While some entertainment companies continue to complain about video-sharing sites, at least one, CBS, isn't griping today. Several weeks ago, CBS began uploading clips of its shows to YouTube--and has seen ratings increase as a result.

In a sweeping decision, the California Supreme Court just ruled that Internet service providers and users--including bloggers--can't be sued for defamation merely for publishing material written by someone else.

With just several weeks left until Congress adjourns for the year, the nonprofit group Center for Democracy & Technology has weighed in on pending bills that, it argues, should die on the vine.

The surprising shake-up at AOL this week, that saw chairman Jonathan Miller ousted in favor of NBC Universal's Randy Falco, was cheered by brokerage house Merrill Lynch. In a report issued this morning, research analyst Jessica Reif Cohen said the shift bodes well for the company.

Viacom's Comedy Central is poised to join the growing roster of traditional media companies that have cut deals with video-sharing site YouTube, Reuters reports today.

MySpace has triggered a lot of complaints in the company's brief existence. Now, a city official in Houston is griping that family and friends of death row inmates have created MySpace pages on their behalf.

Former Rocketboom vlogger Amanda Congdon is among the Web stars who have been tapped to work in traditional media.

The California First Amendment Coalition has a plan to save newspapers from the perceived threat of Google, Yahoo and other portals. Newspapers should withhold their content from all but paying subscribers for at least 24 hours, proposes Peter Scheer, a lawyer, journalist and executive director of the nonprofit.

A new study out of the University of Missouri-Columbia offers proof that moderating online comments doesn't just further publishers' goals, but also encourages readers to participate in the site.

Everyone's been wondering when someone will file a video-related copyright lawsuit against Google, but many had assumed the litigation wouldn't start until the YouTube deal closed. But now we know that at least one lawsuit already is pending, independent of the planned $1.65 billion YouTube acquisition.