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Infographic: How Obama, Romney Are Using Social Media | Campaign Trail – Advertising Age
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Nielsen: More Teens Now Listen To Music Through YouTube Than Any Other Source | TechCrunch
More Teens Listen To Music Via YouTube Than Radio, iTunes Or CD
Apple: YouTube app will not be included in iOS 6, Google working on standalone version | The Verge
Apple: YouTube app will not be included in iOS 6, Google working on standalone version
Why Social Media Will Reshape the 2012 Olympics
Why Social Media Will Reshape the 2012 Olympics
YouTube Launches ‘Marketplace’ to Connect YouTube Stars and Brands | Digital – Advertising Age
YouTube Launches ‘Marketplace’ to Connect YouTube Stars and Brands
Infographic: How Much Data Is Generated Every Minute | Attention
Infographic: How Much Data Is Generated Every Minute Online
comScore: 1 In 5 Videos Viewed Online Last Month Was An Ad | TechCrunch
Comscore: Americans Watched 37 Billion Online Videos In April
Rebecca Black’s Former Producer Creates Sequel to ‘Friday’
Rebecca Black’s Former Producer Creates Sequel to ‘Friday’
Google wins big in Viacom vs. YouTube ruling
After three years of legal wrangling, Google has emerged victorious in a $1 billion Viacom lawsuit claiming the video site knowingly profited from copyright infringement. ThoughViacom has promised to appeal, the decision is a huge win for Internet Service Providers and a setback for media content providers.
Interestingly, the case revealed that YouTube’s execs welcomed copyright infringement internally in the early days even while they were prepared to fight it. In employee emails submitted to the court, YouTubers lamented that site traffic could nosedive if users followed the site’s policy of only uploading user generated material.
Google owes its victory to a shelter clause in the Digital Millenium Copyright Act which requires ISPs to police infringement only by responding to specific claims from copyright holders. The sound logic behind this is that an ISP like YouTube can’t be expected to scan every upload for possible infringement.or accurately identify all infringing content. Continue reading “Google wins big in Viacom vs. YouTube ruling”