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Universal to Pay Legal Fees of Dancing Baby Video Uploader
San Francisco
- Universal Music Group has been ordered by a federal judge to pay some of the
attorneys' fees incurred by Stephanie Lenz, whose video...
Proposed Legislation Would Grant U.S. Visas to Entrepreneurs
Washington - A new proposal
on Capitol Hill would grant visas to immigrant entrepreneurs launching new
companies in the U.S.,
provided they have commitments to secure a...
EU Opposes '3-Strikes' on File-sharing in Intl. Copyright Treaty
Brussels
- The European Commission has issued a statement indicating that it will take
steps to ensure an international intellectual property treaty currently being
negotiated does not...
Cablevision to Begin Deploying Remote Storage DVR in April
New York
- Cablevision (NYSE: CVC), the nation's fifth-largest cable TV provider, plans to begin deploying
its controversial Remote Storage Digital Video Recorder service in April...
Studios, Networks to Appeal Aussie Ruling on ISPs, Copyright
Sydney - A group of Hollywood movie studios and TV networks has appealed an
Australian court's ruling that found ISP iiNet was not responsible for
copyright...
Justice Dept. Won't Challenge Proposed Online News Service
Washington
- The Justice Department said that it won't challenge a proposal on antitrust
grounds by Silicon Valley-based MyWire to form a new online subscription news
aggregation...
FCC May Ask Broadcasters for Unused Wireless Spectrum
Washington - Searching for a way to free up valuable
wireless airwaves, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is considering
asking broadcast television stations to voluntarily relinquish...
RapidShare Ordered to Proactively Block Textbook Uploads
Hamburg,
Germany - A
German court has ordered free file-hosting site RapidShare to proactively block
uploads of copyrighted textbooks, TorrentFreak reported.
The service was sued
in February by textbook...
Yelp Faces Class Action Suit Over Alleged "Extortion Scheme"
San Francisco
- Yelp, the community business reviews site, has been hit with a class action
lawsuit that claims it has engaged in unfair business practices,...
Italian Court Convicts Google Execs Over YouTube Video
Milan - An Italian court has
convicted three Google (NASD: GOOG) executives of violating the privacy of a child with Down's
syndrome, after a video of...
