Vid-Biz: McCain Girl, AT&T, SAG

First Obama Girl, Now the Incredible McCain Girl Smash! You wouldn’t like her when she’s angry, but the Internets will like that Barely Political has kept all the boobs and short shorts in their work. (Next New Networks Blog)

AT&T Joining the Bandwidth Cap Parade; telco rep says form of usage-based pricing for heavy users is “inevitable.” (Associated Press)

SAG Civil War Breaking Out? Regional branches are up in arms over a decision to spend $100,000 on an education campaign to get AFTRA members to reject their deal with the studios. (The LA Times)

Canada Introduces Harsh Anti-Piracy Bill; if made into law, stiff fines and further fair-use restrictions would follow. (TorrentFreak)

Macrovision Acquires ThoughtWorthy Media Assets; company let users search for content on TV such as music and then buy it, that capability will be built into TVGuide.com. (paidContent)

Marine Who Threw Puppy Expelled from the Corps; video of U.S. soldiers in Iraq ignited a firestorm of controversy. (Reel Pop Blog)

Digital Switch Boosting TV Sales; consumers will purchase 31 million digital TVs this year in advance of February’s analog transmission shutdown. (TVWeek)