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    Rep Report for September 22, 2017

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    Costume designer Antoinette Messam
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    Tabletop production company MK Films, Corp.–which recently moved into a state-of-the-art studio on Chicago's west side–has enlisted the services of Lindsey Fischbach of Heart + Soul Creative Services for artist representation in the Midwest and South regions. In addition to MK Films, Heart + Soul represents creative talents in still, motion, post, TV, digital, print and video with a roster including Hero Post, Gregory Miller Pictures, Grain & Glass and Spacejunk….

    DPs Antonio Calvache, ASC, and Justin Henning, as well as costume designer Antoinette Messam, have joined Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA) for representation….

    TASCAM, the professional audio division of TEAC of America, has promoted former director of business development Joe Stopka to VP of sales and business development. In his new position, the Chicago-based Stopka leads TASCAM’s sales, marketing, and product marketing teams for all of the Americas. A long-time industry veteran, Stopka launched his career as a studio guitarist, composer, and producer. He then transitioned to sales and marketing, working with MI and pro audio technologies at a leading U.S. AV integration and pro audio rep firm and distributor before joining TASCAM in 2016. As VP of sales and business development, Stopka is charged with building a stronger position in the pro audio and AV integration markets and further strengthening the company’s brand recognition in the MI marketplace….

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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