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Does YouTube Make Google a Big Target For Copyright Suits?

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Posted by Rasti 1 year 9 months ago; via online.wsj.com/public/art...

Google's $1.65 billion purchase of video-sharing site YouTube catapults the search giant into the lead spot in the fast-growing online video market. It also creates a big, deep-pocketed target for aggrieved copyright owners.

While much of the content on YouTube consists of home-shot video, the site also contains copyright material that users upload without permission. Critics say Google could be exposing itself to liability for copyright violations. YouTube already faces one lawsuit related to this issue.

YouTube says it removes any...

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AOL 9.0 Accused of Behaving Like Badware

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Posted by Kevom 1 year 10 months ago; via pcworld.com/article/id,12...

AOL's free Internet client software has earned the company a slap on the wrist from StopBadware.org, a consortium set up to combat malicious software. In a report set to be released today, the group advises users to steer clear of the software because of its "badware behavior."

The report blasts the free version of AOL 9.0 because it "interferes with computer use," and because of the way it meddles with components such as the Internet Explorer browser and the Windows taskbar. The suite is also criticized for engaging in "deceptive...

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