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ken c wrote on 7/20/2006, 7:44 AM
as long as they remove infringing material within a reasonable timeframe (3-5 business days) after being notified, I'm ok with the situation .. as much of our video/audio stuff will likely end up on these types of sites initially..

as with ebay removing unauthorized media copies/pirate/bootleg copies once they've been notified (and ebay's great at doing this), I expect that should be the industry norm.

not sure if a lawsuit is legit, as the guy could've uploaded it himself, just so he could then file a lawsuit...

main thing is, does the company act responsibly and remove infringing material once notified... seems like they do..

ken
Former user wrote on 7/20/2006, 7:53 AM
In this case, do you have to be the copyright holder to contact them, or is it a case of someone alerting them to the possibility of copyright infringement?

I am naive enough to not even think about someone uploading their own copyrighted material!! ;)

Dave T2
Jay Gladwell wrote on 7/20/2006, 8:14 AM

I think YouTube may have shot themselves in the foot (from their legal point of view) when they removed the SNL skit when asked. If they wanted to try to stand behind the DMCA today, then they should not have removed the skit back then.

In situations likes these, you can't pick and choose your battles. You have to be consistent!

Too, I think Tur should go after the person that posted the video.