In the US, if you really want to "protect" your copyrighted works, you have to register the works. Unlike for a patent or a trademark, it's pretty much a rubberstamp process. Every so often the Copyright Office will reject a registration, but it's rare. It does still go through them all, though. Or at least it's supposed to. However, we recently wrote about the weird case of the site Bluebeat.com...
Earlier today, Kara Swisher reported in BoomTown that RealNetworks would sack four percent of its workforce — 70 employees out of its 1,700-person staff. After the jump, the official internal memo from RealNetworks founder, chairman and CEO, Rob Glaser, breaking the news.
Seattle - RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) will lay off 4% of its staff, or about 70 of its 1,700 employees, in a bid to cut costs amid the economic downturn, All Things D reports. read more
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Seattle-based RealNetworks is cutting 4 percent of its worldwide staff today, about 70 out of 1,700 jobs, according to All Things Digital. The report cites the economic downturn and cost-cutting as reasons for the move. Last week, RealNetworks (NASDAQ: RNWK) reported a small profit for the third quarter, the company’s first profitable quarter since the [...]
Last week, RealNetworks ( NSDQ: RNWK ) CEO Rob Glaser talked about how cost cuts helped the company achieve a surprise Q3 profit. Now we’ve confirmed that he’s cutting more—this time, 4 percent of the staff, or roughly 70 jobs out of 1,700. It may not end out as a net 4 percent loss, though, as the company is also hiring in some areas. It’s the second significant layoff in...
RealNetworks (RNWK) today is cutting 4% of its staff, or about 70 of its 1,700 employees, according to AllThingsD, which cites “sources” for the report. No details yet on which parts of the company will be affected, and no official confirmation so far from the company. RNWK today is up 20 [...]
Kara Swisher / BoomTown: RealNetworks to Lay Off Four Percent of Staff Today — The Seattle area is going to get another jobless jolt today, with RealNetworks planning to lay off four percent of its workforce, sources said. — That’s a small number-just about 70 people out of its 1,700-person staff-but the move comes … [...]
Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks has appointed Hank Skorny as senior vice president, Media Cloud Computing and Services. "Over the past 25 years, Hank has been one of the great innovators in the PC, Internet, and mobile industries," said Real chairman and CEO Rob Glaser. "He's a perfect fit to lead a new effort at Real to build an innovative ...
The man who's served as YouTube's director of content partnerships for almost three years has found another job. Jordan Hoffner is set to link up with a content venture at IAC, according to a new report. The timing of Hoffner's move is perhaps less than ideal for YouTube; the site's deep in negotiations with a number of different parties, including ITV, Lionsgate, Sony, and Warner Bros. Having a different,...
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