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Sep 08 2008 4:28pm EDT

Late Breaks: When News Isn't New

-Oopsie! Shares in United Airlines took a plunge after the Florida Sun-Sentinel accidentally republished, on its website a six-year-old Chicago Tribune story about the company's entry into bankruptcy. [Marketwatch]

-A judge has ruled in favor of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's claim that a fan's reference book based on her series violated her copyright. [NYT]

-The New York Times Co. is shutting down its distribution arm, City and Suburban, eliminating some 550 jobs in the process. [NYT]

-Google is working with newspaper publishers to make more articles from their archives accessible online. [AP]

-Hearst is set to publish a magazine in partnership with the Food Network. Of course, Mixed Media readers knew that quite a while ago, didn't you? [Mediaweek]. □

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