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Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney likens fight against Apple to fight for civil rights

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Time Stamp: November 18, 2020 1:23 PM - Modified On: November 18, 2020 - Published By:
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Earlier today, Apple announced it will reduce the App Store commissions for smaller businesses so that developers earning less than $1 million per year pay a 15% commission on in-app purchases, rather than the standard 30% commission. Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games, says the move — an apparent reaction to current investigations into Apple by Congress, the European Union, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission on antitrust grounds — doesn’t go nearly far enough. This morning, he told the Wall Street Journal that Apple is merely “hoping

Artist Rights Alliance Takes Aim at Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Over Music Licensing and Twitch

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 1:58 PM - Modified On: August 10, 2020 - Published By:
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Non-profit trade group the Artist Rights Alliance (ARA) sent a letter Monday to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos questioning his testimony to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee on July 29, about the use of unlicensed music on the company’s Twitch live streaming service. The answer from Bezos was part of the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on tech and antitrust, which included leaders Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Apple CEO Tim Cook. When asked by Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) if Twitch allowed content creators to stream

Movie Theatre Owner Chief Pleads For Government Bailout — “The Situation Is Dire”

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Time Stamp: March 22, 2020 6:25 PM - Modified On: March 22, 2020 - Published By:
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One of the many industries hit hard by the new lockdown procedures in the United States is the film business. Specifically, movie theatres have been drastically impacted, as thousands of screens have closed due to the COVID-19 crisis.John Fithian, the CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners in the US, has now spoken about the dire situation. He told Variety that the movie theatre business might collapse and go bankrupt if US Congress does not pass the trillion-dollar bailout bill that would provide relief to various industries, including theatres."The

HTC reveals three new flavours of VIVE Cosmos VR headset for novice and experienced users

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James is editor in chief of TechForge Media, with a passion for how technologies influence business and several Mobile World Congress events under his belt. James has interviewed a variety of leading figures in his career, from former Mafia boss Michael Franzese, to Steve Wozniak, and Jean Michel Jarre. James can be found tweeting at @James_T_Bourne. Spread the loveHTC is expanding the range of its VIVE Cosmos series of PC-tethered virtual reality products – aiming to sate the appetites of the most demanding enthusiasts, as well as entry level starters.