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Week in review: Green power plays

December 20, 2007 4:15 PM PST

Amid flurry of end-of-the-year docket-clearing, Congress passes energy bill and Google's DoubleClick acquisition gets the green light from the FTC.

3D cinema tech taking on a starring role

June 27, 2007 9:54 AM PDT

With new technology making the old red and blue glasses a thing of the past, moviegoers and theater owners are clamoring for 3D.
Images: Getting Real about 3D films

Google denies Viacom copyright charges

April 30, 2007 8:08 PM PDT

Search giant says it is protected by the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act and says Viacom suit threatens video-sharing sites.

Yahoo, Viacom strike search deal

April 11, 2007 5:19 AM PDT

Still at battle with Google, entertainment conglomerate picks Net company's Panama ad platform to serve up search-related ads.

MTV goes '4D' with virtual-worlds push

March 30, 2007 12:40 PM PDT

At N.Y. marketing conference, the cable network touted its game plan for melding content from MTV shows with fully 3D virtual worlds.
Images: Living in a virtual Laguna Beach

MTV Networks expands deal with Sprint

March 28, 2007 7:57 AM PDT

MTV Networks expands its deal with Sprint to provide more mobile Web sites, on-demand video, and live content streams.

Viacom sued over Colbert parody on YouTube

March 23, 2007 5:53 AM PDT

EFF, others claim Viacom is misusing copyright law in forcing video-sharing site to take down parody of Comedy Central show.

Viacom's Web guru plans for the future

March 19, 2007 6:39 AM PDT

Mika Salmi, online video pioneer and former record label executive, works to keep MTV and other Viacom properties relevant in new digital world.

Viacom lawyer: YouTube knows it violates copyrights

March 19, 2007 6:38 AM PDT

Attorney for media conglomerate says Google doesn't adequately police pirated clips, leaving his company with an unfair burden.

Copyright quagmire for Google and YouTube

March 15, 2007 6:16 AM PDT

In October, many wondered how the search giant would handle the copyright concerns of its $1.65 billion buy. They're still wondering.

The hypocrisy about Web video

March 14, 2007 10:45 AM PDT

CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says outrage in some quarters triggered by Viacom's lawsuit against YouTube betrays a less obvious bias.

YouTube's fate rests on decade-old copyright law

March 14, 2007 4:15 PM PDT

Wording of DMCA, which appeared in Congress long before the Web video revolution, could determine whether YouTube disappears.

Dan Rather: Journalism has 'lost its guts'

March 13, 2007 1:51 PM PDT

In South by Southwest speech, the renowned broadcaster says his profession is in a "perilous state," despite Internet's ability to illuminate.
Photos: Rather speaks to SXSW crowd

Viacom, Joost strike content licensing deal

February 20, 2007 9:07 PM PST

Recently pulled from YouTube, content from MTV, Comedy Central, other Viacom brands to be part of video start-up's official launch.

Murdoch the latest media mogul to take on YouTube

February 9, 2007 2:11 AM PST

News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch follows InterActiveCorp's Barry Diller in questioning the "hypnotic" site's business model.

Working past Internet file-sharing frustration

February 8, 2007 7:27 AM PST

Intent MediaWorks CEO Lee Ottolenghi says the more consumers learn about file sharing, they less willing they are to pay for content.

Viacom to YouTube: Take down pirated clips

February 5, 2007 5:58 AM PST

Complying with the demand, YouTube will remove more than 100,000 clips from the video-sharing site, Viacom says.

Nickelodeon to launch virtual world for kids

January 30, 2007 5:50 AM PST

Nicktropolis lets kids create an avatar, play games, watch TV and talk to the likes of SpongeBob.

MTV to buy RateMyProfessors.com

January 18, 2007 5:41 AM PST

Site that rates university professors will become part of mtvU.com

Drawing on the Wii, reality TV

January 2, 2007 7:15 AM PST

Game designer Jane McGonigal says the console could save democracy, advises other designers to watch Survivor.