Google is currently in talks with Filmyard Holdings in an effort to purchase the digital rights to Miramax's extensive movie archive.

The rights would help Google give YouTube a larger collection of feature-length content, which it currently lacks.

Miramax has over 700 films in its catalog.

Although unconfirmed, Netflix has been said to be in talks with Miramax, as well, trying to secure the rights to add the library to its "Watch Instantly" streaming service. Netflix currently offers 20,000 movies and TV shows.

Miramax was just sold earlier this year by Disney for $660 million.

YouTube has said recently that 36 hours of video are posted every minute to the video sharing site.

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DVDFab has released the first Blu-ray 3D-to-3D video ripper today, making the software available for $50.

Making the software more notable is the fact that it will not require any other utility to tip or convert the video.

The company says the software can do the following:

-Rip any Blu-ray 3D to 3D video. Blu-ray 3D Ripper can remove all known AACS copy protections, all known BD+ copy protections including newest 3D BD+, region code, BD-Live, UOPs, MKB V18 and MKB V19, so any Blu-ray 3D content can be ripped. And the output 3D video can be AVI, MP4, WMV, or MKV, and can be played on 3D display devices.

-Support side-by-side 3D. Blu-ray 3D Ripper supports side-by-side 3D format -- a current popular format for 3D content transmission, which has been already used by some cable TV providers.
3D type can be left/right or top/bottom, 50% or 100%. The 3D type can be left/right (side by side) or top/bottom to meet different requirements from different display devices; and the video frame size can be full (100%) or half (50%) according to your specific need.

-Output 1080p video or 720p video. For original 1080p video, the output can be 1080p, or converted to 720p, the choice is yours.

-Free decoder supports H.264 MVC completely. Blu-ray 3D Ripper supports H.264 MVC standard completely, and especially designed a corresponding decoder offered to users for free. No need to pay for any H.264 MVC decoder on the market.

-Freely edit and customize. You can set video and audio format such as bit rate, frame resolution, aspect ratio, volume size, etc.; select your favorite audio and subpicture streams; crop active video region manually or automatically; remove black bars that may be present on your display device; and so on.

-Fast processing speed. It supports batch conversion, multi-core CPUs, and the newest NVIDIA CUDA technology, so a super fast speed is totally ensured.

-Convenient and useful functions available. All supported profiles are preset and optimized for you to just click to choose; real-time title preview function helps you set audio and subpicture streams, and video effect, while avoiding any mistake.

-Converting progress can be followed with detailed information and corresponding pictures. It's normal that you can check information about converting progress with accurate data. What's particular is that, you can view the progress vividly with pictures from the 3D content which change with different processing stages.
Automatically shut down the PC when done. You can enable the auto shut down function during the converting process then leave, and after everything is completed, the computer will automatically shut down.

DVDFab Blu-ray 3D Ripper offers the software for $50, available today.

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Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose has sued Activision this week for $20 million, claiming that the developer's use of the song "Welcome to the Jungle" in the game Guitar Hero 3 violated an imagery deal.

Rose says Activision had promised to not include any images of former band member "Slash" in exchange for Rose authorizing the song to be used in the game. Additionally, Rose made it clear he wanted no mention of Slash's new band, Velvet Revolver, in the game.

The complaint says: "Activision began spinning a web of lies and deception to conceal its true intentions to not only feature Slash and VR prominently in 'GH III,' but also promote the game by emphasizing and reinforcing an association between Slash and Guns N Roses and the band's song 'Welcome to the Jungle.'"

As pictured, the cover of Guitar Hero 3 has a pretty obvious animated Slash, prominently in the center of the cover art.

Rose says he immediately rescinded all authorization for the song, but Activision "lied" and claimed the Slash-character was just for promotional use.

"This lawsuit is about protecting Guns N' Roses and 'Welcome to the Jungle,' and is about holding Activision accountable for its misuse of these incredibly valuable assets," adds Rose's lawyer Skip Miller. "The relief we are seeking is disgorgement of profits and compensatory and punitive damages."

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Expected to fetch up to $200,000 in auction, a 1976 Apple 1 computer, one of just 200 ever built, has sold for $174,000 through Christie's auction house.

Each Apple I computer was hand-built by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

The device up for sale was #82 of the 200, and sold with original packaging, manuals and a letter from CEO Steve Jobs. There are only 30-50 left in the world.

Apple I computers have 8KB of memory and an eight-bit processor.

Read the auction description:

"The first Apple computer, and the first personal computer with a fully assembled motherboard, heralding the home computer revolution.

"Introduced in July 1976, the Apple I was sold without a casing, power supply, keyboard or monitor. However, because the motherboard was completely pre-assembled, it represented a major step forward in comparison with the competing self-assembly kits of the day."

The computer was purchased by Italian businessman and private collector Marco Boglione. With taxes, the 34 year old computer will cost the businessman $210,000.

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