Results for May 2007

Just An Online Minute... Amazon Takes Bite Out Of Apple Posted by Wendy Davis on May 16, 2:30 PM

Online retailer Amazon is poised to take on Apple's iTunes store with a new music download service that will sell tracks without the digital rights management restrictions that aim to prevent people from copying the music they've purchased.» 0 Comments

Just An Online Minute... MySpace Sends Out For Videos Posted by Wendy Davis on May 15, 2:30 PM

News Corp.'s MySpace has launched a new video section containing clips from media companies like The New York Times, Reuters, and Fox's IGN Entertainment, the company said today.» 0 Comments

Just An Online Minute... News Corp.: Don't Make Fun Of 'Simpsons' Online Posted by Wendy Davis on May 14, 2:30 PM

News Corp. reportedly is griping about clips that parody "The Simpsons" now appearing on Broadcaster.com, according to press reports.» 0 Comments

Just An Online Minute... Media Biggies Bolster YouTube Rival Joost Posted by Wendy Davis on May 11, 1:30 PM

YouTube rival Joost just got a $45 million infusion from companies including Viacom and CBS -- controlled by YouTube frienemy Sumner Redstone.» 0 Comments

Just An Online Minute... EEF, Geller, Duke It Out, Each With Own Suits Posted by Wendy Davis on May 10, 2:15 PM

Lawsuits stemming from a clip of Uri Geller on YouTube apparently crossed in the mail this week.» 0 Comments

Just An Online Minute... Can Magician Make Lawsuit Disappear? Posted by Wendy Davis on May 9, 2:32 PM

Entertainer Uri Geller has landed in court -- the latest defendant in a string of cases related to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed suit against the "paranormalist," accusing him of misusing the DMCA to get a video he found objectionable taken off YouTube.» 0 Comments

Just An Online Minute... YouTube's Far Too Useful To Be Shunned -- Even By Viacom Chief Posted by Wendy Davis on May 8, 3:00 PM

Viacom might still be feuding in court with YouTube, but Viacom majority owner Sumner Redstone apparently doesn't bear hard feelings toward the video-sharing site. Another company overseen by Redstone, CBS Corp's Simon & Schuster, plans to develop a new video channel on YouTube, Bookvideos.tv, to promote authors.» 0 Comments

Just An Online Minute... Latest YouTube Suit Could Be Class Action Posted by Wendy Davis on May 7, 2:45 PM

The lawsuits are piling up for video-sharing site YouTube. A United Kingdom soccer organization, the Football Association Premier League, along with music publisher Bourne, have just sued the site for copyright violations.» 0 Comments

Just An Online Minute... Microsoft, Yahoo Talk Nice Again? Posted by Wendy Davis on May 4, 3:00 PM

Rumors are swirling this morning that Microsoft and Yahoo are again contemplating a merger. The Wall Street Journal and New York Post both reported that executives at the two companies are talking about Microsoft acquiring Yahoo; the Post pegged the price at around $50 billion.» 0 Comments

Just An Online Minute... Obama-MySpace Flap Shows Power Of Average Folks Online Posted by Wendy Davis on May 3, 2:15 PM

All of the current crop of presidential hopefuls is attempting to tap into the Internet to rally support and raise funds, but it's obvious that they haven't yet come to terms with the role that ordinary consumers play in Web 2.0. Yet another example came this week, when the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama got into a dispute with Joe Anthony, who had been among the politician's biggest supporters.» 0 Comments

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