Veoh wins copyright suit, sets precedent

"In a decision that should bode well for larger video sharing sites that are in legal trouble such as YouTube, a federal judge has absolved Veoh of any responsibility in the unauthorized posting of copyrighted...

New York Times in Peril Again: Hiring Freeze and Lost Jobs

" The New York Times may be having more trouble with its publishing company. The company has frozen new hiring, and has also cut a “small amount” of newsroom jobs. No journalists have lost their jobs (yet),...

CBS Offers Midtown Manhattan Free Wireless Internet Access

"Some awesome news out of Manhattan today. CBS Corporation has announced today that it will "light up" midtown Manhattan with the creation of the "CBS Mobile Zone," a wireless high-speed network enabling New Yorkers with Wi-Fi-enabled cell phones, laptops or other devices to...

Online, ad-supported Microsoft Works may be coming

"Microsoft is apparently concerned about the presence of free, web-based productivity apps such as Writely, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Calendar. Microsoft Information Worker Business Strategy general manager Alan Yates told Reuters that the productivity software maker...

Universal Takes Free Music Plunge

"We've talked plenty of times about how record labels, despite their oft-repeated insistence to the contrary, can compete with free -- in particular, how they can embrace free music as a promotional tool and use...

AOL acquires GameDaily video game site

"NEW YORK - The video games site GameDaily is now part of AOL. Time Warner Inc.'s Internet unit said Wednesday it bought the consumer Web site and its industry newsletter earlier this month from Gigex Inc. AOL said it plans to turn GameDaily into its flagship brand for video...

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