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Madrid - Well, not walk the plank exactly, but tough new laws are to be introduced in Spain and were set for approval in Parliament on Friday. The new laws call for six years in prison for linking to "pirated", copyright-protected material from webpages.

Harvey Weinstein, a proponent of Obama and an Oscar-winning producer, said that he has plans to push for legislation that would make websites pay for linking to news articles.

On Digital Journal, most of us writers know all about digital marketing and its benefits. From free coupons via Facebook for Italian ice to celebrities mentioning how good a certain food chain is on their Twitter, digital marketing is all around us.

Toronto - Digital Journal liveblogged a mesh conference session on the potential of content marketing, a technique for companies to attract potential customers. The liveblog ran from 1:15pm to 2:20pm.

The popular Swedish based file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay is to be blocked by internet service providers in the United Kingdom

India reached out to social media sites like Facebook and other online companies, asking them to prescreen user content that comes from India.

When TV web streaming was introduced to the public, affording millions of viewers with the opportunity to watch their favorite programs at their own convenience, it all seemed too good to be true. In less than three weeks' time--for some--it will be.

Several news sources are in talks with the social network giant in providing exclusive news and content through Facebook.

As social media environments give shape to the Internet's second great expansion, publishers and content producers need to travel the new digital continuum with their commercial partners.

A number of careful redefinitions are changing the traditional means in which information is distributed and consumed - forging new business models that have promise for a new field.