CTV's David Akin reports that YouTube has pulled a 30 second video he shot himself at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
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What If YouTube Was Sued in Canada?
My colleague Jeremy deBeer assesses the legal issues from a Canadian perspective.
Putting Viacom – YouTube in Perspective
Henry Blodget points to a Vidmeter study that analyzes YouTube takedowns. The finding? Viacom content represents a very small percentage of overall content and video streaming, confirming the view that YouTube is really about user-generated content, not clips from mainstream media.
The Viacom – YouTube Lawsuit
Text of the lawsuit here. Interesting comments from IP Democracy (noting that Viacom relies on the same laws as YouTube for two video sites it owns), Paul Kedrosky (describing it as the continuing triumph of hidebound copyright law over marketing), and Eric Goldman (on the likelihood of a settlement). Update: […]
Oh, Bev Oda
Bev Oda gets the YouTube treatment along with media coverage of the video (hat tip: Digital Copyright Canada).