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For those Web companies that comply by it, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is turning out to be their best friend. Last week, Universal Music Group (UMG) was denied a summary judgment by a Los Angeles court in its copyright infringement case against Veoh. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/05/point-veoh-court-upholds-dmca-protections-in-suit-brought-against-it-by-universal-music-group 1/5)

Social networkers seemed to use the holiday break to catch up with their profiles as Facebook saw its highest-ever traffic surge on Christmas Eve, according to Hitwise. The site achieved a 2.18% share of overall US internet visits on Dec. 24 vs. an average 1.42% average for the month of Nov. 2008. Traffic to the site increased 41% on Christmas Eve 2008 compared to 2007 and also increased 41% on Christmas Day 2008 compared to 2007. (Cynopsis 1/5)