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Back when Google spent $1.65 billion to acquire video sharing site YouTube, folks in some quarters were wondering how wise a move that might have been. The only reason YouTube hadn't been sued out of existence, the argument went, was that the company didn't have any significant assets with which it could pay damages to media companies for the tens (hundreds?) of thousands of copyrighted clips users uploaded to the site. But when… Read More

Media conglomerate Viacom hasn't been too happy with Google's YouTube online video service, asking the service to remove thousands of clips from Viacom programming (including bits of Comedy Central's The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, which have been popular on the YouTube). It appeared the two organizations had reached a détente of sorts in October 2006, but just a couple weeks ago Viacom again went to YouTube… Read More

A national survey conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates on behalf of the Entertainment Software Association finds that 35 percent of U.S. parents surveyed said they play computer and video games. The vast majority of these “gamer parents” (80 percent) report that they play games with their children, and two thirds (66 percent) feel the game-playing has brought their families closer together. The ESA is a trade group… Read More

A new web-based video on demand service called iWatchNow debuted yesterday which offers over 3,000 hours of television programming, feature films and music videos. This service is compatible with PCs, Macs and Linux based computers. iWatchNow's programming, which is accessible with a fifth generation iPod with video capability, includes classic series as “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “The Andy Griffith Show,”… Read More