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Technology NewsMOZILLA SMARTPHONE TO COME SOONWe’re all familiar with the famous Mozilla Firefox web browser, the preferredchoice of browser to the other web surfing software available in the markettoday. Well, if you happen to be a Mozilla fan, then you’ll be happy tolearn that by later this year mobile devices will be running Boot to Gecko(B2G) software that is developed by the makers of Firefox. It still hasn’tbeen revealed as to who the handset makers are, but B2G looks to rivalGoogle’s Android.Gary Kovacs, Chief Executive of Mozilla, was reported stating that B2Gaimed to make apps more like webpages and be able to share data andlinks. He said it did this by simply basing everything on the latest webstandard, known as HTML5. He believes that it is its openness that wouldmake a difference to the way applications on phones operate.The phone, scheduled to be launched by the end of the year or early next year, are expected to cost about the same as other existingfeature phones in the market today.YOUTUBE LOSES COURT BATTLEWatching music clips on YouTube has become acommon phenomenon around the world, something thathas been taken for granted for quite some time… untilrecently, that is. German court officials in Hamburg havenow ruled that YouTube is responsible for the contentthat users post on to the video sharing site, and believethat YouTube requires installing better filters that restrictthe posting of music clips whose rights are held by theroyalty collection group Gema, which represents about60,000 German song writers and musicians.Gema have claimed that YouTube has been ignoring thefact that copyright clips are being posted on the site andhave complained before a court that the video site is notdoing enough to stop this kind of activity.YouTube, on the other hand, has claimed that theyhave done all in their power to respond when told ofthe copyright violations and that they refuse to takeresponsibility for what and how the users operate.A spokesperson for YouTube was reported saying, “Today’s ruling confirms that YouTube as a hosting platform cannot be obligedto control the content of all videos uploaded to the site. We remain committed to finding a solution to the music licensing issue inGermany that will benefit artists, composers, authors, publishers and record labels, as well as the wider YouTube community.” Gemahas already taken quite a number of companies to court, claiming that they are using music without paying for royalties; several ofthem they have won. Amongst these names are Rapidshare and Grooveshark, who eventually pulled their operations out of Germany,claiming that the licensing rates set by Gema made it virtually impossible to run a profitable business.YouTube could now end up paying a massive bill for royalties after losing the court battle.37