Filed under: Internet, Video, Web services, Google
Google to Viacom: see you in court
Google has filed a response to Viacom's $1 billion dollar lawsuit over copyright infringement involving video sharing site YouTube. And that response is essentially, "I'm rubber, you're glue..."In slightly more grownup language, Google claims that it's actions have been covered by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and that Viacom's complaint would hold internet hosts responsible for the actions of their users, and "threatens the way hundreds of millions of people legitimately exchange information, news" and other forms of expression.
Google is seeking a jury trial, which may be a way of bullying Viacom into entering settlement negotiations. Or perhaps Google's willing to risk $1 billion plus legal costs to prove its point.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
