Google Inc. accidentally sent out e-mail containing a mass mailing worm to about 50,000 members of an e-mail discussion list focused on its Google Video Blog, the company said Tuesday.

“On Tuesday evening, three posts were made to the Google Video Blog-group that should not have been posted,” Google said in a statement, posted late Tuesday night.

Apparently some of the posts contained the W32/Kapser.A@mm mass mailing worm, better known as the “Kama Sutra” worm. They also that they are now taking steps to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

Now, I’m just wondering how exactly one of the biggest internet related companies makes a huge mistake like that? I don’t know about you but I check my emails and posts before I send them off over the internet.

Oh, I should mention for those that don’t know, this is coming just months after their accidental deletion of their own blog and the hijacking of their own blog. Maybe they should invest in hiring better employees instead of buying video sharing sites … just my 2 cents.

A third party is using the DMCA and has asked YouTube to remove Comedy Central clips off of its popular video sharing site. With deep pockets behind them, YouTube will probably see more and more of these from copyright holders. Does this already spell the end of YouTube as we know it?

Internet giant Google has bought the unprofitable startup YouTube for $1.65 billion.
Just hours earlier YouTube unveiled 3 new agreements in an attempt to escape copyright copyright-infringement lawsuits.

YouTube will continue to retain its brand, as well as all 67 employees, including co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year.

“I’m confident that with this partnership we’ll have the flexibility and resources needed to pursue our goal of building the next-generation platform for serving media worldwide,” said Hurley, YouTube’s 29-year-old CEO.

Internet giant Google Inc. is reportedly in talks to buy YouTube Inc. for $1.6 billion in cash and stock. Such a move will send them to the top of the online video mountain. YouTube gets about 30 million visitors a month where Google Video only gets about 9.5 million/month. By buying them they not only squash their main competition but they pretty much bury anyone else thats in the business. With $10 billion cash on hand this is definitely a good move on their part.