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Google Images is making it easier to license photo rights

The Verge

Google is rolling out an update to Google Images designed to make it easier to license photographs or pictures that are covered by copyright. Images with licensing information provided by the publisher will now appear in search results with a “Licensable” badge over the thumbnail.

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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

That may change as telecommunications companies such as Airtel and MTN jump into the mobile money market, after recently receiving licenses to do so. It was only late last year that Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN), gave the green light for telcos to acquire mobile money licenses. Mobile money is not entirely new to Nigeria.

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The Advantages of DRM in the Publishing Industry

Kitaboo

We all know how simple and easy it is to distribute and share content on the Internet. The very nature of the Internet makes file sharing a piece of cake. In the case of sharing material on the internet, traditional copyright laws don’t hold good because it is very difficult to monitor those who break the law.

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Robin Hood of the Internet or the apocalypse of an industry

Dataconomy

This rampant practice poses significant challenges to the creative industries, encompassing film, music, publishing, software development, and gaming. Digital piracy encompasses the unlawful replication or dissemination of copyrighted material through the vast realm of the Internet.

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The Advantages of DRM in the Publishing Industry

Kitaboo

We all know how simple and easy it is to distribute and share content on the Internet. The very nature of the Internet makes file sharing a piece of cake. In the case of sharing material on the internet, traditional copyright laws don’t hold good because it is very difficult to monitor those who break the law. Advantages of DRM.

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The FCC wants to regulate space. Have fun!

Vox

If the recent history of the satellite industry is any indication, this will be extremely hard. Given these expanded responsibilities, it makes sense that regulators would open a new bureau focused on the space industry. But all of that depends on things that need to happen here on Earth to ensure those services actually work.

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Gogo sells commercial in-flight internet business to bankrupt satellite provider

The Verge

Gogo, the in-flight internet provider, has found a buyer for its commercial airline business. The FCC is clearing out the C-band (4-8 GHz) to make space for 5G customers, and Intelsat is participating in the program that could net the company nearly $5 billion by selling airwave licenses it currently owns.