YouTube being sued by greedy LA riot beating filmer

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youtube "YouTube, the popular Internet video sharing site, is being sued for copyright infringement, setting the stage for a courtroom battle over the interpretation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Considered only a matter of time by those following the dramatic rise of the viral video site, the lawsuit comes from an unexpected source. Rather than a major film, TV or music company, the lawsuit was filed by the Los Angeles journalist who filmed the beating or Reginald Denny during the 1992 LA riots.

Footage of the beating was posted to the site, which plaintiff Robert Tur, co-founder of the Los Angeles News Service, says was done without his consent and subsequently had been viewed more than 1,000 times. He is asking for $150,000 for each time the video uploaded to the service, and an injunction against any additional use of his work." [Billboard]

posted at 3:26 PM on July 19, 2006 in industry | music | Comments (12)

Comments (12)

nothing like getting rich off the ass-kicking of another man...

Posted by ramone | July 19, 2006 3:41 PM

I'm going to upload the video to YouTube from when he hears that he lost his lawsuit.

Posted by musicsnobbery | July 19, 2006 4:12 PM

im gonna upload a video of me beating musicsnobbery. (that's a joke for all you sensitive folk)

Posted by Anonymous | July 19, 2006 4:32 PM

vegans are lame

Posted by Some dude | July 19, 2006 4:52 PM

No one can stop the internet, no one!

Posted by Zacharye Bread | July 19, 2006 6:28 PM

apparently vegans can !
(in response to Zacharye Bread's comment)

Posted by Anonymous | July 19, 2006 7:03 PM

This is so sad because I don't know if Youtube has the resources to fight this. My friend told me that he looked into their offices before and it's like three guys in a small room in San Mateo, CA.

Posted by Abby | July 19, 2006 7:47 PM

don’t shed a tear for youtube. The venture capitalists are circling like vultures. Youtube needs to worry more about the cost of bandwidth then lawsuits.

Posted by Axl Fol | July 19, 2006 7:54 PM

Umm...If you ask youtube nicely they'll take it down. Just Like NBC having them take off Lazy Sunday. What a turd-stain.

Posted by Dave | July 20, 2006 1:39 AM

"im gonna upload a video of me beating musicsnobbery. (that's a joke for all you sensitive folk)"

::crickets::

Posted by nick | July 20, 2006 11:44 AM

I suppose y'all expect camera crews to work for nothing because what they do is sometimes in the public's interest.

Posted by Anonymous | July 20, 2006 1:25 PM

in the statement it says that the video was viewed about 1,000 times by viewers since it's been up. thats barely anything by youtube standards. what a cryin pussy.

Posted by ummm | July 20, 2006 1:58 PM