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2010-03-18T17:33:37Z

Google has drawn up plans to close its search engine in China over censorship issues Beijing, China - 18.03.10

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YouTube creators cashed in big on sale to Google: documents

2010-03-19T15:16:05Z

<div><p>YouTube's creators walked away with hundreds of millions of dollars after the startup was bought by Google in 2006, according to documents released in a copyright brawl between Viacom and Google.</p><p>While former PayPal pals

Hollywood stars help prevent suicide after Twitter alert

2010-03-19T14:15:50Z

<div><p>Hollywood actresses Demi Moore and Nia Vardalos, star of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," helped police on Friday thwart a possible suicide attempt after being alerted to it through Twitter.</p><p>Moore and Vardalos were instrume...

Parents oppose Philly school webcam spying lawsuit

2010-03-19T09:00:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Parents oppose class-action status on webcam spying suit against Philly-area school district</div><div><p>Some suburban Philadelphia parents are seeking to halt a potential class-action lawsuit accusing their school district of using cameras in school-issued laptops to spy on students at home.</p><p>Three sets of parents of students at Lower Merion and Harriton high schools filed docume...

Somali rebels join forces in cyberspace: U.N. report

2010-03-19T08:30:42Z

<div><p>NAIROBI (Reuters) - Armed rebel groups in Somalia are using the Internet for fundraising and recruitment, and they achieve better results through the Web than they do on the ground, a United Nations report said.</p><p>The report by the U.N. Monitorin...

Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle

2010-03-19T07:00:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Once-private records depict YouTube founder as video pirate, show Viacom wanted to buy YouTube</div><div><p>Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over t...

Revised draft of Cybersecurity Act introduced in Senate

2010-03-19T04:15:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Senate lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a revised draft of the Cybersecurity Act, striking out a controversial clause that would have given the president power to shut down the internet in the event of a digital emergency.</div><div><p>Lawmakers on Wednesday introduced in the U.S. Senate a revised draft of the Cybersecurity Act, striking out a controversial clause that would have given the president...

Nasty Google-Viacom billion-dollar battle goes public

2010-03-18T17:15:37Z

<div><p>Court documents made public Thursday in a billion-dollar copyright battle between Viacom and Google accuse YouTube executives of posting stolen videos to rocket the startup to stardom.</p><p>Viacom was also a target in filings with Google countering that the SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Viacom Inc accused Google Inc of turning a blind eye to illegal video clips on its YouTube site in a bid to attract viewers, according to court documents relea...

Google-Viacom lawsuit deal cloaks YouTube user identities

2010-03-18T16:16:27Z

<div><p>Court documents made public Thursday in a billion-dollar court battle between Viacom and Google accuse YouTube executives of posting stolen videos to rocket the startup to stardom.</p><p>Viacom was also a target in filings with Google countering that the PETA</div><div><p>The suitors for Sex.com have been put off for now.</p><p>An auction for the much-sought-after domain name was canceled Wednesday after three creditors filed a petition forcing the owner into bankruptcy.</p><p>Mike Mann, an investor with all three c...

Viacom YouTube

2010-03-18T15:01:36Z

This image shows the YouTube Web site Thursday March 18, 2010, in Los Angeles. Court documents unsealed Thursday as part of a 3-year-old copyright lawsuit against the online video leader reveal YouTube founders' views on copyright, and Viacom's desire to buy the the site before getting beat out by YouTube founders views on copyright</div><div><p>THE REVELATIONS: YouTube co-founder Steve Chen once warned a fellow co-founder to stop posting pirated videos on their Web site. And Viacom Inc. wanted to buy YouTube before getting beat out by

Court records illuminate Viacom-YouTube battle

2010-03-18T12:16:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Court records show YouTube founders views on copyright, reveal Viacom wanted to buy YouTube</div><div><p>YouTube co-founder Steve Chen once warned fellow co-founder Jawed Karim to stop posting pirated videos on their Web site, according to cou...

Microsoft rival: browser downloads double

2010-03-18T09:30:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Opera says Web browser downloads double after Microsoft forced to offer choice to users</div><div><p>Norway's Opera said Thursday that downloads of its browser more than doubled after Microsoft Corp. was forced to give European users a choice of Web software to settle European Union...

US law enforcement reveals social networks use

2010-03-18T09:16:39Z

<div><p>Criminals beware! US law enforcement authorities may be stalking you on Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn or Twitter.</p><p>Justice Department and Microsoft forced to offer choice to users</div><div><p>Norway's Opera says downloads of its browser have more than doubled after Microsoft Corp. was forced to give European users a choice of Web software to settle European Union ant...

Cybersecurity needs global rules: British lawmakers

2010-03-18T07:15:14Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's online security would best be served by developing global cyber regulation, ending current "ad hoc" international efforts, British lawmakers said on Wednesday, echoing industry calls for worldwide rules.</p><p>In a report, a committee of parliament's upper chamber said that creating a common European-wide approach, while a desir...

PayPal to tie up with Chinese partner

2010-03-18T04:15:44Z

<div><p>China's top provider of electronic payment services will tie up with online payment platform PayPal, the two companies said, in a move that will let Chinese customers buy from overseas merchants.</p><p>"Yes, we will build this cooperative relationship," an executive with China UnionPay told AF...

PayPal ties up with Chinese partner: report

2010-03-17T23:16:33Z

<div><p>PayPal, the online payment platform of US e-commerce giant eBay, will tie up with a Chinese partner to allow consumers in China to buy from overseas merchants, according to a report.</p><p>Customers of

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