Premier League Sues YouTube

MEDIA CENTER PC NEWS

May 5th 2007

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The English Premier League is sueing YouTube for what it describes as massive copyright infringement aimed at generating public attention and boosting traffic.

"Defendants, which own and operate the Web site YouTube.com, have knowingly misappropriated and exploited this valuable property for their own gain without payment or license to the owners of the intellectual property," the lawsuit said.

Google responded by saying, "These suits simply misunderstand the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which balances the rights of copyright holders against the need to protect Internet communications and content, Walker said, referring to the 1998 U.S. law."

"They threaten the way people legitimately exchange information, news, entertainment, and political and artistic expression over the Internet."

It is common knowledge that pretty much any content you might wish to find can be located somewhere on YouTube. Often only minutes after a football match is broadcast the content can be viewed online. Although YouTube has taken steps to avoid such copyright infringement the English Premier League obviously feels that it has not done enough.

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