Hollywood, D.C.
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FCC Hears Pros, Cons on Its Latest Attempt to Allow Media Cross-Ownership
Organization hopes to get around 2011 court decision upholding limits on the cross-ownership of newspaper and broadcast entities
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Obama to Aziz Ansari: I’ve Got More Twitter Followers Than You Do
President Obama gave a shout out to “Parks and Rec” star Aziz Ansari — and then reminded him who has more Twitter followers
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Rush Limbaugh Apologizes for ‘Slut’ Remarks
“I did not mean a personal attack,” Limbaugh wrote to Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke
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Rush Limbaugh Goes After Sandra Fluke Again; NOW Wants Him Gone
Radio host’s attack on young student continues after she gets a call of support from Obama
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Harvey Weinstein, Peter Chernin to Host Obama Fundraiser Thursday
Harvey Weinstein and Peter Chernin are among the hosts for the Obama dessert reception Thursday in New York
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Comcast to FCC: We Have Met — and Often Exceeded — Merger Conditions
Comcast files one-year-anniversary compliance report on its $13.8B merger with NBC Universal (Updated)
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T-Mobile Asks FCC to Block Verizon’s Spectrum Deals with Comcast, Time Warner
T-Mobile says the deal would give Verizon too much spectrum
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Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Freed on Bail
A New Zealand judge granted Dotcom bail on Wednesday morning during a hearing about Dotcom’s potential extradition to the United States
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George Clooney, Jim Belushi Join President Obama at Beverly Hills Fundraiser
President Obama addresses about 80 people, including George Clooney and Jim Belushi, at a small fund-raiser in Beverly Hills
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Anti-Piracy Alliance Zings Canada for Rampant Piracy
The International Intellectual Property Alliance recommends that Canada be placed on a watch list for rampant online and physical piracy
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Congressman Darrell Issa Unveils Crowdsourced Anti-Piracy Bill
Congressmen Darrell Issa and Ron Wyden modified the OPEN Act, an anti-piracy bill, based on online suggestions
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Thanks, Congress — Filming U.S. Capitol Now Even Harder
Jurisdiction for Union Square shifted to the Capitol Police, who did not have a provision for filming in the area
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Super Bowl Pre-Game: Feds Seize, Arrest Online Sporting-Event Pirates
Days before the Super Bowl, a Michigan man was arrested for streaming live events, and 16 sites seized
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In Wake of Megaupload Arrest, 2 File-Sharing Sites Truncate Services
FileSonic limits use, Uploaded.to suspends U.S. service
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Anti-Piracy Victory: NinjaVideo Founder Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison
A rare win for the anti-piracy forces during a rough week