Linux news

2007 07 03

Life and Death of Online Content (More Censorship and Lobbying)

German version of YouTube set to launch in a few weeks time

The online video platform YouTube will be able to launch a German version sometime in the near future.

http://s5h.net/u?z0f8c
There's also EUTube, which is new. Thai promise to restore Youtube lacks substance

Now, another faithful reader from Thailand, Jim, writes to report that, "It is now July 2nd, around 5:30 pm, here in the "Land of Smiles" and Youtube is still missing in action five days since your errant declaration."

http://s5h.net/u?z1f26
SoundExchange and DiMA Negotiating New Minimum Online Radio Fees

The Copyright Royalty Board that set the new online radio royalty rates apparently didn't understand that webcasters such as Pandora and Live365 offer thousands of streams, each of which would cost $500 a month under the new rates, killing both sites immediately.

http://s5h.net/u?z39a8a