美国参议院的一项新法案将使未经授权的版权材料流媒体成为重罪，Netflix与Miramax签署了一项重大内容协议，Gmail不久将在某些电子邮件旁边显示图片广告。

• Gmail to Allow Images, but Not Animation, in Ads The New York Times reports Google will soon allow advertisers to use images, though not animati***, when advertising in Gmail. In an effort to avoid alienating users, picture ads will only appear alongside emails that also contain images. [NYTimes.com]
• Miramax brings its movies to Netflix streaming in June A new content agreement means that, starting next month, titles from Miramax's film library will be available for instant streaming via Netflix's Watch Instantly service. [VentureBeat]
• New bill upgrades unauthorized Internet streaming to a felony US Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Christopher Co*** (D-Del.) introduce a bill that would make repeated unauthorized (outbound) streaming of copyrighted material a felony rather than a misdemeanor. [ArsTechnica]
• Dropbox Lied to Users About Data Security, Complaint to FTC Alleges In a complaint to the FTC, security researcher Christopher Soghoian accuses Dropbox of lying about the security of files uploaded to its service. [Wired]
• Official: Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab getting Gingerbread update in mid-May According to an official press release from Samsung, Android 2.3 Gingerbread will be landing on its Galaxy range of devices very soon. [Engadget]
• Expanding Google News for more variety and multimedia Google rolls out a few big changes to the US version of its news aggregator service. [Official Google Blog]