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Gotcha! Judge rules that there's no copyright in headlines

2010/09/08 by Roy Greenslade

Australia's federal court has ruled that there is no copyright in newspaper headlines.

The decision has far-reaching implications for publishers who are seeking to seal off their editorial content from people who do not pay for access to their online material.

The court dismissed a copyright claim by one of the country's leading newspaper groups, Fairfax Media, over headlines in its title, the Australian Financial Review (AFR)…

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BP oil spill report – as it happened

2010/09/08 by Richard Adams and Adam Gabbatt

11.50am:

BP's report into the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is published at noon today. The company is expected to admit it is partly to blame for the disaster, but will also claim that other companies must accept some responsibility…

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More than 700 inmates escape during attack on Nigerian prison

2010/09/08 by David Smith and agencies Kaduna

A manhunt is underway in Nigeria after a spectacular jailbreak by more than 700 prisoners, including suspected members of the so-called Nigerian "Taliban".

Police said four people were killed in gunfire after militants from the Islamist sect Boko Haram attacked the jail in Bauchi, in the north, smashing locks and setting parts on fire.

One Bauchi resident, who declined to be named, told Reuters: "About 50 men with machine guns came to the prison site, forced the prison open and released all the prisoners…

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Diary

2010/09/08 by Hugh Muir

• Going, going, gone. Yes, today's the deadline for anyone who wishes to join the Labour party in order to vote in the leadership contest. Each of the competitors has staked out distinctive territory: Ed Balls, the bruiser; Burnham with his cloth cap; Diane, she of the old-time religion; David M, the boy king…

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Turning the tide of US scepticism

2010/09/08 by Sasha Abramsky

Earlier this summer, residents of the small, working class, southern California suburb of Bell were regaled with daily stories of their leadership's venality. The part-time members of the city council had awarded themselves salaries of more than $100,000 (£65,000) a year; the city manager was being paid somewhere in the region of $800,000 – far more than the salary paid to the US president, and had locked in a lifelong pension that came, annually, to about three-quarters of that amount; city officials were receiving illicit loans; business was being improperly diverted to pals of city officials. And the list of outrages, as documented by the Los Angeles Times and other major news outlets, simply went on and on…

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Zoo promotes Damien McSorley to editor's role

2010/09/08 by Mark Sweney

Lads' magazine Zoo has promoted Damien McSorley, who has been acting editor since the furore over Danny Dyer's column which advised a heartbroken boyfriend to "cut his ex's face", to the role of editor.

McSorley, who joined Zoo as deputy editor from rival Nuts in November 2008, will replace editor Tom Etherington, who has held the role since August last year when he transferred from Zoo Australia.

Etherington's departure is not thought to be directly linked to the Dyer incident, which resulted in accusations of misquoting and threats of legal action, although McSorley was promoted to acting editor within a month of the event…

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Coulson - and Murdoch - feel the heat as phone-hacking story gains traction

2010/09/08 by Roy Greenslade

The News of the World phone-hacking story won't go away. MPs are to debate it tomorrow. A key witness, a former News International employee, Ross Hall, is is prepared to talk about his knowledge of transcribing intercepted voicemail messages…

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David Lynch edits Wallpaper* section

2010/09/08 by Jason Deans

Film director David Lynch has guest-edited a section of the October issue of IPC Media's design, fashion and lifestyle magazine Wallpaper*.

Lynch, whose credits include Blue Velvet, Eraserhead and Twin Peaks, and stage director Robert Wilson have each edited a section of the magazine's latest issue, as well as creating their own covers.

In a collaboration with creative communications agency Dentsu London, Wallpaper* readers will be able to animate Wilson's still images by using a striped sheet of acetate provided by the magazine…

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Alex Salmond unveils plan to turn Scotland into 'world's first hydro-economy'

2010/09/08 by Severin Carrell

The state-owned utility Scottish Water is to be given new powers to build windfarms, hydro schemes and "green" power stations in partnership and competition with established energy companies.

The company, one of the country's last remaining state-owned firms, could generate £300m or more in extra revenues by using its 80,000 acres of land and vast pipe network for renewable energy projects.

The proposal was unveiled by Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister and leader of the Scottish National Party, in his government's last legislative programme before next May's Scottish elections…

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Online business news start-up registers 50,000 users

2010/09/08 by Roy Greenslade

An online business news outlet, TheBusinessDesk.com, has reached a readership milestone by securing more than 50,000 registered subscribers.

The free-to-use service has three regional hubs: Yorkshire, the North West and the West Midlands

It was founded in 2007 by the former Yorkshire Post business editor David Parkin, and backed by private entrepreneurs…

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