YouTube Removed 30,000 Japanese Videos from Site

Grooves writes "YouTube has been asked to remove almost 30,000 videos from their site, according to reports. The Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC) found 29,549 videos on the site that had materials contained in them that where not authorized by rights holders. From the article, 'A spokesperson for that organization said that they were considering petitioning YouTube for a better screening process. Although YouTube is legally obligated to remove infringing material when notified, some copyright holders have expressed irritation at the notion that they need to police YouTube themselves.' Now that Google's is attached to the site, will events like this become more commonplace?"

Comments

Re:Wow.

[NosTROLLdamus]

Quiet, NEET.

Copyright holder != international megacorp

[Anonymous Brave Guy]

And would you apply the same standards to the countless small, specialist outfits, which produce much of the best video material out there, yet which are threatened with quite literally going under because of sites like this ripping their stuff? This type of organisation couldn't afford a lobbyist in their wildest dreams, never mind having anything to do with getting copyright law changed.

It's really very annoying when people equate "copyright law" with "abuse of power by multinational corporations". The latter are the last people who need copyright to protect them. However, when you attack the copyright system as a means of getting at the megacorps, you also undermine the protection that should be afforded to all the little guys producing new, interesting, informative, really valuable content. Yes, the actions of the megacorps suck, but you're aiming at the wrong target by going after copyright; you want "price fixing" and "corrupt legislative systems", down the hall and on the right.