicians have been inactive in the state where they are licensed for at least a year, and most states do not require them to undergo competency tests or retraining when they return to actively practicing medicine.


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Intel denies seeking to derail AMD spin-off

Technology / Business

created Jan 25, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Intel Corp. on Friday fired back at Advanced Micro Devices Inc., denying its rival's charge that Intel was trying to derail a planned spinoff.


24-hour drinking linked to shift in hospital attendance patterns

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 31, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Since the UK's move to 24-hour drinking, a large city centre hospital in Birmingham has seen an increase in drink-related attendances between the hours of 3am and 6am. A new study, published in the open access journal BMC Pu ...