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Apple, Rdio and others are targets of pre-1972 songs lawsuit

Jan23
by on January 23, 2015 at 6:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

The streaming music world is crazy complicated. Yes, artists get paid, but it’s not as much if they sold you an album. That’s why Taylor Swift has gone rogue and pulled her tracks from Spotify. And, it’s about to get even more complicated thanks to a new lawsuit. As reported by Gigaom, a lawsuit filed Zenbu Magazines LLC could potentially end with a lot of pre-1972 songs disappearing from your favorite streaming music service. The lawsuit contends that performers on songs should be paid royalties. Traditionally, only song writers received royalties from songs. Performers are generally paid upfront for their contribution…

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GoPro footage to be shown during live NHL games starting this weekend

Jan23
by on January 23, 2015 at 4:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Cameras like GoPro have changed the way we watch sports videos, offering a first person perspective or other interesting angles. These devices have mainly been associated with action sports like skateboarding and mountain biking, however; we’ve rarely seen them in major sports leagues. That’ll change this year, as GoPro has partnered with the NHL to provide HD ‘helmet-cam’ content during live games, giving fans more intimate views of players’ movements than previously possible.  The devices will make use of the company’s recently-introduced Professional Broadcast Solution to be integrated with the rest of the on-site cameras. Of course, hockey is a prime sport for GoPro to dabble…

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Hailo Backup helps ensure you can book a taxi in London when you need it most

Jan23
by on January 23, 2015 at 4:06 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, UK

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Hailo has added a new feature for its users in London that provides an alternate backup car in case you find your chosen mode of transportation unavailable. For example, if you’re looking to hop into one of the capital’s iconic black cabs but Hailo doesn’t have any available, the Backup feature means that a HailoExec car will be booked at no additional cost. Exec-level vehicles, as the name implies, are generally high-end saloon cars – only Mercedes E-class, BMW 5-7 series, Jaguars and Audi A series are allowed. It works the other way around too, if you book a HailoExec and none are available, then…

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Box makes its Wall Street debut at over $20 per share

Jan23
by on January 23, 2015 at 3:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Today marks Box’s first appearance on Wall Street as a public company. So far, the IPO is going well for the cloud storage company. Box set the initial price for its 12.5 million shares at $14 each last night. Today stocks opened at $20.20, a 44 percent increase. Shares are currently trading at nearly $24 at the time of writing. Box first filed for a $250 million IPO last March, but was delayed by relatively weak public interest; the company has been raising funds ever since to get the ball rolling.  

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Jan23
by on January 23, 2015 at 2:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Offers

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