A.M Scouting Report: Bad day for video--censorship, theft, and violence

...China released a video blacklist today that forced 25 sites to shut down and warned "dozens of others," about objectionable content, according to Reuters.  The article recalls that Beijing decreed last year that "only state-owned or state-controlled companies can apply for licenses to broadcast or stream video online." 

...LAist reported yesterday on the mastermind of the YouTube taco heist getting 30 days in jail.  The  quesadilla caper, videotaped and put online, included a lie about a bungled order. The word "salmonella" was even thrown in for good measure.  All to score a free meal (including an extra large fries).  Hope it was tasty.

...The Sydney Morning Herald has an interview with YouTube co-founder Steve Chen about the problem of violent clips finding their way onto the site--not just taco-stealing, but beatings, rape, and other kinds of sick behavior.  Chen says at this point, there's not much they can do to filter it.  The site gets 10 hours of new footage per minute. (via NewTeeVee)

...torrentfreak reports that p2p site Mininova plans to launch a feature that will allow users to stream bittorrents.  English translation: Now instead of waiting hours to download large video files (of movies or TV, say), you can view them directly, the way you you would a YouTube clip. If you want to stay on the copyright side of the law, make sure everything you watch is in the public domain.

Bracketmaker's bonus:

...a statistician at Bracketscience.com says that according to his complex regression analysis, one of these four teams will probably win the NCAA championship: 

• North Carolina
• Duke
• Kansas
• Tennessee

You've got a one-in-four shot to pick the winner now -- that's pretty good.  There are a bunch of other ways to win your pool, too -- check it out. (via Wired)