YouTube Subpeoned
YouTube has become the Napster of video sharing, jumping from one copyright scandal to the next.
Someone uploaded part of a video used to train flight attendants on YouTube and Google Video. The airline subpoenaed those companies on Feb. 21 under the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), according to airline spokesman Tim Wagner. Under the provisions of the DMCA, companies have the right to request information in the event that their copyright materials are infringed upon.
The video in question, titled "Flight Attendant, Upside Down," is under copyright, Wagner said.
The video in question, titled "Flight Attendant, Upside Down," is under copyright, Wagner said.
Look for YouTube to give in to this reasonable demand. YouTube’s spokesperson, Julie Supan, alluded to this when she said, "In our privacy agreement, we say that we’ll cooperate with U.S. state and federal law."
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