Stories about: iFilm

The Web is not a spectator sport. Sure, you can watch videos and do countless other low-brainwave activities online, but the Web's outlets for self-expression and creativity are boundless. In fact, the medium doesn't come alive until you take advantage of the participatory Web -- the sites and services that can present you and your talents to the world.

Prince has a right to protect his copyright, but he may be doing himself a disservice in suing Internet services such as You-Tube, says the Australian Digital Alliance (ADA).

Are YouTube and MySpace a security risk? According to the U.S. Defense Department if you are in the U.S. military and accessing them from military-run network they are. The Defense Department is now blocking access to YouTube, MySpace, and nearly a dozen other Web sites from computers on its network calling them a "significant operational security challenge."

Media company Viacom International is suing online video provider YouTube and its parent company, Google, for more than US$1 billion, saying the companies are infringing on Viacom's copyrights because almost 160,000 unauthorized video clips are available for viewing on YouTube.

A pair of faux Microsoft corporate training videos that star the makers of the British cult hit comedy series The Office and tweak founder Bill Gates and Microsoft corporate culture have become some of the most popular non-adult-oriented videos on rival Google's video search engine.

Facing stiff competition from upstart CDN (content delivery network) rivals, Akamai Technologies is on the offensive with a raft of offerings planned for enterprise customers.

In the midst of a bruising battle with upstart rivals in the content delivery network arena, Akamai Technologies plans to go on the offensive with a raft of offerings aimed at enterprise customers.

Backed by some of the biggest names in the online entertainment industry, RealNetworks Inc. on Wednesday announced the formation of the XMCL (Extensible Media Commerce Language) Initiative. The company said the initiative will define an open XML-based (Extensible Markup Language) framework for managing rights to digital media, including applications such as purchase, rental, video-on-demand and subscription services.

Pop.com, one of the most hyped entertainment dot-coms, may have finally found a way to success. As Wednesday drew to a close, word leaked out that Pop.com was on the market, and that IFilm Corp. was the likely buyer.

SAN FRANCISCO (07/27/2000) - One movie features seven elderly people living together Real World-style. Another recaps the entire plot of Star Wars in eight minutes. It's not a film festival gone crazy; it's what you'll find at iFilm. With Apple Computer Inc.'s iMovie widely available, iFilm is the perfect destination for Mac users itching to make masterpieces. Besides a multiplex full of flicks, iFilm offers news and interviews. You can even submit your own Best Picture contender. But don't send that movie of your family vacation, Hitchcock. This isn't America's Funniest Home Videos.

There's no shortage of video on the Web, but finding video that you want can be a hassle. Excite@home Inc. wants to help, with its new subscribers-only service, Excite ClickVideo.