Justin.TV versus Mr. Lee

Live video from a guy in the Bay Area or still pics from a cat in South Carolina? I obviously can’t speak for everyone, but I’ve spent more time viewing Mr. Lee’s trips than I have Justin.TV. Heck, for $60 you too can have a cat (or dog or ferret or infant) cam. (via Gizmodo)

EFF Sues Universal Over YouTube Takedown

It has come to this… Universal Music was somewhat overzealous in filing a DMCA complaint with YouTube regarding the toddler who danced on camera to a ~20 year old Prince song. So the EFF responded with a lawsuit seeking damages (cash?) and relief:

“Universal’s takedown notice doesn’t even pass the laugh test,” said EFF Staff Attorney Corynne McSherry. “Copyright holders should be held accountable when they undermine non-infringing, fair uses like this video.”

Offending 29 second video after the break… and let me warn you that while it may or may not infringe, it’s most definitely guilty of mundaneness.

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Sony and Sky Team For PSP Video Downloads

Sony and satellite television provider Sky have announced the formation of a company to bring video-on-demand to the 2 million UK and Ireland PSPs early next year. No details were given on the technologies or conditions (file format, download and/or transfer methods, expiry, etc), though more info will supposedly be revealed August 22 at the … Read more

Confirmed: FairUse4WM Strips Video DRM

I was surprised to read on Engadget that the latest FairUse4WM may strip video (WMV) DRM too (citing the new BBC iPlayer), so I conducted an experiment (before rolling back Vista). We’d previously purchased three episodes of the second season of Weeds (while waiting for the DVD to be released) via Amazon Unbox for TiVo. … Read more

Digital Media Bytes: Brad Linder Edition

A periodic roundup of relevant news… brought to us by Brad Linder. Upload Videos to YouTube with Verizon phones: Download Squad ABC launches HD online video player: TV Squad TiVo CEO Tom Rogers talks TiVo HD: TV Squad YouTube/CNN debate roundup: Brad Linder’s Digital Home

DivX Dumps Stage6

Later this year, DivX plans to divorce itself of video sharing site Stage6 – which will emerge as an independent company. I think DivX discovered what the founders of YouTube have already learned… Video-serving bandwidth expenses add up quickly. Not to mention Stage6 provides content at higher resolutions than most sites. The DivX release: We … Read more

Does Anybody Read Anymore?

That is, does anybody read books anymore? Like 8.3 million other people, we bought the final Harry Potter book for our household on Saturday. The huge sales would seem to suggest that people are still engaging in the offline activity. But, beyond the Harry Potter series, I wonder how many people actually read regularly just … Read more

Digital Media Bytes

A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs. Online vs. On-Demand: Connected Home 2 Go This Post Is Trademarked For Your Protection: Davis Freeberg Set-Top DVRs on eBay: Connected Home 2 Go Comcast Plays Nielsen Role: Connected Home 2 Go Download Web Video Minu Guide: Web TV Wire