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Copyright Axe To Fall On YouTube?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the calm-before-the-storm dept.

theoddball writes "In what should come as no great surprise, Universal Music Group is preparing to file suit against YouTube for copyright infringement, the AP reports. Discussions with the site's owners have broken down (although talks are apparently still progressing with Myspace / News Corp over similar issues). From the article: 'We believe these new businesses are copyright infringers and owe us tens of millions of dollars,' Universal Music CEO Doug Morris told investors Wednesday at a conference in Pasadena. This development follows last month's announcement that YouTube is negotiating with labels to legally host videos. While the primary complaint is against music videos, one cannot help but wonder if this will also impact the many, many homemade videos using copyrighted UMG songs as a soundtrack (or — *shudder* — a lipsync.)"

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  1. Re:DMCA Safe Harbour by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yarr! There be no safe harbor fer ye pirates!

  2. I can see their point by Sathias · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was going to buy the latest Metallica album, then I realised that I could get all their film clips to be viewed in a blurry little window, with near-radio quality sound! Not to mention that a series of YouTube links doesn't take up valuable space on my CD rack! Chalk that up as one lost sale *cha-ching*

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  3. I have no interest at all in commercial vids. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    The reality is that more people use YouTube to view content that shouldn't be on there than to view the content that should. I'm no exception. The only thing I really use YouTube for is watching South Park and other shows off Cartoon Network. I'll also use it to watch music videos, but not even watch the video. I just want to hear the song, and I know YouTube has it.

    Sure, there are people who actually don't use YouTube for this purpose, but I'll tell you right now that they are in the minority.


    Fuck that copyrighted shit...I lurk at YouTube to watch the home videos of preteen girls.

    You pirates make me sick.
  4. What everyone seems to be missing by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 2, Funny

    UMG seems to think that they can just haul up to this site and drive away with truckloads of cash. What they don't get, and what everyone seems to be glossing over, is that the Internet isn't a truckload of cash. It's a series of YouTubes.

  5. Re:When will these people get it?? by 91degrees · · Score: 2, Funny

    If Microsoft (or International Chess University) stole GPL code, would you be saying the same thing?

    I would. Be nice to see MS improving their products.

  6. Re:Tens of millions by FridayBob · · Score: 2, Funny
    What I don't understand is why the hell youtube is talking to a record company in the first place. ...
    It sounds to me like YouTube has been forced to talk to them. It's called a lawsuit... :-)