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Court finds Google did not infringe porn copyright

A federal appeals court has ruled Google does not infringe the copyrights of adult entertainment company Perfect 10 by displaying small versions of its images in search results.…

Live TV coming to US cellphones

Verizon Wireless customers in the United States will soon be able to watch live television over a network constructed by Qualcomm. Many of the channels on the V Cast service will…

Sony unveils new digital projector

After more than a decade of talking about it, movie theatres and studios are finally rolling out digital projectors that show sharper, brighter images without cracks, pops or…

Formidable LA Times publisher dies

Otis Chandler, the former publisher of The Los Angeles Times who transformed his family’s provincial, conservative newspaper into a respected national media voice, died early on…

Satellite radio, MP3 players introduced at gadget show

While video, especially the portable kind, is expected to make the big splash at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, there is also a lot happening with devices that combine…

Grokster shuts down file-swapping service

Grokster, which came out on the losing end of a Supreme Court decision, has agreed to shut down its internet file-swapping service and pay $50-million to settle music and movie…

‘Remarkable talent’ in cinema will be sorely missed

Guy Green, who won an Academy Award for cinematography for the 1946 film Great Expectations, died of heart and kidney failure at his Beverly Hills home. He was 91. Green, who…

To Kill a Mockingbird actor succumbs to cancer

Actor Brock Peters, best known for his heartbreaking performance as the black man falsely accused of rape in the American movie <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i>, died on Tuesday at…

This DVD wil self-destruct…

The Christmas-themed movie <i>Noel</i> most likely won’t be coming to a theatre near you — but if you miss it on cable, there’s always the self-destructing DVD. They look and…

Northrop Grumman, Boeing reach for the stars

Defence contractor Northrop Grumman and Boeing said on Tuesday they will bid as a team to compete for Nasa’s planned manned and robotic space exploration programme. The two…

LA Times cuts 190 jobs

The Los Angeles Times is eliminating about 190 jobs at its newspaper and community publications as part of a cost-cutting plan ordered by its corporate parent, Chicago-based…

Writers say media moguls are pleading poverty

Movie and television writers will seek a bigger cut of profits from the fast-growing DVD market when talks begin on Monday on a new three-year contract. Members of the Writers…

Disney to buy the Muppets

Walt Disney said on Tuesday it will buy the Muppets characters, including Kermit, Miss Piggy and others, as well as the Bear in the Big Blue House franchise from The Jim Henson…