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NewsFactor – On Thursday, Apple passed yet another significant milestone at its iTunes Store. The company announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than five billion songs. Movies could be the next digital medium to realize those numbers.

AFP – Spain’s leading television channel Telecinco said Thursday it had filed a lawsuit against YouTube in a Spanish court, accusing the world’s top video-sharing site of violating its intellectual property rights.

AFP – Japan’s Sony Corp. said Thursday that it would next month launch the world’s first high-definition camcorder that records video while snapping smiling photos at the same time.

Reuters – Chinese authorities gave the green light to a number of firms to run online video-sharing services, after ordering dozens of firms to halt operations earlier this year.

AP – Google Inc.’s YouTube is setting up a virtual screening room to bring the work of independent filmmakers to a global audience.

AP – Google Inc.’s YouTube is setting up a virtual screening room to bring the work of independent filmmakers to a global audience.

PC Magazine – The company’s latest high-def video camcorder features Smile Shutter technology, which automatically takes pictures of people who flash a smile in your direction.