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Google Wins in Spain, Loses in Czech Republic

September 23rd, 2010

The EU is a constant battleground for Google. The latest country to fight Google’s notorious Street View is the Czech Republic. From eBrandz: “The Czech Office for Personal Data Protection said on Wednesday it has rejected for the second time to permit Google to acquire images for its panoramic Street View service stating that its [...]

 
 

And The Winner Is? Google

June 25th, 2010

Google’s long and vicious battle with Viacom is at last drawing to an end, as a ruling in favor of a summary judgment threw the match to the search engine. According to Search Engine Land, Viacom had sued YouTube/Google for copyright infringement surrounding the posting of scores of clips of Viacom-owned programming (e.g., Jon Stewart) [...]

 
 

YouTube Launches Secret Project – Using Bloggers.

June 19th, 2010

…making it not so secret after all. According to a blogger with the SF Appeal, YouTube sent out a letter asking for help with a ‘super secret project’: On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 2:20 PM < [Redacted]@youtube.com> wrote: Hi xxx, I am leading a project at YouTube and I thought you might like to [...]

 
 

Video Content and Subterfuge

March 20th, 2010

The ongoing battle between Viacom and Google over YouTube uploaded content that violates copyright is reaching fever pitch with accusations thrown left and right. According to The Hollywood Reporters, YouTube execs were part of an ongoing plan to steal and cover up the theft of content- particularly Steve Chen: Steve Chen of YouTube – emailer [...]

 
 

YouTube Channel

January 22nd, 2010

YouTube has implemented something new! They are the proud sponsors of the 2010 Sundance festival. YouTube feels that indie films aren’t getting enough attention and exposure, and according to the official blog, they are doing something about it: While YouTube has offered an easy and economical way for filmmakers — as well as content creators [...]