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  Veoh ruling: Portents
  for Google, YouTube

  In the Veoh video copyright case and in Viacom's lawsuit against YouTube, there's a key difference: whether the plaintiff sent take-down notices.
  • Veoh wins copyright infringement lawsuit

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  The highs and lows
  of digital drama

  images A look back at a decade--yes, a decade--of Web series from sitcoms to thrillers to musicals that both succeeded and flopped.

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• Yahoo Mash gets smashed, bashed, quashed

  After a year and little uptake, Yahoo shuts down its experimental social-networking service.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Pystar countersues Apple on antitrust grounds

  Mac clone maker's expected countersuit alleges that Apple engages in restraint of free trade and unfair competition.

  (Posted in Apple by Steven Musil)

• Google Code reverses open-source license ban

  "Our bad," declares company, deciding that the Mozilla Public License is once again an option for Google Code projects. Also added: the Eclipse Public License.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• IE 8 Beta 2 not without its faults

  While hiccups are expected from beta software, some of the affected services are Microsoft's own.

  (Posted in Microsoft by Robert Vamosi)

• In YouTube age, political criticisms can (and will) be used against you

  Republicans interrupt the DNC with Web site featuring videos of Barack Obama's onetime rivals attacking him during the primaries.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)

• Whoops! Obama's VP text-messaging idea didn't work out so well

  Report says 40 to 50 percent of the text messages sent by the Obama campaign regarding the candidate's VP choice were late or never received.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Comcast to cap monthly consumer broadband

  Party seems to be over for unlimited bandwidth: in October, Comcast will begin capping usage at 250GB per month, with dire consequences for abusers.

  (Posted in Webware by Josh Lowensohn)

• Apple to fix hole in password-protected iPhones

  Company promises to plug hole next month that exposes iPhone users' e-mail, text, and voice messages despite password protection.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• Schmidt: Yahoo-Google deal set to start in October

  CEO Eric Schmidt tells Bloomberg that Google thinks its arguments are strong that the partnership with its rival doesn't post antitrust problems.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

• Digg town hall: Local news options, forums on the way?

  From the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Digg executives Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson answered user questions via Webcast and on stage.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Dell earnings down 17 percent

  The PC maker's net income and earnings per share are below expectations. Dell blames conservative IT spending and the costs of acquiring more market share in Europe.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Erica Ogg)

• Google CEO: Internet spurred Obama's nomination

  Eric Schmidt fields questions at the Democratic convention about politics, online journalism, and privacy.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)

• Apple applies for touch-screen Mac patent

  A recent patent application filed on behalf of Apple describes technology for controlling a touch-screen Mac tablet with iPhone-like gestures and controls.
  • Why Apple should release a touch-screen Mac

  (Posted in Apple by Tom Krazit)
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