Copyright Owners 'Must Consider Fair Use' Before Suing

In a surprising legal move that could have broad consequences for companies suing customers willy-nilly for copyright infringement, a judge in San Jose handed down a victory to fair-use advocates today.He refused to...

YouTube ordered to reveal its viewers

" Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video clips and...

`Chocolate Rain' Claims YouTube Award

If you haven't seen the 'Chocolate Rain' video yet--you probably have, it has more than 16 million views now--let me warn you before you do: The tune will stick in your head for days, you'll look like a dolt singing...

YouTube is more popular than Facebook or Wikipedia

YouTube, the video-sharing website, is now the most popular user-generated site in the UK after attracting 10.4 million people in January.

Taxi Driver Blogger Clashes With Pop Legend Prince

This raises some interesting questions about fair use. What if a natural disaster or a crime occurred, and you're standing nearby with your video camera. You start rolling, capturing the entire scene - but in the...

Queen Elizabeth launches Royal Channel on YouTube

The British Royal family is keeping up with the internets. Yes, their newly established Royal Channel on YouTube will help to deliver both the Queen's annual holiday message as well as other "unique royal video...

YouTube Canada Launches

Is there really a need for a Canadian youtube site? It's not that we don't have good content, I just don't personally see a need to make it distinct. It's not like we speak a different language, eh?"Popular video-sharing website YouTube launched a Canadian version at an event...

Stunt stupidity is captured on video

"Officials have condemned the antics of a young motorist who is filmed accidentally flipping his car on to its roof during a dangerous stunt posted on the video-sharing website YouTube. The mobile phone footage shows a driver skidding around a Daventry industrial estate using...

Austria probes soldiers making Nazi salutes on YouTube

"Austrian prosecutors are investigating young soldiers seen exchanging Hitler salutes in a video that appeared on the Internet, Defense Minister Norbert Darabos said on Tuesday. In a statement, Darabos said suspects had been tracked down and were being questioned over the...

Actor Jim Carrey pleads for Myanmar's Suu Kyi in YouTube

"WASHINGTON -- Hollywood actor Jim Carrey posted a message in the video-sharing website YouTube on Tuesday urging Americans to join a global campaign for the freedom of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. "I...

Hamas TV rapped for animal abuse

"A US-based animal rights group says it will protest to a Hamas-run TV channel over a programme, showing animals being abused at a zoo in the Gaza Strip. The group, Peta, criticised al-Aqsa TV for the children's show...

Let's Take a Ride: Justin Timberlake Signs YouTube Star

YouTube isn't jsut for cute kitties and copyright-dodgy film clips anymore: it's a bona fide breeding ground for popstar audition tapes. Bypassing Pop Idol/American Idol and its ilk, a Dutch teen has built up her own...

That Video Belongs to the New Jersey Turnpike: DMCA Lawsuits Continue

The "sensitivity" of the original poster of the video described below is beside the point: the issue here is whether or not the New Jersey Turnpike Authority has, well, the authority to sue Youtube over a video it...

YouTube Make Moves to Pacify The Thai King

"In an attempt to pacify the Thai King, paving the way to the ban on the website being lifted, YouTube is likely to remove all video clips deemed insulting to Thailand's king. The popular video-sharing site, owned by Internet giant Google, has been blocked to Thai users since...

When YouTube is a threat

"LONDON: As YouTube, the Internet video-sharing service, generates millions of new fans in far-flung countries, it is making enemies of some of their governments. Many are putting pressure on the company to tailor, or self-censor, its site to take account of local...

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