YouTube Video Catches Lake Champlain 'Monster'

Kayaker on UK's Lake Windemere snaps photo of 'Bownessie'

(NEWSER) - The British press has been having some fun with this one: A kayaker on England's Lake Windemere snapped a photo with his phone of what he thinks is "Bownessie," a creature along the lines of the more famous Loch Ness monster alleged to be lurking in the 11-mile-long lake. To see the photo of the four-humped whatever, hoax or no, see the Daily Mail . More»

Hundreds of thousands of them found at bottom of Loch Ness

(NEWSER) - Researchers in Scotland hoping to find the famous Loch Ness monster instead stumbled across hundreds of thousands of golf balls at the lake's bottom. Apparently tourists and locals alike enjoy using the lake as a driving range, but Planet Green doesn't think it's a laughing matter. It notes a recent Danish report warning that golf balls take up to 1,000 years to decompose, releasing toxins all the while. Look out, Nessie. More»

Olympics protected by stringent branding laws

(NEWSER) - The Olympics are headed to London this summer, but visitors and athletes alike better beware of what they post online, reports Mashable . London has passed legislation ahead of the games to penalize people who violate the games' official branding. Legally speaking, this would include:

• Athletes posting media of themselves with products that are not Olympics sponsors
• Fans uploading their own photos or video of the games
• Businesses attracting customers with official Olympics nomenclature, like "2012 Games"

Landmark ruling holds it responsible for copyrighted videos

(NEWSER) - Google is responsible for all the copyrighted content its users post on YouTube, a German court ruled today, in a landmark decision that could have massive implications for online content. The court ordered Google to remove all copyrighted clips brought to its attention, rejecting the web giant's argument that it merely provided the framework for users to post content, Reuters reports. More»

Ooyala might figure out the riddle of monetization: Forbes

(NEWSER) - There's a startup company you've probably never heard of, but chances are you've seen its work, writes Michael Humphrey in Forbes . It's called Ooyala, and it powers an enormous number of videos across the web. ESPN highlights, Miramax movies, videos that appear on the sites of Rolling Stone, TV Guide, and many more are all managed by Ooyala. The company racks up 200 million video views a month, and its future is all about making sense of the avalanche of data it receives about viewers and turning clicks into dollars. More»