Video-sharing service YouTube has wiped nearly 30,000 files from its website after Japanese media companies said their copyright was being infringed.More here.
Video-sharing service YouTube has wiped nearly 30,000 files from its website after Japanese media companies said their copyright was being infringed.
Man, you called that shit. Once the suits get involved the fun stops.
ReplyDeleteI hate to say it, but I think Google inadvertently fucked YouTube when they bought 'em. You can't buy a company for that much money without alerting the sharks ...
ReplyDeleteHopefully (for Google) they included indemnities in the paperwork against lawsuits stemming from prior acts. Or something like that.
ReplyDeleteDave, Esq.
Looks like its getting worse (and closer to home):
ReplyDeletehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2006/10/30/and-the-youtube-purge-beg_e_32805.html
Shit.
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