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Music-licensing startup Audiosocket hits play on effort to get more digital creators using its products

GeekWire

Founded in 2009, Audiosocket is seeing growth of its music licensing software products used by social media creators, movie production studios, and others. Some of the artists on the music licensing platform Audiosocket. Audiosocket Image) The company has raised $3.5

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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Univ. of Washington rolls out new licensing process to streamline negotiations with spinouts

GeekWire

This week the UW unveiled Husky FAST Start , a new licensing process meant to speed up startup license discussions. universities more control over technology licensing. It originally started in 2009 as the Center for Commercialization (C4C). The UW has spun out 73 startups over the past five years. public university.

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Fountainhead: Only in Silicon Valley: License Plate Sightings in the.

Fountainhead

Only in Silicon Valley: License Plate Sightings in the Field. Only in Silicon Valley: License Plate Sightings in. ► 2009. (50). ► 2009. (50). skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Blog Archive.

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Microsoft finally ends Windows 7 and 8.x support

Computerworld Vertical IT

When it launched in 2009, it helped Microsoft bounce back from the disastrous Windows Vista era. We all understand that even though we have a perpetual license in theory, we’re at the mercy of how long Microsoft focuses on [the version].” This week signals the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 Windows 7 had a good run.

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The music industry has taken another step toward a legal fight with Twitch

The Verge

Amazon received a “blistering” letter last Thursday about copyright infringement and Twitch’s nonexistent licensing deals with major music rights holders, Variety reports. The document accuses Twitch of allowing streamers to play copyrighted music without getting the proper licensing to do so. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Our trend map for 2009: The vital Trends, Risks, and Red Herrings you must know

Trends in the Living Networks

Trend Blend 2009 ! Created by Future Exploration Network’s Chief Futurist Richard Watson, also of NowandNext.com , the 2009 trend map moves on from the subway map theme of the last years to show the multi-tentacled hydra that is the year ahead. Wishing everyone a fabulous 2009 – be sure to take advantage of these upcoming trends!

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