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Morning Links: August 12, 2006

Authored by Robert Spears on August 12, 2006 - 2:33am.
LAT: Dodgers, MLB Dispute Rights of VOD Channels
AP: Feds to Continue BetOnSports Prosecution
WSJ: 10 Unaired Fall Pilots Leaked Online
WSJ: Why Internet Regulation Would be a Mistake
FWST: Pranksters Posting Fake Profiles on MySpace
SDUT: Tower Going Way of Vinyl Records
FT: Google’s Love Affair with Old Media
News.com: Cyworld, Korean Social-Networking Site Comes to US
News.com: How Cyworld Could Trump MySpace
WSJ: Job Market Heats Up In Silicon Valley
tags: Sports | Internet | Video | Law | Social Networking | VOD | MLB | Leaks | LA Dodgers | Cyworld |

Second Rejected TV Pilot Surfaces on Video-Sharing Sites

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 4, 2006 - 12:24pm.
Los Angeles - The pilot for a TV show developed for but rejected by Fox has become the second such program to surface on video-sharing sites like YouTube in recent weeks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Since the pilot for "The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend" -- to which Fox owns the copyrights -- appeared on video-sharing sites, some have complied with cease-and-desist letters sent by Fox asking that they remove the video. Keith Richman, CEO of video-sharing site Break.com, told THR he estimates the "Handsome" pilot has been streamed 250,000 times since it was uploaded on Saturday. Another pilot called "Nobody's Watching," which was rejected by the WB, was posted on YouTube last month and generated enough traffic and praise from online viewers that it was picked up by NBC Universal. Warner Bros. took another route with its pilot for a series called "Aquaman" for the CW, posting it for sale on Apple's iTunes Store.
tags: Internet | Video | Law | TV | Copyright | Leaks | Video-Sharing | Pilots |

Justice Conrad Rushing on the Apple-Power Page Leak Case

Authored by Robert Spears on May 27, 2006 - 3:27am.
"In no relevant respect do they [bloggers] appear to differ from a reporter or editor for a traditional business-oriented periodical who solicits or otherwise comes into possession of confidential internal information about a company."

— Justice Conrad Rushing
6th District Court of Appeal

[Source: AP, May 26, 2006]
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Apple | Power Page | California | Leaks | EFF | Journalism | Trade Secrets |

AP: Apple Loses Court Bid to Identify Leak Source

Authored by Robert Spears on May 27, 2006 - 2:50am.
A California state appeals court on Friday rejected Apple's bid to identify the sources of leaked product information that appeared on the web, ruling that bloggers and online reporters are entitled to the same protections as off-line journalists.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Apple | Power Page | California | Leaks | EFF | Journalism |

New Red Hot Chili Peppers Album Leaked Online

Authored by dmw on May 4, 2006 - 8:55am.
Los Angeles - "Flea," bass player for The Red Hot Chili Peppers, has urged fans in a website posting not to download a "poor sound quality" version of the band's upcoming album "Stadium Arcadium" that has leaked onto file-sharing sites. "I think it is a fair deal for everyone, and for people to just steal a poor sound quality version of it for free because some a**hole stole it and put it on the Internet is sad to me," Flea wrote on the band's site. The band's spokeswoman told Reuters that the source of the leak was being tracked down, which could have come from a journalist, or from someone involved in the recording or manufacturing process. If caught, the source would be subject to a new federal law that punishes pre-release leaks with up to 11 years in prison.
tags: Internet | Law | P2P | Piracy | Music | Artists | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Leaks |