When I think of all the new technology that's constantly making the last electronic toy we bought obsolete, I think of the little helpers in the Keebler Cookie factory that rush around putting oatmeal and chocolate chips in the cookies. The techies must never stop working. It's a good thing they don't get paid by the hour or is that the reason they never stop working? Facing a $1 billion suit from Viacom and National Music Publishers' Association, Google is launching a new technology that claims to filter out unlicensed clips of TV shows, the very thing they're getting sued for...
The new technology identifies digital fingerprints unique to a copyrighted video clip and keeps out unlicensed clips shown on YouTube. Google is now testing the technology with Time Warner, CBS, Disney, Viacom and NBC Universal. Viacom and National Music Publishers Association will still go through with their suit or as one media company spokesman said, "What remains is previous damages. This development doesn't solve that." ...
Should this new technology be successful, it will prevent future lawsuits and whatever it costs Google now for previous indiscretions, this is a great move. I guess that's why their stock is worth $600 a share...
There was more technology news overnight. Sony BMG and MySpace.com have entered into a deal to license music videos and select streaming audio to MySpace.com with Sony BMG sharing sponsorship and advertising revenues associated with its music videos and artist profile pages. You won't see any lawsuits between those 2 companies similar to the $1 billion suit brought against Google. The Keebler Cookie guys at Sony BMG and MySpace saw to that...
10 Timeline Memories:
- 1919] Premiered on this date: The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) is created...1967] The rock musical "Hair" opens at the New York Public Theatre...1973] "The Way We Were" starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford...
- 1931] Gotcha Scarface: Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion. Big Al is sentenced to 11 years. He will serve 8 and is then released in 1939...
- 1933] Brainiac sighting: Physicist Albert Einstein arrives in the U.S. as a refugee from Nazi Germany...
- 1964] Pinstripe musical chairs: The Yankees fire manager Yogi Berra, hiring Johnny Keane whom they faced in the World Series against the Cardinals...1978] The Yankees beat the Dodgers in 6 games to repeat as World Champs. They do not make a managerial change...1984] Lou Piniella is named Yankee manager...1988] Dallas Green replaces Piniella as Yankee manager...
- 1965] That's fair: The 1964-1965 World's Fair closes after 2 years. More than 51 million attended, including this WMID jock who did a show live back to Atlantic City for those 2 days with music and all from the New York State Pavilion. The remote was set up on a phone line. If you didn't attend, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPHbVY-Kq_A&mode=related&search= ...
- 1979] How Nobel of you: Mother Teresa of India is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on behalf of the destitute in Calcutta...
- 1989] Earthquake World Series: A funny thing happened on the way to game 3 of the Oakland-San Francisco WS - an earthquake. The Giants sweep the A's in 4 games when the WS resumes a few days later. You might say we felt the earth move. Ask Carole King: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9lcCFI_4XA ...
- 1991] "Happy Trails": Tennessee Ernie Ford loses his battle with liver disease at 72...1997] The remains of revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara are laid to rest in his adopted Cuba, 30 years after his execution in Bolivia...
- 2003] Oops: The New York Post pulls a 'Dewey beats Truman' headline of their own. Early editions include an editorial claiming the Yankees lost to Boston in game 7 of the ALCS. This was the infamous Aaron "Bleepin'" Boone game that the Yankees wound up winning 6-5 in 11 innings. Tim Wakefield, last night's loser served up the lollipop to Boone...
- 2006] Uncensored Census: The United States population reaches 300 million...
Music Memories:
- 1962] Number One on this date: "Monster Mash" - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & the Crypt Kickers (in 1973 it comes back and reaches the top 10)...1972] "My Ding-a-Ling" - Chuck Berry (his only #1 hit): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYnt3RTwl0M ...1988] "Groovy Kind Of Love" - Phil Collins (the original Mindbenders version went to #2 in 1966)...1999] "Supernatural" - Santana. It was the group's first Number One hit in 28 years...
- 1964] Released on this date: "She's Not There" - Zombies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftp8uMEMv_w&mode=related&search=Zombies ...1970] "After Midnight" - Eric Clapton...
Commentary:
In response to the video of Sam Cooke singing on the 'Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show', Ron Farber knew that it was the "Little Theater" that housed the show (Harvey Mednick was one of the pages who worked in that theater). He also noted other facts about the show but more importantly he still has his IFIC button that everyone in the audience wore as they chewed their Beechnut gum. Ron also has 3 volumes of Dick Clark's "All-Time Greatest Hits" 45 rpm EP's with 6 songs on each and how did he get these? "I sent away for them with Beechnut Gum wrappers." ...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Wyclef Jean (35), Eminem (35), Sharon Leal (35), Ziggy Marley (39), Norm MacDonald (44), Mike ("Beavis and Butthead") Judge (45), Alan Jackson (49), George Wendt (59), Margot Kidder (59), Michael McKean (60), Gary Puckett (65), Jim Seals (66), Evel Knievel (69), Jimmy Breslin (77) and Julie Adams (81)...
Timeline Countdown: 7 days until the World Series opener, 14 nights until Halloween, 18 days until Standard Time and 29 days until Thanksgiving...
