Elon Musk's X escapes most of lawsuit over copyrighted songs
The 17 music publishers had sued X of infringing copyrights on nearly 1,700 songs by letting people post music online without permission.
Wed Mar 06 2024
As Google pushes deeper into AI, publishers see fresh challenges
Search Generative Experience (SGE), uses AI to create summaries in response to some search queries.
Sun Oct 22 2023
Twitter hit with US$250 million copyright lawsuit from music publishers
Seventeen music publishers, who hold the rights to music from artists including Drake, Taylor Swift and Adele, filed the joint lawsuit.
Thu Jun 15 2023
Court hearing for Prince Harry and Elton John's privacy case against UK publisher
The seven claimants, which include actresses Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, and Elton John's husband and filmmaker David Furnish.
Mon Mar 27 2023
8 Southeast Asian publishers participate in Data and Insights Launchpad 2022
The program aims to help publishers understand the value of audience data and insights through a reader survey.
Wed Feb 08 2023
Publisher reports record first-day sales for Prince Harry's memoir
The English language edition of Prince Harry's controversial memoir sold more than 1.4 million copies on its first day of publication.
Thu Jan 12 2023
Twitter unveils 'official' label for top accounts
The new tag would include "govt accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some public figures".
Thu Nov 10 2022
Aug 1 hearing of Sultanah Nur Zahirah's suit against Rewcastle-Brown
The Sultanah is claiming general damages of RM100 mln from each defendant and is seeking an order for the publisher to withdraw the book.
Mon Apr 04 2022
Dutch publisher recalls discredited book on Anne Frank's betrayal
The book named a Jewish notary, Arnold van den Bergh, as the main suspect in exposing the family's hideout to the Nazis.
Wed Mar 23 2022
Australian billionaire to help publishers strike content deal with Google, Facebook
Forrest's Minderoo Foundation on Monday said it would submit an application with the country's competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Mon Nov 22 2021
Amid Facebook fracas, Australia moves to update defamation laws
A court ruling that publishers can be liable for public comments on online forums like Facebook sent shockwaves through the media industry.
Thu Oct 07 2021
Exclusive: Facebook rejects talks with Australia publisher, testing world's toughest online law
Australia's competition watchdog is looking into a claim that Facebook Inc refused a publisher's request to negotiate a licensing deal.
Fri Jun 25 2021
Google ties up with 30 publishers to start news platform in COVID-ravaged India
Google will pay the partnering publishers for their online content and allow them to curate it.
Tue May 18 2021
Ariana Grande settles lawsuit claiming she stole '7 Rings'
Josh Stone reveals the settlement with Grande and 13 other defendants, including her publishers and several songwriters.
Wed Mar 17 2021
Facebook says it inadvertently blocked content during Australia news ban
Facebook said the news ban was related to a "fundamental misunderstanding" of the relationship between the company and news publishers.
Wed Feb 24 2021
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024