AP – A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.’s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws.
AFP – Google-owned videosharing website YouTube is expected to turn a profit this year on revenue of 450 million dollars, The New York Times reported Friday.
PC World – While Vimeo has been available on the iPhone for the last ten months for selected videos, yesterday the video sharing website announced a new “Universal Player” which allows you to watch embedded Vimeo videos from any device, no iPhone app or Flash installation required.
Mashable – YouTube has just announced it will be featuring its top videos in a new section called YouTube Charts.
The Upshot – Samir Khan first appeared on the FBI’s radar screen several years ago when he launched a pro-al-Qaida website out of parent’s basement. He blogged in support of Osama bin Laden and posted jihadist videos. Khan, who is now 24, was never charged with a crime, given free speech protections
AP – A business consultant wants a court to force YouTube and owner Google to unmask a cyber cipher who posted what she says are unauthorized videos of her and online comments that hurt her reputation.
AFP – Industry tracker comScore on Monday reported that Facebook in July became the third most popular spot for US Internet users to watch online videos.
PC World – We scoured the internet to bring you 8 of the funniest tech videos the web has to offer. Sure, they didn’t feature musical pets or dancing babies, and they had merely hundreds of thousands of views, but they rated high for geek entertainment.
PC World – We scoured the internet to bring you 8 of the funniest tech videos the web has to offer.
AP – MySpace is further defining itself as a place to find music rather than a catchall social networking site as it launched on Thursday a music video player that plays random videos to match users’ mood.
