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English Premier Football League Sues YouTube

Posted by kdawson on from the cracks-in-the-dam dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC is reporting that the English Premier Football League has launched a lawsuit against YouTube and its owner Google, claiming unspecified damages. The league is sitting on high-profile content valued at $5.4 billion over the next 3 years in a recent series of auctions. This will be the second major suit against YouTube since Google's purchase."

12 of 231 comments (clear)

  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 1, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  2. Re:Oh no by QuantumG · · Score: 4, Funny

    Better than dressing up like an ape cause you can't take a hit or two without padding and helmet.

    Hang on, what the fuck, I'm participating in a conversation about football codes?

    Who just typed that?

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    How we know is more important than what we know.
  3. Re:Oh no by Flowmaster · · Score: 5, Funny
    Ah, American football.

    If you squint really hard, you might actually be able to see a sport in between the commercials.

  4. The English way by gemada · · Score: 3, Funny

    if youtube doesn't pay up, they may receive a nasty head-butt.

  5. Link to Video? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    BBC is reporting that the English Premier Football League has launched a lawsuit against YouTube and its owner Google

    Does anyone have the link to the video on YouTube?

  6. Re:shame for soccer fans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    forza juventus!

    How can it be fun to watch their games when they're all fixed?

  7. Re:Oh no by Hydro · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ah, soccer.

    Where the advertisements kick a ball around.

  8. Re:shame for soccer fans by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    How can it be fun to watch their games when they're all fixed?

    I dunno. But lotsa people watch "professional" wrestling on WWE too.

  9. google falls down by SQLz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google falls down holding its knee, his face looks like he is in agony. No wait, now hes up again 2 seconds later running at full speed.

    1. Re:google falls down by grolschie · · Score: 2, Funny

      Google falls down holding its knee, his face looks like he is in agony. No wait, now hes up again 2 seconds later running at full speed.

      FYI, google != Cristiano Ronaldo. ;-)
  10. Re:Oh no by shplorb · · Score: 3, Funny

    Real Men(tm) play Aussie Rules.

  11. Re:Oh no by Claws+Of+Doom · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ah, Slashdot.
    Where the ball kicks you.

    Apparently.