Nelly Furtado’s ‘Bajo Otra Luz’ Makes Most Viewed Video Worldwide At YouTube This Week

Nelly Furtado’s new music video for “Bajo Otra Luz” is the most watched YouTube video in the world over the last week. The third single from the GRAMMY winner’s chart-topping Spanish language album Mi Plan, “Bajo Otra Luz”...

Google Shows Government Information And Takedown Requests

Google has launched a fascinating new feature listing requests from government agencies for removal of content on Google and YouTube and for corresponding user information. Set up as a map, the Government Requests tool shows various countries around...

Barbara Had Her Doubts About Hrithik

Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori, whose chemistry has been the talk of the town for a while now, even though their film Kites is yet to release. However, Barbara wasn’t very sure of working with Hrithik and had her doubts about the actor after watching...

Viacom’s Legal Attack on YouTube Threatens Online Speech And Innovation

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and other nonprofit groups asked a federal judge Monday to reject expansive copyright claims made in lawsuits pending against YouTube. The amicus brief argues that the plaintiffs in those lawsuits are pushing for...

Literary Scholars Release Album of Songs Inspired By Great Works of Literature.

An in-class experiment by two Stanford University professors has developed into the creation of a band with a flair for the academic and a CD of original music inspired by literary works of the western canon. As a surprise for students taking a humanities...

Viacom Makes Its Case Against Yesterday’s YouTube

After three years of litigation, the Viacom v. YouTube combatants finally publicly released their briefs (Viacom’s; YouTube’s; Class Action Plaintiffs’) in what most expect to be the main event in the case, namely, cross-motions for...

Star Wars Burlesque YouTube Sensation Set to Take a Bigger Stage

By popular demand, the Star Wars burlesque sensation with over 150,000 YouTube views in less than three weeks is set to take a bigger stage at The Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood.

Human Rights Group Accuses Libya of Blocking Access to Certain Independent Websites

The rights group, Human Rights Watch, has accused Libya of blocking access to YouTube and other independent or opposition websites, saying it signaled a return to the “dark days” of total media control in the North African country. The rights...

Enlarging the Courtroom

There is a very strong chance that Protect Marriage, the campaign committee behind the Proposition 8 ballot initiative, whose outcome led to a ban on same-sex marriage in California, wanted their efforts to have national impact. Regardless of their...