Los Angeles - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that copyright holders must consider the potential "fair use" of their works before sending copyright takedown notices to online video sites. [more..]

Philadelphia - Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV provider and an ISP to over 14 million broadband subscribers, plans to begin throttling service to some broadband users it deems to be hogging the pipes during times of congestion, Bloomberg reported. [more..]

Los Angeles - A number of Apple-related blogs are today reporting on an anonymous tip they all received, which claims Apple will introduce an unlimited iTunes subscription music service in late October. [more..]

Los Angeles - A day after acknowledging that a software update for its iPhone 3G was issued to help remedy widespread reports of problems connecting to 3G networks, Apple was hit with a class action lawsuit that claims the network is slower than was advertised. [more..]

London - China has been blocking its citizens' access to Apple's iTunes Store as of Monday, after it was found that some 40 athletes in the Olympic Village downloaded a "Songs for Tibet" protest compilation, Guardian.co.uk reported, citing a report on the state-sponsored China.org.cn. [more..]

West Hollywood, Calif. - As part of media conglomerate IAC's plan to split into five publicly-traded cmopanies, Ticketmaster announced on Thursday that it has begun independent trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol TKTM. [more..]

Deerfield Beach, Fla. - Mike Levy, the founder of CBS Sportsline.com, has launched a new online sports site, called OPENSports.com, which will offer breaking sports news, social media tools, user-generated content and multimedia applications. [more..]

Redwood City, Calif. - Online advertising network Turn Inc. announced on Thursday that it has landed a $15 million third round of venture capital financing, led by Focus Ventures. [more..]

Los Angeles - College Tonight, a social network for college students that promotes real-world interactions, announced on Thursday that it will acquire Gridiron Bash, a New York-based producer of events pairing college football games and top musical talent. [more..]

Providence, R.I. - MoFuse, a provider of software that allows bloggers and other content producers to publish their content to the mobile Web, announced on Thursday that it secured its first round of seed capital, from the Slater Technology Fund. [more..]

New York - Microsoft has hired comedian Jerry Seinfeld to appear as one of the "key celebrity pitchmen" alongside chairman Bill Gates in a new $300 million ad campaign, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people close to the situation. [more..]

San Francisco - DreamWorks Animation SKG has announced plans to produce all of its forthcoming films in digital 3D, starting with "Monsters vs. Aliens" in March 2009, and has partnered with chipmaker Intel on the technology, Reuters reported. [more..]

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft on Thursday introduced Photosynth, a new service that allows users to transform digital photos into a "three-dimensional, 360-degree experience." [more..]

Moscow - Apple has partnered with Russian mobile network operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) to become a retail distributor of the iPhone, which is set to go on sale there in October, Reuters reported, citing a market source. [more..]

Palo Alto, Calif. - Online social network Facebook is launching a new marketing feature, "Engagement Advertisements," that aim to bring greater interaction to the ads on the site, according to reports. [more..]

Dallas - AT&T on Thursday announced the launch of ConnecTech, a nationwide home services care program that will offer consumers on-site help with installing home theater systems, PCs and home networks. [more..]

New York - A trio of market research firms covering the video game industry announced on Thursday that they will combine their data to offer the Top Global Markets Report, the first to integrate video game sales data across the U.S., U.K. and Japan. [more..]

Hong Kong - The four major labels have decided to withdraw from the local Hong Kong chapter of their International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) trade group, opting to instead organize a separate organization, Hypebot reported. [more..]