SubscribeSuit & Award Announcements
Posted in Television, Internet, News on March 20th, 2007. By Eduard F. Vinyamata.
Viacom, owner among other things of MTV and Nickelodeon, announced last week that it will sue YouTube for $1 billion. According to Viacom, YouTube has been avoiding taking steps to filter out copyrighted content, as they filter for example adult content. YouTube, in the other hand, is acting under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), that protects online service providers if they remove copyright contents when asked to do so. The problem for companies like Viacom is that YouTube users upload copyrighted contents as fast and as soon as YouTube takes them down. As Lost Remote points out, this suit could become a major test for the DMCA, affecting many user video sites, in part responsible for the current explosion in developments and notoriety of online video.
While YouTube is not fighting with everyone, they are certainly aligning themselves with indie content creators: YouTube announced it will host a virtual awards show to reward it most popular video contributors.
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