Viacom vs. Google: The Battle for YouTube (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A three-year-old copyright fight reached fever pitch this week when Viacom released 108 pages detailing its complaints against Google. There's a lot more at stake here than a billion dollars.

"Red Steel 2" videogame an homage to spaghetti westerns (AFP)

AFP - A "Red Steel 2" sword and gunplay videogame hitting the market on Tuesday pays tribute to the nameless hero carved into film legend by director Sergio Leone.

PHOTOS: Sky Phenomenons
Strange explosions may be the force behind dazzling phenomenon.

FoxTrot creator takes jab at iPad Flash policy (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - If I were a comic book artist, I'd want to be Bill Amend—I simply can't help but admire an author who, all the way back in 2003, was capable of getting a joke about C programming syndicated across hundreds of newspapers worldwide—and on a weekday, too. 

Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy (AP)

AP - Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America and seven Indian companies to tackle counterfeiting in one of the world's largest film markets.

PHOTOS: Stunning Solar Eclipse Is Millenium's Longest
Ringlike solar eclipse was visible across a narrow stretch of Asia and Africa.