Viacom vs. Youtube… and Viacom?
Back in 2007, media giant Viacom launched a lawsuit against Youtube for allegedly violating copyright when users posted clips of Viacom properties to the video sharing site. Normally, the procedure for determining the rights goes a little something like this… Person posts a clip to YouTube. Copyright owner tells YouTube to remove it. Person can challenge this with a letter. YouTube re-instates the video until the legalities are sorted out. This is generally the standard operating procedure in most cases. Zahavah Levine, chief counsel for YouTube has posted an article…
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