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LimeWire to Pay Labels $105 Million to Settle Copyright Suit

New York - File-sharing service LimeWire will pay $105 million to settle copyright infringement claims from the four major record labels, avoiding the $1.4 billion in...

Emerging Markets Drive Software Piracy to Record $59B in 2010

Washington - Theft of software for personal computers leapt 14% globally last year to a record commercial value of $59 billion, according to new figures from...

Playdom to Pay FTC $3 Million for Disclosing Children's Data

Washington - Virtual worlds and online games publisher Playdom has agreed to pay $3 million to settle charges from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), that...

Retail E-Commerce Spending Grows 12% from Year Ago

Reston, Va. - E-commerce spending in the U.S. rose 12% last quarter, compared with the year before, marking the sixth straight quarter of positive growth, according...

Report: U.S. Video Game Sales Up 20% in April to $961.2...

Port Washington, N.Y. - U.S. video game sales rebounded in April, up 20% to $961.2 million from $802.4 million a year ago, according to a report...

Netflix Inks Multi-Year Streaming Deal With Miramax

Beverly Hills, Calif. - Netflix (NASD: NFLX) on Monday announced that it has signed a new multi-year deal with film studio Miramax, providing "Instant Streaming" access...

HADOPI Conducts Survey on French "Three-Strikes" File-Sharing Law

Paris - A new survey, conducted by the organization set up in France to administer its "three-strikes" file-sharing law, found that 50% of citizens...

Lady Gaga First to Reach 10 Million Twitter Followers

San Francisco - Recording artist Lady Gaga announced over the weekend that she now counts ten million followers on Twitter, becoming the first person...

AOL Huff Post Names Neil Katz Executive News Editor

New York - AOL Huffington Post Media Group said on Monday that it has named former CBSNews.com executive editor Neil Katz as its new...

DISH Names Ex-Sirius Head Joseph Clayton as President, CEO

Englewood, Colo. - Satellite TV operator DISH Network (NASD: DISH) said on Monday that it has named former Sirius Satellite Radio chairman and CEO Joseph...