MUMBAI: Cision AB (Sweden) and Cision US, Inc., have paid a significant sum to settle a claim based on Cision?s unauthorised reproduction, distribution, and other misuse of news content published by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., including full text articles from The Wall Street Journal.

Dow Jones asserted copyright infringement claims against Cision in response to Cision?s regular reproduction and distribution of Dow Jones? copyrighted articles to Cision?s subscribers, who include public relations professionals at corporations throughout the United States.

The Dow Jones content was originally published mainly in the print and online editions of The Wall Street Journal, Barron?s and SmartMoney magazines. On March 8 2012, Cision publicly disclosed that it had received a significant claim of rights infringement, without identifying Dow Jones as the claimant.

Dow Jones Dow Jones Mark H. Jackson said, "Dow Jones aggressively pursues legal action whenever necessary to prevent the unauthorised use of our content. This settlement is another reminder that only paying customers enjoy full access to Dow Jones? highly valuable journalism, and anyone who free rides on our content will face serious financial repercussions."

The parties have agreed to settle Dow Jones? claims without litigation. While the matter has been settled to Dow Jones? satisfaction, the specific terms of the settlement remain confidential.

As a result of the settlement, Cision is no longer redistributing Dow Jones? original content, and Cision?s subscribers will be directed to Dow Jones if they seek to obtain such content.

MUMBAI: US media conglomerate News Corp has named Almar Latour editor-in-chief of Dow Jones Newswires in Asia. This is in addition to his responsibilities as editor-in-chief, Asia, of The Wall Street Journal, a position he has held since 2009.

The appointment comes as editorial operations of Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal in Asia become a single news operation with common focus on delivering reliable, differentiated news and analysis on the world and the world of business.

In his expanded role, Latour will lead efforts to further strengthen the editorial coverage and expansion through digital, local-language and other initiatives. Latour has overseen the Journal?s expansion across all platforms in the region, including The Wall Street Journal Asia and asia.WSJ.com, as well as its Chinese and Japanese-language editions online.

Dow Jones editor-in-chief, The Wall Street Journal managing editor Robert Thomson said, "Under Almar?s leadership, The Wall Street Journal in Asia has soared to new heights, with more than 10 million readers accessing our pre-eminent coverage across platforms and languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Hindi. He is a thoughtful mentor and a fearless, peerless journalist who will lead a talented team of reporters and editors with determination and distinction."

Dow Jones Newswires managing editor Neal Lipschutz added, "With Almar at the helm of both Dow Jones Newswires and the Journal in Asia, the integration of our editorial resources is entering a new chapter. Our combined news team will be stronger than ever and ready to deliver even more top-quality coverage of some of the fastest-growing economies in the world."
Latour will report to Thomson for overall strategy, new initiatives and The Wall Street Journal, and to Lipschutz for Dow Jones Newswires.

MUMBAI: Dow Jones? Factiva, a global digital business aggregator, has extended its reach in Asia with the launch of Korean-language coverage and the addition of several leading South Korean news publications.

Factiva includes content from Maeil Business Newspaper, The Herald Business and Korea Newswire. Content from JoongAng Ilbo, JoongAng Sunday and Economist, in addition to news and commentary provided through the Dow Jones Korean Language Service, will be progressively added over the coming weeks.

The expanded Korean-language content comes as US and European companies increasingly look to the South Korea market for trade and investment opportunities. The US-South Korea free trade agreement, ratified in 2011, took effect on 15 March.

Factiva?s addition of these widely circulated, influential business and financial news sources greatly extends its search capabilities in South Korea and will complement an existing range of English-language sources already covered from South Korea.

Users will also be able to take advantage of Factiva?s automated translation feature to translate search results into English, or one of more than 50 supported languages, to enhance their understanding of their organisation?s brand or products as covered in influential South Korean media, as well as of their key partners or competitors.

Dow Jones VP of Factiva David Chivers said, "Factiva?s ambitions to expand news and information sourced from South Korea are commensurate with the growing presence of South Korean brands in the U.S. and American brands in South Korea. With the combination of search, alert, snapshot and translation functions within Factiva, our users will be better equipped to identify and respond to opportunities in the South Korea market."

South Korea is one of Asia?s five-largest economies by nominal GDP and a growing source of and destination for foreign direct investment and global trade.