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Viacom Demands YouTube Remove Videos

Posted by Zonk on from the moment-of-zen-everybody dept.

AlHunt writes "According to the folks at PCWorld Viacom has publicly scolded YouTube for continuing to host throngs of Viacom videos without permission. They are demanding that over 100,000 of its clips be removed from the site. This includes content from Comedy Central (no more Daily Show), MTV, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and VH1. YouTube has acknowledged receiving a DMCA request from Viacom, and the article notes what a dire precedent this could be if Google can't reach an agreement with Viacom and its fellow IP holders."

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  1. 'Dire Precedent' ? by ScentCone · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Right, because never before have we confronted a case where one party is looking to make easy money off of another party's work without permission under the guise of being hip rebels. Puh-leeease.

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