Violating copyrights isn’t so easy on YouTube anymore. The video sharing “free for all” is falling under some parental control as offending videos are more actively being removed. Not to worry posters and viewers, other sharing upstarts are gaining ground like the French site Daily Motion which is chock full of copyright violations including full episodes of TV shows, and is packed with pornography.
Google, a company known for its ad-supported services, is shutting down a paid service, Google Answers. That’s the site where you ask questions to experts, and pay for the answers. Unfortunately for Google, Yahoo! offers a similar service that’s completely free.
It appears that publishers and writers are not too keen on Google’s desire to take over the digital publishing business of every book ever created. So Google turned to Yahoo!, it’s number one competitor, and asked if they would willing to reveal the secrets of its digital book printing technology. It would really help Google out with some legal troubles. After taking its jaw off the floor, Yahoo! promptly said no.
