Apple takes on YouTube and Spotify with new video podcasting push
Apple will bring a new integrated video podcast experience to Apple Podcasts this spring. Image: Sara Kurfeß / Unsplash Source: CNBC
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Apple Podcasts Is Launching New Video Features, Looking to Keep Pace With YouTube and Spotify
Apple Podcasts is finally giving video a full embrace. The tech giant, which pioneered the podcast audio format and helped popularize it, has faced stepped-up competition from video podcast viewing on YouTube and Spotify. On Monday, Apple said it will bring “advanced video capabilities” to Apple Podcasts this spring. Those will be available on iPhone,…
Spotify won court order against Anna’s Archive, taking down .org domain
Lawsuit was filed under seal; Anna’s Archive wasn’t notified until after takedown. Image: Thibault Penin / Unsplash Source: Ars Technica
The Shadow War on ‘Shadow Libraries’: Spotify’s Sealed Court Battle Against Anna’s Archive
Introduction In a clandestine legal maneuver, music streaming titan Spotify has successfully orchestrated the takedown of a major domain for Anna’s Archive, a self-styled ‘shadow library.’ The lawsuit, filed entirely under seal, caught the site’s operators completely off-guard, raising profound questions about due process and the escalating, secretive tactics in the digital copyright wars. This…