HEY THERE HOPE YOUR DAY'S GOING WELL... I'M RICH DEMURO WITH CNET TV AND THIS IS THE QUEUE -- WEEK IN REVIEW... WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE TOP TECH STORIES FOR THE THIRD WEEK OF MARCH, 2007... BUT FIRST -- YOUR MUST SEE MOMENT! ((NATS...BUILDING EXPLODES)) SOME CNET MEMORIES REDUCED TO RUBBLE THIS WEEK IN LAS VEGAS... THE STARDUST CASINO IMPLODED IN A FIREWORKS-FILLED WAY ONLY VEGAS COULD PULL OFF... CNET STAFF OFTEN STAYED AT THE 'DUST DURING THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW. THE AGE-ING HOTEL CLEARED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE 4-BILLION DOLLAR ECHELON PLACE. MOVING THROUGH THE QUEUE... MEDIA GIANT VIACOM SLAPPING YOUTUBE WITH A BILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT -- ACCUSING THE GOOGLE SITE OF INTENTIONAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. VIACOM SAYS YOUTUBE BUILT A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS EXPLOITING OTHER'S WORK. THE SUIT CARRIES BROAD RAMIFICATIONS -- STALLING THE GROWTH OF SIMILAR VIDEO CLIP SITES... AND PUTTING THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT'S 'SAFE HARBOR' PROVISION TO THE TEST. SEARCH ENGINES AND ISP'S CLAIM ARE GENERALLY SHIELDED FROM LIABILITY FOR WHAT USERS DO IF THEY COMPLY WITH COPYRIGHT LAWS BY TAKING DOWN INFRINGING MATERIAL IF ASKED TO. MARK YOUR CALENDARS... ABOUT 700 DAYS LEFT FOR ANALOG TV BEFORE THE DIGITAL SWITCH... THE GOVERNMENT RELEASING THEIR PLAN TO MAKE SURE NOBODY'S SET BLACKS OUT. THE BILLION-DOLLAR PROGRAM GIVING ALL US HOUSEHOLDS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST TWO 40-DOLLAR COUPONS TO BUY DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER BOXES. ANALOG TV SIGNALS GOING DARK AFTER FEBRUARY 17, 2009 ...
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