Flash Beta 10.1 and the Future of Online Video
Easily one of the most interesting developments in technology from this past week was the release of the beta version of Flash 10.1. What makes this version of the almost ubiquitous, and often annoying, browser plug-in so earth-shaking? The latest iteration of Flash promises to make a huge leap in the technology’s usability by enabling [...]
YouTube to Offer Film Rentals
Would stream movies on-demand for about $3.99 per title.
YouTube is reportedly in discussions with several Hollywood studios to allow users to stream movies on-demand.
Talks with Lions Gate Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Warner Brothers are now centered around how to share revenue between them and YouTube.
The price is rumored to be around $3.99, the [...]
Win a Flip HD Digital Recorder
In an attempt to promote the Zeropaid Facebook fan page, we are giving away a Flip HD Digital Recorder to the best video posted on our Facebook fan page.
The contest will run from July 15th through August 15th 2009.
The ZeroPaid Facebook fan page is an easy way to stay up to date on various topics [...]
BNN Refutes Copyright Censorship Accusations
Late last month, accusations emerged that BNN, a Canadian broadcaster, was actively censoring the copyright debate through copyright means. A spokesperson today contacted ZeroPaid to deny these allegations saying that the accusations are “inaccurate and falsely accusing BNN”.
A user uploaded several clips of the copyright debate that took place on BNN. BNN then [...]
Canadian Broadcaster Accused of Censoring Copyright Debate
Call it ironic if you will, but there’s a report surfacing that a Canadian broadcaster is taking down YouTube clips that debate copyright because of copyright violations. A blogger watching this unfold figured that because the debates show the copyright industries stance in a bad light, the broadcaster wants to suppress the clips.
There are [...]
YouTube Sued for $13.9 Million for Copyright Infringement
It seemed like the lawsuits were finally over for the Google owned website. That hope of finally being legally in the clear was recently dashed when French music label collecting society SPPF sued YouTube for €10 million.
There was an interesting development from the hugely popular video sharing site. A report from Billboard says [...]
YouTube Adds Section for TV Shows, Full-Length Movies
Tries to compete with other streaming sites like Hulu.
YouTube recently unveiled a new section for TV shows and full-length movies. With partners like Crackle, CBS, MGM, Lionsgate, Starz and more it now offers thousands of TV episodes and hundreds of movies for visitors to watch, comment on, favorite and share.
"This addition is one of [...]
Veoh Scores Legal Victory for Video Sharing Sites
While a victory, the EFF notes it may also just be a footnote in a long list of lawsuits against user generated sites.
The EFF is currently highlighting a new legal victory for video sharing sites. The case is known as the UMG vs. Veoh case where UMG sued video sharing site Veoh for the [...]
60 Year-Old Australian’s House Raided Over Re-Posting YouTube Clip
There’s always the passing thought of getting raided for uploading copyrighted works, but over a viral video originally on YouTube?
Controversy has taken hold in Australia recently over what happened to a 60 year old man now charged for child abuse. The report comes from the Sydney Morning Herald which says that Chris Illingworth liked [...]
Streaming Coming to UseNet?
UseNet has always been a network that appears to be for either people who have money or people who are able to work some of the most user-unfriendly applications around. So has UseNet just become so user friendly, that it’s a matter of point, click and stream?
NewTeeVee recently posted a story about BinTube, software [...]
