New Jersey Sues YouTube Over Crash Video

Posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday May 26, 2007 @04:04AM from the express-written-consent dept.

eldavojohn writes "The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) has sued YouTube and a number of other video sites for showing footage of a car crash that happened on the turnpike and was, therefore, property of the turnpike. The NJTA requested the footage be removed under the DMCA — which YouTube complied with — unfortunately, the video was copied to several other sites. The NJTA still seems to be targeting YouTube since YouTube 'did not try to prevent the very same video from being uploaded again by users immediately after it was purportedly removed.' We'll have to watch this closely and see if, even after you take down material violating the DMCA, you are at fault to any extent for people who already copied said material."

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Re:What does New Jersey have to hide? by Tickletaint · 2007-05-26 04:41 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Oh, God. Cue "9/11 was an inside job!" nutbags.

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Re:Background on the crash by enronman · 2007-05-26 08:38 · Score: 1, Flamebait

The system as it is, only punishes people who have seizures and are honest about it. Maybe you want to reword that? Find a word besides punish, because not allow someone who is a danger to other to drive isn't punishment.