Correction: Music Downloading storyMINNEAPOLIS — In a July 6 story about a Minnesota woman seeking a reduction in damages for illegally sharing copyrighted music, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of the woman’s attorney. His name is Kiwi Camara, not Camera. Fans arrive from near and far to bid Michael Jackson farewell outside memorial serviceLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson fans came from near and far Tuesday to say last goodbyes to their pop music hero, some traveling from across the U.S. and Europe for his public memorial in Los Angeles. Bucks first-round pick Brandon Jennings regrets YouTube incident, pledges to learnMILWAUKEE — First-round draft pick Brandon Jennings has yet to break a sweat in practice for the Milwaukee Bucks, but he’s already doing a little backpedaling on defense. NY congressman posts YouTube video blasting Michael Jackson as a ‘pervert’ and ‘pedophile’NEW YORK — A New York congressman who is considering a Senate run posted a YouTube video calling Michael Jackson a “pervert” and questioning the exhaustive media coverage of the pop star’s death. Recording industry wants Minn. woman barred from downloading and sharing music in futureMINNEAPOLIS — It’s been just a few weeks since a federal jury ruled in a music-downloading case that a Minnesota woman must pay $1.92 million. NY congressman posts YouTube video blasting Michael Jackson as a ‘pervert’
California teacher gives students DVD with her own sex clip
Obama hugs cancer patient, pitches health care overhaul, but questions remainANNANDALE, Va. — President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia supporter did just that Wednesday. Joost exits consumer online video business, to focus on serving businessesStruggling online video startup Joost, begun with much fanfare in 2007 by the same people behind Skype and Kazaa, is restructuring its business after discovering that it can’t survive on advertising to fund its operations. Editors scramble to get pop icon Michael Jackson on magazine coversNEW YORK — After Michael Jackson’s death last week, editors scrambled to turn the king of pop into the king of magazine covers. 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Reprinted with permission: Publisher warms to Scribd store, offers books by Dan Brown, Stephen KingNEW YORK — The publisher of Stephen King and Chelsea Handler will be selling books through Scribd, the online document-sharing service that the industry has criticized for enabling the downloading of pirated texts. |
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NY congressman blasts Michael Jackson as ‘pervert’
ELK GROVE, Calif. — A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch. Officials at the Elk Grove Unified School District asked families of the teacher’s 24 students to get rid of the DVD after the unintended clip was found spliced in a scene where children were sharing stories in class.
