YouTube cuts 30,000 illegal clips

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Link posted at http://www.edrants.com/?p=4654


YouTube users now watch more than 100m clips per day
Video-sharing service YouTube has wiped nearly 30,000 files from its website 
after Japanese media companies said their copyright was being infringed.
The Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers found 
29,549 music video, movie and TV clips had been posted without permission.

YouTube was recently bought by search giant Google for $1.65bn (£883m).

Critics of the deal have warned that Google could face a barrage of lawsuits 
over copyrighted material on YouTube.

Distribution

Launched in February 2005, YouTube shows about 100 million clips per day.

YouTube mostly hosts homemade videos, but it also contains clips of 
copyrighted material.

A spokesman for the Japanese group said it was considering asking YouTube to 
introduce a preliminary screening process to stop illegal video files being 
placed on the site.

YouTube has recently signed distribution deals with media groups including 
Universal Music Group, Warner Music and CBS to offer short-form programming 
including news, music videos, sport and entertainment.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6069692.stm

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