Media Roundup: Gatehouse Sues New York Times, Newspapers To Sell Office Buildings, and More

Gatehouse Media sues New York Times -- Gatehouse Media has filed a copyright infringement suit against the New York Times over one of its Boston Globe sites. The suit alleges that Boston.com's Your Town Newton links to content from Gatehouse's Newton TAB publication and, through advertising and aggregation, confuses readers about the original source of the article. [Source: paidContent]

Many newspapers to sell office buildings -- As newspapers downsize, many have resorted to selling their office space to quickly raise cash. Papers including the Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram are looking to move into smaller buildings. [Source: Editor and Publisher]

Newspaper sites gain traffic -- Some newspaper Web sites saw triple digit gains over last year's November numbers. Of the top 30 newspaper Web sites, only three saw a decline: Newsday, The Seattle Times and The Village Voice. [Source: Editor and Publisher]
Labels to create Hulu for music videos -- The four major record labels (Sony, EMI, Universal, and Warner Brothers) are in talks to create a music video Web destination. The group, unhappy with the current revenue sharing deal offered by YouTube, would aim to create a site similar to Hulu.com. Hulu, created by a partnership between NBC and Fox, streams full ad-supported episodes from broadcast and cable television shows. [Source: Silicon Alley Insider]

USA Today launches iPhone application --USA Today has launched an iPhone application that allows its readers to share content via email, Twitter and text. The application does feature advertising, but USA Today has only used the ad space to promote its other iPhone applications. [Source: VentureBeat]