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No Tube For You?A Brazilian court ordered YouTube to shut down Thursday after a sultry model sued to remove a sex video that had been posted on the popular video sharing Web site. But does Brazil have the power to do that? The latest debate was sparked when Daniella Cicarelli, a well-known model and ex-wife of superstar soccer player Ronaldo, sued YouTube after a video showing her having sex on the beach with her boyfriend appeared on the website and became the most-viewed video in Brazil.--Alexandra Berzon

Saddam’s YouTube Execution

One of the most infamous men of the 20th century met a very 21th century fate Saturday morning. Within hours of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s hasty execution at the hands of masked hangmen, amateur cameraphone clips taken by eyewitnesses joined television feeds of the event on video distribution sites YouTube and Google Video.—Brian Caulfield

YouTube Late on Content Identification

YouTube may be late with a first of its own, a system that would allow media companies to identify copyrighted work on the site and automatically remove the content or recoup royalties. That could throw a kink into some of the big deals YouTube made with media companies this fall.—Alexandra Berzon

Exit Interview: Jeremy Allison

Jeremy Allison is a hero in the open-source community these days. After spending two years at Novell, he decided to leave the Waltham, Mass.-based software company for reasons of principle right after the Linux vendor signed a deal with Microsoft. – Falguni Bhuta

Microsoft’s Payola

Editors at key technology publications said Tuesday that Microsoft crossed a line when it gave away free notebook computers to several influential bloggers, just as the software giant released its new Vista operating system to consumers.The Redmond, Washington-based company stirred up controversy last week when it sent new Acer Ferrari notebook computers—valued at up to $2,200—to an estimated 90 bloggers known for commenting on Microsoft products. —Sunshine Mugrabi