Big news on little screens: information is going portable in hand-held world

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The popularity boom for hand-held data devices has spawned new strategic alliances between information providers and new companies that re-format the Web content of these providers to be delivered in text form to hand-held device users. The mass media companies, data device companies and re-formatting companies are betting that data device users' interest in up-to-the-minute news information will skyrocket.

Strategic alliances, Handheld data devices, Wireless communications, Contracts, Contract agreement, Wireless communication systems, Information services industry, Information industry, Company services

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Big media v. freelancers: the justices at the digital divide

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments from distinguished authors and publishers on the issue of whether freelance writers are entitled to royalties from the usage of their work in online databases and archives. The authors argue that they are entitled to part of the revenue generated from their labor, but the publishers respond that the authors were paid originally for their work and have no further rights to revenue from it.

Cases, Mass media industry, United States. Supreme Court, Freelance writers

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Amazon.com is planning to sell PC's for first time

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Amazon.com announced it will sell personal computers from its online electronics department within months in response to the 77% rise in Internet computer sales from brick-and-mortar stores this last year. Amazon also entertained investors at a Seattle presentation with the hope of being profitable by their fourth quarter, with British and German operations coming close. The company will avoid inventory and contract with a computer distributor, which will ship directly to customers.

Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Analog & Hybrid Computers, Microcomputers, Amazon.com Inc., Company service introduction, Service introduction, AMZN

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