YouTube – News Stories About YouTube - Page 36

Oct 19, 2007 2:04 PM CDT

YouTubers Call Takedown Notices Abusive

Corporations misusing copyright laws with demands, citizens say

(Newser) - YouTube has long been on the forefront of citizen filmmaking, but now it’s hitting the vanguard of citizen litigation. Many are crying foul at the frequency of takedown notices—warnings of infringement by copyright holders. Said one user who sued Universal after video of her baby performing over a...

Media, Tech Firms Team Up on Copyright

Oct 19, 2007 10:16 AM CDT

Media, Tech Firms Team Up on Copyright

Disney, Microsoft lead pact on rules for posting material; Google a no-show

(Newser) - In an unusual truce, eight media and Internet companies are banding together to combat the explosion of copyrighted material posted on the web, the Wall Street Journal reports. The group, led by Disney and Microsoft, has framed a set of guidelines; copyright holders in the group agree not to pursue...

In Public Chat, Putin Dodges
Big Question

Oct 18, 2007 3:56 PM CDT

In Public Chat, Putin Dodges Big Question

YouTube-style scripted 'dialogue' sheds no light on prez's next move

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin held his sixth and final “dialogue” with the Russian people today, but the departing president revealed few clues about how he might maintain power after leaving office. The 3-hour YouTube-debate-style discussion saw Putin respond—from scripted text, some said—to ordinary citizens, but he didn't elaborate on...

Viacom Puts Daily Show Online

Oct 18, 2007 12:23 PM CDT

Viacom Puts Daily Show Online

Free site archives every episode since 1999 launch

(Newser) - Taking a page from YouTube's playbook, Viacom is putting every minute, ever, of "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" online, the Los Angeles Times reports. The parent of Comedy Central has long been stung by the unauthorized appearance of clips on YouTube; the massive archive is Viacom's attempt—sure...

Piracy Lawsuit Against YouTube Continues

Oct 17, 2007 5:59 PM CDT

Piracy Lawsuit Against YouTube Continues

Viacom spokesman: "The new technology obviously has no bearing on the past"

(Newser) - Google's new anti-piracy software on YouTube may do great things from now on, says Viacom, but it still plans to go ahead with a lawsuit over the its products showing up on the Google-owned site without permission. "The new technology obviously has no bearing on the past," a...

YouTube Spoofer Hits A Chord

Oct 17, 2007 5:35 PM CDT

YouTube Spoofer Hits A Chord

Guitar heroes are ‘convincingly bad’ in Finn's parodies

(Newser) - Why is Slash playing so poorly in this clip? Because a Finnish media artist over-dubbed the audio track just well enough to make the Guns N’ Roses axeman sound believably awful. The YouTube user known as StSanders was inspired to bring guitar heroes down to earth when he saw a...

Google Bares Tool to Hunt & Zap Copyrighted Videos

Oct 16, 2007 6:54 AM CDT

Google Bares Tool to Hunt & Zap Copyrighted Videos

Technique designed to dodge Viacom lawsuit

(Newser) - Google yesterday unveiled new technology to seek out copyright-protected material on its YouTube site, which the company hopes will head off Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit. The software scans videos, breaks them down into data points and analyzes them so that any matching versions can be flagged and removed "in...

The Force Is With YouTube

Oct 15, 2007 9:50 AM CDT

The Force Is With YouTube

(Newser) - Darth Vader may be dead, but his brother is alive and well on YouTube, and has made a couple of former cable-access producers something of a force. Focusing on the power of YouTube to launch entertainment careers, the New York Times chronicles the adventures of Aaron Yonda and Matt Sloan,...

YouTube Becomes SpamYou

Oct 10, 2007 4:54 PM CDT

YouTube Becomes SpamYou

Invitation to view videos could contain malicious 'Storm worm'

(Newser) - Spammers are spreading their mischief via YouTube using a "Storm" worm virus, security experts warn. The virus exploits the site’s “invite your friends” email function, CNET reports, targeting Xbox owners and video-game fans by luring them with the promise of a popular prize: a free copy of...

Google Adding YouTube Videos to AdSense Stream

Oct 9, 2007 2:47 PM CDT

Google Adding YouTube Videos to AdSense Stream

Google will syndicate videos through AdSense

(Newser) - Google’s once-inconspicuous text ads are getting a grainy video makeover in the latest attempt to monetize YouTube. A new service today will let websites embed relevant clips amongst AdSense offerings, sprucing up ads in exchange for a cut of revenue. Video auteurs will also get revenue pie, but only...

