Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jul. 9, 2009
Stopping the Press
Media companies have turned to copyright law as their last line of defense against online aggregation services, write Rami S. Yanni and Jerod Partin.
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By Rami S. Yanni and Jerod Partin Amidst an economy in decline and plummeting advertising revenue, many traditional media outlets have sought to counter the perceived threat that "new media" outlets such as YouTube and Google News pose to their profits and, possibly, their business models. Media companies such as Viacom, as well as news outlets such as the Associated Press, have primarily turned to U.S. copyright law as their last li...
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