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Paris, Monday, December 17, 2007

Sports groups clash with media over pictures As news organizations scramble to champion their rights to cover games and publish photographs, a coalition of 37 sports is seeking to protect its intellectual property rights in a fast- changing digital world. Google gets ready to rumble with Microsoft The growing confrontation promises to be an epic business battle. - Google tests content service that may one day rival Wikipedia Ringtone market comes to the end of its crescendo Ringtone companies like Jamba and Musiwave are refocusing their businesses. Travel guidebooks expand online presence Outpaced by Web sites with user-generated content and recommendations, travel publications like Lonely P***t and Rough Guides are extending their brands to catch up. Portugal seeks new image as 'West Coast of Europe' For the Portuguese, being brushed off, overlooked or misunderstood by larger European countries is an all-too-common occurrence. Now they are trying to do something about it. Too few Wiis means lost sales for Nintendo The Kyoto-based company is giving up $1 billion or more by not meeting demand for its wildly popular video game console for the second consecutive holiday season. Microsoft faces antitrust complaint for bundling browser Opera, a tiny Norwegian company, claims Microsoft is abusing its monopoly power by bundling its Internet Explorer browser with Windows. Murdoch wins control of Dow Jones Shareholders accepted a $5.3 billion offer from News Corp. that paid them far better for their holdings than anyone would have predicted just months ago. Chinese company gains control of Iomega In a complex deal, the U.S. company will acquire a subsidiary of Great Wall, a Chinese computer maker, which will gain a majority stake in Iomega and control of its board. Paramount marks a first with premiere of 'Jackass' movie online Paramount Pictures will make "Jackass 2.5" available through the Movielink service of Blockbuster.



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IHT Tech Alert for December 17, 2007