TechFlash: Getty v Microsoft implications; Innovation districts; Dark fiber

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Getty v. Microsoft lawsuit could have ripples for all digital creative content The Getty-Microsoft case is likely to have major implications for the protection of creative content in a digital world. Meanwhile, Microsoft has taken down the Bing image widget from its website, an indication the company is taking the Getty lawsuit seriously. 'Innovation districts' may be good for the city, but suburban areas can also get in on the game Kris Richey Curtis and Kelley Sigl of Kinzer Real Estate Services discuss the opportunities Seattle and other areas have in attracting great talent by building and encouraging "innovation districts." City considers options for dark fiber: Could the winner be Comcast? Comcast said it would like to start talks with the city of Seattle to bring high speed access to more residents. '1,2,3, steal:' Getty lawyer on why Microsoft's Bing photo widget prompted lawsuit Getty's General Counsel John Lapham said the company's lawsuit against Microsoft did not come out of thin air. Seattle experts talk 'visual intelligence' and the rise of the urban campus Representatives of Kinzer Real Estate Services talk about what's driving Weyerhaeuser and other companies to heed "the call of the city." Will Microsoft's $400 million NFL contract pay off? Yusuf Mehdi thinks it will Microsoft is betting big that its huge NFL sponsorship – which puts Surface tablets in the hands of coaches on the sideline – will pay off in a major way. The company's head of devices talks strategy – on and off the field. Seattle No. 2 in U.S. for tech growth, says new report Why? "The most significant reason has to be the abundance of young, highly educated workers," according to commercial real estate company JLL. Bring home the bacon! Amazon tests US Postal Service to deliver groceries San Francisco a test for Amazon delivery of meat, dairy and produce products by U.S. Postal Service trucks. Viableware changes name to TableSafe Viableware, maker of the RAIL restaurant payment system, has changed its name to TableSafe. National Tech News

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