Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Universal Music May Have Inadvertently Exposed a Flaw in the YouTube Takedown Process  —  One rap artist speaks out against UMG, YouTube, and SOPA.  —  Last month, before federal authorities shut down Megaupload, the popular file-storage website got into a legal brawl with Universal Music Group …

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Former Groupon sales reps countersue over tactics  —  (Reuters) - Former Groupon Inc sales representatives who were sued by that company after deciding to leave for Google Inc have filed a countersuit, claiming their former employer is pursuing “sham” litigation to keep them from joining rivals.

Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
Making Sure the Next Zuckerberg or Gates Stays Put at Harvard  —  Earlier today, Harvard University and New Enterprise Associates announced the Experiment Fund, aimed at making sure that future Mark Zuckerbergs and Bill Gates can stay on campus and innovate without having to head West.

BBC:
Kelihos botnet suspect denies Microsoft accusations  —  The Kelihos botnet was capable of sending 3.8 billion spam emails a day, Microsoft said  —  The man accused by Microsoft of being behind a huge botnet attack has insisted he is “absolutely not guilty”.

Dan Levine / Reuters:
Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers: filing  —  (Reuters) - Apple's Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt in 2007 to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, according to a court filing.  —  The email from Jobs to Schmidt was disclosed on Friday …