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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The AP Fires Back at Obama Poster Maker Shepard Fairey

obama-faireyThe AP fires back at Shepard Fairey, the artist whose iconic Obama poster riffs off (or rips off, depending on your perspective) one of its photos. Click through for the court filing, and a handy picture gallery.

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Friday, December 19, 2008

YouTube’s Music Videos: Popular, Money-Losing. For Now.

Music videos on YouTube are money-makers for the music labels, and a money pit for Google. That may change next year: Even Google can’t afford to lose money every time someone watches an Avril Lavigne clip.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Blogger to Guns N’ Roses: Sorry I Shared Your Album. Best Buy to GNR: Sorry We Bought Your Album

No one wants to buy, or listen to, the supposedly long-awaited Guns N’ Roses album. Before anyone gets tempted to put two and two together here and blame the Internet for poor music sales, be warned: The music that is most popular among file sharers is the music that is most popular among buyers.

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Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider. Read more »

Ethics Statement

Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

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