FOLLOWING VIACOM, ITALIAN MEDIA COMPANY SUES YOUTUBE

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FOLLOWING VIACOM, ITALIAN MEDIA COMPANY SUES YOUTUBE
Thursday, July 31 2008

Mediaset, the Italian media company owned by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has filed a $780-million lawsuit against Google's YouTube claiming that it benefits from "illegal commercial use" of its copyrighted material. Mediaset lines up behind the U.S.'s Viacom, which has filed a $1-billion lawsuit against the company for the same reason. Mediaset said that as of June 10, 2008, 4,643 clips from its television shows had been posted on the website without permission. In response, YouTube said that it removes copyrighted video clips from the website as soon as it receives a request to do so from the owners. "There is no need for legal action and all the associated costs," it said.

LIONSGATE IN DEAL WITH YOUTUBE
Thursday, July 17 2008
In a landscape-changing decision, Lionsgate said Wednesday that it would allow YouTube users to watch scenes from its movies, even reedit and repost them, in return for a share of revenue from advertising accompanying the clips. Curt Marvis, Lionsgate's president of digital media, suggested in an interview with today's (Thursday) Los Angeles Times that the studio is flying blind in its deal with YouTube. "One of the best ways to find out how to deal (more)

GOOGLE SPURNS NEW VIACOM DEMAND
Monday, July 14 2008
Google has refused to provide Viacom with information about whether YouTube employees have uploaded clips of Viacom-owned movies or television shows to the online video service, according to CNET News. Google has said that it agreed to turn over information about viewing activity to Viacom, provided that it could be "anonymalized." The website quoted sources as saying that if "Chad Hurley, one of YouTube's co-founders, uploaded a copyright video or viewed them, Viacom's lawyers believe (more)