Journalism struggles with copyright and fair use

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Are the legal struggles faced by professional journalism today — such as copyright infringement and online aggregation issues — unique to our times? What are the historical precedents and origins for these challenges, and how might we pave a better path forward? Joshua Benton — Director, Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University — addresses the…

Analysis: Tibet, Taiwan, Google sour U.S.-China ties

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Beijing, China — Challenge China’s position on Taiwan and watch China go ballistic. When the United States last week announced plans to sell advanced weapons to Taiwan, China fired back with vitriolic anger. It’s a “crude interference in China’s domestic affairs,” said He Yafei, vice minister of foreign affairs. It could “lead to repercussions that…