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Outspent but hardly outgunned, online and high-tech companies triggered an avalanche of Internet clicks to force Congress to shelve legislation that would curb online piracy. They outmaneuvered the entertainment industry and other old guard business interests, leaving them bitter and befuddled.
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INFLUENCE GAME: Online companies win piracy fight
Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation.
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After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill
Eastman Kodak Co. has a little over a year to reshape its money-losing businesses and deliver a get-out-of-bankruptcy plan.
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Kodak gets 2013 deadline to reorganize
One of America’s most prominent defense lawyers will represent file-sharing website Megaupload on charges that the company used its popular site to orchestrate a massive piracy scheme that enabled millions of illegal downloads of movies and other content.
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Renowned attorney Bennett to represent Megaupload
Is Kodak’s moment past?
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Former trailblazer Kodak files for Chapter 11
YouTube is launching a film festival that will play out online and ultimately send 10 finalists to the Venice Film Festival.
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YouTube plots ‘Your Film Festival’ for users
The Supreme Court has passed up a pair of cases for the online age — whether schools may censor students who are at home when they create online attacks against school officials and other students.
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Court rejects appeals in student speech cases
CBS Sports is opening its fantasy sports platform to third-party developers, allowing them to sell league-specific apps that will likely make this year’s games a lot more competitive for millions of players.
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CBS Sports to open fantasy platform to developers
Hulu will broadcast its first original scripted series next month, a political comedy that will debut during the real-life Republican presidential primary.
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Hulu to launch first original scripted show
The Obama administration raised concerns Saturday about efforts in Congress that it said would undermine “the dynamic, innovative global Internet,” urging lawmakers to approve measures this year that balance the need to fight piracy and counterfeiting against an open Internet.
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