The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is suing several video sites, including YouTube, for infringing on the copyright of car crash footage recorded on the turnpike.
The footage in question was recorded by a NJTA video camera. The video depicts a car traveling southbound on the New Jersey Turnpike and crashing into the Great Egg Harbor toll plaza on May 10. The driver, a 52-year-old New Jersey resident, was killed.

The NJTA is also suing NextPoint LLC, the owner of video-sharing site break.com. The complaint names UK-based LiveLeak.com as a defendant as well, though according to LiveLeak the NJTA has voluntarily removed them from the lawsuit after they removed the video.

The NJTA is suing for direct copyright infringement by public performance, public display and reproduction, as well as inducement, contributory and vicarious copyright infringement.

“The video serves no worthwhile purpose and shows a tremendous lack of common human decency towards the family of the victim,” the complaint reads. “Nevertheless, defendants have either refused or failed to remove the video from their Web sites.”

According to the complaint, the NJTA requested the video’s removal from YouTube upon learning of its existence. YouTube complied, but the video had already been copied by other users and remains on the site.

The University of Ohio was putting a brave face on being #1 on the RIAA hit list, but it now appears they have caved in to RIAA intimidation. Now, ‘It appears that many institutions are simply prepared to wash their hands, refusing even to question the tactics of the industry,’ let alone giving students meaningful legal assistance, says Ohio lawyer Joe Hazelbaker. He’s written to OU associate director of legal affairs Barbara Nalazek saying, ‘Ohio University has an obligation to protect the privacy of its students and their records, which includes directory information.’ The Recording Industry vs. The People blog is hosting a letter universities whose students being attacked might want to consider.

Apple has released an update that patches more than a dozen OS X vulnerabilities, several of which can lead to the remote execution of malicious code.

The most serious vulnerability resides in an OS X feature called mDNSResponder, which enables computers to locate and connect to devices such as printers and webcams on a local network. An attacker could use it to execute code by sending malicious packets to Macs connected to the same subnet, making the exploit ideal for use in internet cafes and offices.

Maybe they can call it “The Sims: The Movie.”

Electronic Arts Inc. has sold the movie rights for “The Sims,” the best-selling computer game, of all time to 20th Century Fox, Variety said on Friday.

“The Sims” is one of EA’s biggest franchises and, including sequels and expansions such as “The Sims: House Party” and “The Sims: Vacation,” has sold nearly 85 million copies since it debuted seven years ago.

Hillary Rodham Clinton wants YouTube viewers to pick her campaign theme song - and the response, so far, has been music to her ears.

In a clear appeal to young voters, a YouTube video asks viewers to vote for Clinton’s presidential campaign theme song on her Web site. The contest started May 16 and the number of songs was narrowed to 10 on Thursday - five initially suggested by the campaign and five write-in candidates.