Accusations Fly in Viacom, YouTube Copyright Fight

From Wired Magazine, March 18th, 2010:

Google deliberately weakened its copyright compliance standards after it acquired YouTube in 2006 so it “would profit from illegal downloads,” Google co-founder Sergey Brin once said, according to a Friday filing by Viacom in its infringement suit against the company...

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/viacom-youtube/?intcid=inform_relatedContent#ixzz0ixKxwMpM

The Game Academic

I was looking through a 2007 edition of Game Informer magazine (yes, I’m that big of a nerd) and stumbled across an interview with Henry Jenkins about video games. Unfortunately, there’s no online version of the article but on Jenkins’ blog there are several links you can check out about the topics discussed in the interview like games as an art form, games as meaningful expression, and violence and video games. I highly recommend reading Reality Bytes: Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked, an essay he did for pbs.org. Enjoy!

The Uncertain Future of TV

I came across this article on Gizmodo, talking about the future of iTunes, Apple, Hulu, and TV. I'm not even gonna begin summarizing it here so check out the article. There are embedded links to other articles too, so you may wanna check those out as well.

http://gizmodo.com/5498711/the-problem-with-hulu-the-ipad-and-cheap-tv

~JV

Episode #1 of PregnantGirl-31

In response to LonelyGirl-15's dramatic vlog/saga, I've decided to start one of my own.

Welcome to PregnantGirl-31, a bittersweet diary about a pregnant grad student (me) who is convinced that the powers and developers that be are deliberately delaying the opening of PF Changs and Freebirds in Corpus Christi because they hate me and they want me to starve.

Fortunately, I've made it through my first real test of sobriety (Spring Break) but it's going to be a cruel, cruel summer without beer and beer-induced jackassery such as this:

How to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

Here is good instruction on how to celebrate St. Patrick's Day old country style. I thought everyone might enjoy it since everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day. Eron guuurrrr Bra! Can't spell it, but Happy Saint Paddy's Day!

How to Draw in Sketchbook

Here is a how-to video for artists. I thought someone might enjoy this; spring break can get long and boring. Sometimes it is hard to find things to do. Right? Of course not! It is interesting anyway.

Who Wants to be a Youtubillionare...

thought this was pretty cool for everyone to try.