Art Vandals Post Video of Raid
on YouTube

Oct 9, 2007 12:01 PM CDT

Art Vandals Post Video of Raid on YouTube

Camera-wielding neo-Nazis trash Serrano exhibit in Sweden

(Newser) - Andres Serrano, no stranger to controversy, has seen his current photography exhibition in a Swedish university town vandalized with crowbars and axes. But the latest incident of destruction had a new twist: The vandals who ran through Serrano's exhibition "The History of Sex" last week filmed their act of...

Go to Berkeley
Online, for Free

Oct 3, 2007 6:52 PM CDT

Go to Berkeley Online, for Free

School posts 300 hours of classes on YouTube, offering 'public window into university life'

(Newser) - Now you can get a UC Berkeley education online, as the school has begun posting course lectures on YouTube. Forget the kittens and the exploding soda cans: there are more than 300 hours of videotaped class time at youtube.com/ucberkeley. Said a vice provost of the experiment, it “will...

Law Firms Use 'YouTube Feel' in Recruiting

Sep 28, 2007 6:33 PM CDT

Law Firms Use 'YouTube Feel' in Recruiting

In bid to attract law student hires, videos play up hipness

(Newser) - Law firms are embracing the YouTube aesthetic in their attempts to hire law students as summer associates, creating promotional videos with stripped-down looks and irreverent themes, the New York Times reports. Some ads are simple testimonials from associates, while others take on popular advertising devices to emphasize the firms diversity...

Swiss Fight Fire With ...Er, Rap

Sep 25, 2007 8:25 PM CDT

Swiss Fight Fire With ...Er, Rap

Video promotes new emergency number

(Newser) - Tired of receiving directory assistance calls on their emergency line, Swiss firefighters filmed a rap video that no one could forget. The resulting “118 Project," which clears up the confusion, has become a YouTube sensation. “They chose rap because it is spoken and not sung,” a...

Officer Resigns After Racist YouTube Rants

Sep 15, 2007 1:07 PM CDT

Officer Resigns After Racist YouTube Rants

Columbus cop referred to blacks, Jews, Cubans, and illegal immigrants as "filthy"

(Newser) - The Ohio patrol officer who made racially charged comments in homemade videos posted on YouTube resigned yesterday, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Susan Purtee, who was reassigned to desk duty after the videos drew national attention, will resign effective Sept. 22 and seek retirements from an unnamed disability. “Clearly, she...

Hysterical 'Leave Brit Alone!' Rocks YouTube

Sep 13, 2007 3:22 AM CDT

Hysterical 'Leave Brit Alone!' Rocks YouTube

Teen-on-edge harangues haters

(Newser) - If it's a performance, it's better than Britney's. More than 2.8 million viewers have pored over an out-of-control rant by YouTuber "Chris Crocker" who smears his eyeliner as he sobs and screams at the "bastards" who aren't cutting Spears slack for the "hard time" she's going...

Singer's YouTube Tale Hits False Note

Sep 6, 2007 4:53 AM CDT

Singer's YouTube Tale Hits False Note

Digby already had record deal when she was 'discovered' online

(Newser) - It's supposed to be one of those YouTube success stories: Marié Digby becomes an overnight sensation by racking up hits and scores a record deal as a result. But in reality the deal preceded the videos. Her rise to fame has highlighted both the desperation of corporations to latch onto...

Aussie Chief Pleads for
APEC Peace
on YouTube

Sep 3, 2007 11:45 AM CDT

Aussie Chief Pleads for APEC Peace on YouTube

Howard asks protesters for support, peace

(Newser) - Australian Prime Minister John Howard has taken to the YouTube web waves in a bid to quell protests this week in Sydney at the summit on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. If demonstrators "really are concerned about poverty and climate change, they should support APEC not attack it," Howard pleads....

MySpace, MTV Team Up to
Grill Candidates

Aug 23, 2007 8:02 AM CDT

MySpace, MTV Team Up to Grill Candidates

Rivals unite to offer individual chats with presidential contenders

(Newser) - MySpace and MTV will team up to host a series of live discussions with individual presidential contenders, Reuters reports. Held on college campuses, the hour-long sessions will offer questions from the audience as well as those submitted during the event by IM or text message. John Edwards will be the...

And Now, a Word From YouTube's Sponsor(s)

Aug 22, 2007 8:15 AM CDT

And Now, a Word From YouTube's Sponsor(s)

Google-owned video site phases in "unobtrusive" ads

(Newser) - As it struggles to turn a profit, YouTube will begin to show ads overlaid on some videos, the Times of London reports. The spots will consist of a semitransparent strip covering 20% of the screen appearing 20 seconds into the video.They'll appear only on content from 1,000 "...