UK’s Football Association Premier League Limited and indie music publisher Bourne Co. filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in New York Friday to stop the unauthorized use of their works, and those of all other similarly situated copyright holders, on YouTube. The lawsuit names as defendants two YouTube affiliates (YouTube, Inc. and YouTube […]

Responding to an Internet revolt over the censorship of sites that have posted a number key that can be used to unencrypt HD-DVDs,¬† Advanced Access Content System (AACS) head Michael Ayers said that they’ve received “good cooperation from most folk” in response to takedown requests intended to ban the information from the Internet. It looks […]

Presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday called on Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean to make video from any Democratic presidential debates available “for free and without restriction.” Obama supports a call from Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig to share the debate videos and eliminate unnecessary regulation of political speech. “Technology has exploded the opportunity […]

YouTube has announced a new program to expand its revenue sharing program to top YouTube video bloggers, including LisaNova, renetto, HappySlip, smosh, and valsartdiary. Participating user-partners will be treated as other content partners and will have the ability to control the monetization of the videos they create. Once they‚Äôve selected a video to be monetized, […]

NASA has launched a new video podcast, NASA EDGE, that provides an offbeat look at the nation’s aerospace program. The hosts of NASA EDGE offer an unscripted take on the latest events at NASA. Chris Giersch and Blair Allen host the show, with Franklin Fitzgerald as its news anchor. In the latest episode, Giersch and […]

Pure Digital Technologies has introduced Flip Video, a new line of digital camcorders designed to seamlessly upload directly to YouTube and other online video sharing sites. Flip Video’s built-in software allows people to share videos as easily as they would digital photos. In addition to instant emailing, the program allows videos to be uploaded directly […]

Corporate communications consultant SNP Communications has introduced a new training class that is designed to introduce corporate communicators to the process of creating, editing, posting and distributing audio and video podcasts. The SNP Corporate Podcast Class walks participants through the entire production process. The class covers: Creating content: pre-interviews, interviews and writing scripts Setting-up your […]

Regular users of streaming audio and video in key age groups spend up to 67% more time online than average Internet users, according to new research by Knowledge Networks/SRI’s MultiMedia Mentor. Comparing those who use audio/video online streaming at least once a week (“streamies”) to all past-month Web users, MultiMedia Mentor found that: Teen “streamies” […]

A new Internet video shows dumpster-diving activists digging into trash bags from a New York JPMorgan Chase bank and finding individuals’ social security numbers, bank account balances and other sensitive information. The information, found on the street in Chinatown, Queens, the Upper East Side, and in two Brooklyn locations, could be used to steal customers’ […]

Sling Media today announced the availability of SlingPlayer for Mac, a software client for Slingbox customers who want to view their home TV or Apple TV on their Apple Macintosh desktop or laptop computer. With this software release, Slingbox owners can now view their television directly on their Macintosh computer screen. With full remote control, […]