Archive for May, 2009

Man bites dog, a new version

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

From Lakbima, 08/05/2009

AP: Murdoch leads charge to get readers to pay online

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) - As US newspapers shrivel up and die, an unlikely figure is emerging as their potential savior: News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch. The much-villified Australian-born media tycoon is preparing to battle against the practice many hold largely responsible for newspapers' current plight -- the "original sin" of giving away ...

Reuters: EU urges Internet governance revamp

Monday, May 4th, 2009

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The body in charge of assigning Internet addresses such as .com and .net should be shorn of its U.S. government links from October and made fully independent, the European Union's information society chief said on Monday. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a ...