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While U.S. register of copyright Marie Pallente called for Congress to perform a comprehensive review of copyright at the World Creators Summit held yesterday in Washington, DC, other speakers during the day questioned if a surgical rewriting would be more practical to accomplish. Pallente noted that the U.S. Copyright Office is involved in copyright policy and administration on…

The latest fundraising from Internet radio company TuneIn confirms the appeal of traditional radio while bolstering the notion the traditional radio market is ripe for disruption. Palo Alto, Calif.-based TuneIn has raised $25 million in funding led by Institutional Venture Partners with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Google Ventures and General Catalyst Partners. The company…

Facebook Inc. lost more than a dozen advertisers, some just temporarily, after a campaign drew attention to pages on the social network that promoted violence against women. Women, Action and the Media launched the campaign last week to get Facebook to end hate speech on its website and urged advertisers to pull their support. The content…

Google is preparing an attack on Apple's iPhone with a device that is more aware of its surroundings and smart enough to anticipate how it will be used next, according to the head of the internet company's Motorola subsidiary. The gadget, called the Moto X, will be made in the US and will be part of…

The conventional wisdom of digital business models states that it's a bad idea to start asking people to pay for something they're used to getting for free. Yet, that's exactly what Pandora did in February when it capped the amount of free streaming each listener gets a month on mobile devices to 40 hours. Those who wanted to…

AllThingsD reports that Yahoo has bid between $600 million to $800 million for the premium video site Hulu, according to numerous sources. The range of the bid reflects a number of conditions such as the length of the licensing rights for content and how much control the studios (Comcast, Disney and News Corp) who are…

FORTUNE -- Just a decade ago, music streaming services like Spotify and Pandora seemed like a pipe dream: vast libraries of legal music that could be accessed with just a computer or phone. With Google entering the fray earlier this month with its Play Music All Access music service, streaming is definitely here to stay, and it's…

Canada's federal broadcast regulator says it will allow some advertising on CBC's secondary radio French and English networks. The change is included in the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's decision to renew the CBC's licence, for both French and English-language television and radio stations, for the next five years. The CBC had asked to be allowed unlimited…

SiriusXM Canada, the country's leading audio entertainment company, yesterday announced the launch of Entertainment Weekly Radio, a 24/7 new channel dedicated to the best (and worst) of entertainment. The channel will begin airing on Tuesday, May 28. Entertainment Weekly Radio will feature the latest in pop culture news, reviews, insider scoops and interviews with Hollywood's most…

Bell yesterday announced the launch of the new Fibe TV Wireless Receiver, a Bell exclusive that enables customers to enjoy the Fibe experience on up to 5 additional TVs anywhere in the home - without the hassle of running cable through the house. "The new Fibe TV Wireless Receiver is part of Bell's commitment to…