As mentioned in previous posts, a big issue with YouTube has been copyright claims by major media companies. Claims are being made on music, video footage and other content. For the most part, YouTube has negotiated well. While TV shows and movies are obvious breaches, certain songs have been approved by companies to be used so long as additional advertisements are placed with them. Still, there are constant legal battles going on in the background of YouTube as everyone tries to get their piece of the pie.
Today though a few new battles have been won in court for Google's YouTube. According to CNet News "a federal judge to dismiss[ed] a number of the claims for statutory damages asked for by group of copyright holders that included a European soccer league and music publishers." The claims were dismissed on the grounds that the videos "were foreign works and weren't covered by U.S. copyright law." To see the full article click here.
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