Los Angeles - Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign has responded to a lawsuit from singer Jackson Browne, alleging copyright infringement for unauthorized use of his song "Running on Empty" in a campaign ad, by making a claim of "fair use," Wired.com reports.

New York - With Americans set to cast their votes for president on Tuesday, new figures from Internet audience measurement firm Nielsen Online show that visitors to the website of Democrat Barack Obama have outpaced those to the site of Republican John McCain by a nearly 2-1 margin.

San Bruno, Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has rejected a request from the McCain presidential campaign for a more thorough legal review of copyright takedown requests made on campaign videos it has posted to the site, CNET News.com reports. The McCain campaign yesterday sent a letter to YouTube, complaining that several of its videos were taken down after copyright owners complained of infringements in the videos -- which the McCain campaign contends made "fair use" of the copyrighted materials.

Los Angeles - Will Ferrell-backed comedy website Funny or Die said this week that their John McCain campaign spoof ad featuring Paris Hilton has been viewed over 6.2 million times, driving site visits to their highest level in company history. "We are excited that this piece has become a hot topic for both the media and the public and we find it insane that Paris has the country discussing energy policy," said Adam McKay, co-founder of Funny or Die, and creator of the Hilton spoof.

San Diego - Veoh Networks, a provider of Internet TV broadcasting and video-sharing services, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), to host an online campaign video channel featuring speeches, tour stops and clips that breakdown the Senator's stance on key issues.