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DMW Daily, July 10, 2009

Top Stories
o Google CEO Schmidt to Discuss Board Seat With Apple
o Congressman Urges Antitrust Veto of Live Nation-Ticketmaster
o N.Y. Times Mulling $5 Monthly Fee for Online Access
o N.Y. AG Sues Tagged Social Network Over 'Fraudulent' Emails
o Rosetta Stone Sues Google for Trademark Infringement
o Mobile Chipmaker Bitwave Raises $3.3 Million
o TweetDeck Lands $2 Million for Twitter Application
Briefly Noted
o Starz Adds Programming to Comcast On Demand Online Pilot
o Sony Adds Netflix Streaming to Bravia Net-Connected TVs
o Orange to Make Web, Mobile Music Store DRM-Free
 Top Stories
o Google CEO Schmidt to Discuss Board Seat With Apple 
Sun Valley, Idaho - Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who also holds a seat on the board of directors at Apple, said that he plans to discuss that position with the company in light of Google's announcement this week that it is developing an operating system for netbooks, The Wall Street Journal reported. [more..]
o Congressman Urges Antitrust Veto of Live Nation-Ticketmaster 
Washington - Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) asked his fellow Congressmen to join him in urging the Justice Department's antitrust division to block the proposed $1.5 billion merger of live event giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster, saying it will lead to higher ticket prices for consumers, Wired.com reported. [more..]
o N.Y. Times Mulling $5 Monthly Fee for Online Access 
New York - The New York Times is considering charging a $5 monthly fee for online access to its content, with a discounted fee of $2.50 for print subscribers, Bloomberg reported. [more..]
o N.Y. AG Sues Tagged Social Network Over 'Fraudulent' Emails 
New York - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has sued San Francisco-based social network Tagged, alleging the company violated users' privacy and used deceptive marketing practices to inflate site traffic. [more..]
o Rosetta Stone Sues Google for Trademark Infringement 
Arlington, Va. - Rosetta Stone, the developer of language learning software and online services that last spring raised $112.5 million in its initial public offering (IPO), said on Friday that it has filed suit against Internet giant Google over alleged trademark infringement.
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o Mobile Chipmaker Bitwave Raises $3.3 Million 
Lowell, Mass. - Bitwave Semiconductor, a privately held chipmaker, has raised about $3.3 million in convertible debt, according to a filing by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. [more..]
o TweetDeck Lands $2 Million for Twitter Application 
Royal Tunbridge Wells, U.K. - TweetDeck, the developer of an application that lets users access the Twitter microblogging service, has raised about $2 million in new funding, TechCrunch reported. [more..]
 Briefly Noted
o Starz Adds Programming to Comcast On Demand Online Pilot 
Englewood, Colo. - Starz Entertainment said this week that it will offer its cable TV programming online to Comcast subscribers testing the company's new service that aims to offer free online access to a subscriber's pay-TV channels. [more..]
o Sony Adds Netflix Streaming to Bravia Net-Connected TVs 
San Diego - Sony Electronics said this week that it has added the ability for owners of its Bravia line of Internet-connected televisions to access Netflix's on-demand streaming service. [more..]
o Orange to Make Web, Mobile Music Store DRM-Free 
London - France Telecom's Orange said on Friday that it will do away with digital rights management (DRM) restrictions on the music sold from its Orange Music Store. [more..]