Reuters reports that a U.S. judge has denied class-action status to copyright owners suing Google Inc. over the usage of material posted on YouTube. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in Manhattan rejected a motion to approve a worldwide class of copyright owners in a long-running lawsuit over videos and music uploaded on the popular website. Read More
The Verge reports that Google has sent Microsoft a cease and desist letter demanding that Microsoft immediately remove its YouTube application from the Windows Phone Store and disable all downloads of the app by May 22, . Read More
The Verge reports that Google will unveil its new subscription music services tomorrow at the Google I/O conference, according to sources close to the company. In preparation for the announcement, Google has signed separate licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment for both YouTube and Google Play. Read More
Reuters reports that Google's YouTube video service has started a subscription service with 30 content creators, which includes children's programmers Sesame Street and Muppet creator The Jim Henson Co, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. . Read More
Mashable reports that YouTube is set to introduce a paid subscription model for certain specialist video channels as soon as this week, according to a report. The service will comprise close to 50 YouTube channels, and subscriptions to each channel will begin at as low as $1.99 per month. . Read More
TechCrunch reports that a court has ruled in favor of Facebook in its case against Typosquatters, ordering the turnover of 105 domains, along with statutory damages of $2,795,000. This judgment makes Facebook one of the first big companies to win liability damages in a case tried under the U.S. Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. . Read More
AllThingsD reports that DreamWorks Animation is near to a deal to purchase AwesomenessTV, a YouTube network targeted at teens and kids, according to people familiar with the proposed transaction. Awesomeness has almost 500,000 subscribers and generated over 80 million video views last month. . Read More
