Judge Sides With Google In $1 Billion Viacom Suit…
Is YouTube ripping off Viacom – and the broader media industry, for that matter? Not according to US District judge Louis Stanton, who quickly dismissed Viacom’s billion-dollar lawsuit in summary judgement Wednesday afternoon.
Call It a Comeback: Why Train Is Rolling Again…
Nine years after the Grammy-winning “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me),” Train is rumbling forward with another smash. According to data aggregated by BigChampagne, “Hey, Soul Sister” is currently the top-ranked download on the iTunes Store in the US (an hour-by-hour chart). The song is also most-downloaded on Napster, and ranks 2nd on walmart.com.
Vevo. Arriving December 8th…
Vevo now has a launch date. According to a tweet from executives at the joint venture, the unveiling happens December 8th, inline with earlier calls for a late-year launch. “Vevo is launching the night of Tues., Dec. 8th,” the tweet confirmed.