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Discovery sues Amazon.com over Kindle patent

Technology / Business

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Discovery Communications Inc. says the Kindle electronic book readers from Amazon.com Inc. violate a patent that Discovery registered in 2007. Discovery sued Amazon in Delaware on Tuesday.





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Briefs: Euro intellectual-property changes sought

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created Nov 22, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Europe's major telecoms Tuesday called for a bolstering of intellectual-property and patent laws.


Online radio stations strike big deal on royalties

Technology / Internet

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The future of Internet radio appears more secure after a handful of online stations reached an agreement Tuesday to head off a potentially crippling increase in copyright royalty rates.


Extra payments to Medicare Advantage plans to total $11.4 billion in 2009

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be paid $11.4 billion more in 2009 than what the same beneficiaries would have cost in the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program, according to a new report released today ...


Medicare expenditures decrease for glaucoma surgery as number of procedures increases

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created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The overall number of glaucoma surgical procedures appears to be increasing, but payments by Medicare for the procedures have been decreasing, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.


House Bills Would Rework e-Gambling, Internet Radio Royalties

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created May 01, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A pair of House bills would permit U.S. gambling on the Internet as well as rewrite the royalty structure for Internet radio, possibly allowing smaller Webcasters to continue operating.


Sirius XM passing $2 royalty fees to subscribers

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Listeners of Sirius XM Radio Inc. are getting $2 fees added to their monthly satellite radio bills, in what's effectively a price increase for consumers.


Pay babysitter on iPhone, says Twitter

Pay babysitter on iPhone, says Twitter

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Microblogging service Twitter has branched into the market for electronic payments, unveiling a mini credit card swiper that plugs into the iPhone, at a European internet fair on Wednesday.


Team-based diabetes care fetches more value for dollar

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diabetes patients undergoing team-based care do not save more in treatment costs under Medicare and Medicaid than other patients, but they are healthier, according to a recent study.


Can payment and other innovations improve the quality and value of health care?

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created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A paramount topic at the moment is value in health care: What should we pay for and how much? Resources aren't unlimited, and desires or demands for health care should be balanced against various realities--including the ...


Vonage Barred from Using Verizon Patents

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created Mar 25, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The company has said that its customers will not be affected, and in public statements, attorneys for the company have said that they anticipate getting a stay on the injunction while they appeal.



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