Business News Blog Network XConomy Gets Second Round Funding (1)
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The world’s still turning for online publishing startups, a bit: tech and business news blog network Xconomy, based out of Boston, has closed its second round of funding. Previous investor CommonAngels, led the round, and included new investor LaunchCapital and previous angel investors, though the amount was not disclosed. Likely it is enough to help them through a prolonged downturn...
Unhappy birthday: Mickey Mouse turns 80 (1)
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Today marks the 80th anniversary of the first Mickey Mouse cartoon, “Steamboat Willie.” It also marks the 5th anniversary of the date that cartoon should have entered the public domain, if not for the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. Now the cartoon will be protected until 2023. It has been observed by many copyfighters that whenever the copyright on “Steamboat Willie” is in danger of running out, Disney goes running to the Congress to ...
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