Google's YouTube Wins Copyright Infringement Suit

The Entertainment industry led by the Spanish Milan Cathedral magnet, Silvio Berlusconi have

been claiming that YouTube must screen every video before it goes live to make sure that it does

not break any copyright claims. (Fudzilla.com)

According to the NY Times, A Spanish court on Thursday sided with Google in a dispute with the broadcaster Telecinco, saying Google’s online video-sharing service, YouTube, did not have to screen television clips for potential copyright violations before posting them on the site.

The ruling was similar to an American ruling from June, where Google was cleared to continue to

allow users to upload content from copyrighted programs, as long as they take them down when

notified. In that case, Viacom was demanding $1 billion in copyright infringements.

This is great news for YouTube users. We can breathe a sigh of relief for possible copyright infringement. Just watch your inbox for those pesky "cease and desist" orders. Thank goodness YouTube is not following in the footsteps of Napster a music sharing site that was successfully sued by the music industry and forced to shut down in 2001. Many saw this an unjust decision.

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