• WPP Buys 'Obama for America' Agency Blue State Digital by Erik Sass

    Blue State Digital, the online ad agency responsible for the "Obama for America" Internet juggernaut in the 2008 presidential election, has been acquired by WPP, the world's biggest ad agency holding company. In 2008, BSD created what is arguably the most successful online campaign for a political cause to date, led by founding partner Joe Rospars, including fund-raising and social networking components that raised $500 million dollars and mobilized several million voters for Barack Obama's successful presidential bid ...Read the whole story

  • Copyright Troll Grilled About Fair Use by Wendy Davis

    A federal judge had some pointed questions this week for Righthaven, a copyright enforcement outfit that acquires rights to newspapers' articles and then sues bloggers and other Web publishers who repost the pieces. U.S. District Judge James Mahan last month directed Righthaven to address whether a nonprofit had a fair use right to repost a Las Vegas Review-Journal article about immigrants who were deported after being arrested for misdemeanors. At a hearing this week, Mahan reportedly focused on whether the nonprofit's use of the article deprived the owner of the ability to monetize it -- a factor in determining fair ... ...Read the whole story

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