Brightman blow for YouTube
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September 5, 2010, Sunday
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A German court has ruled that Google Inc's subsidiary YouTube must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws.
The Hamburg state court said that the standardized question to users about whether they possess the necessary rights to publish material was not enough to relieve YouTube of legal responsibility for the content on the website, especially because the platform can be used anonymously.
The wording of the court statement appears to be a major blow to YouTube's business model, but Google Germany spokesman Henning Dorstewitz said that YouTube would appeal the decision detailed in the 60-page ruling.
YouTube must not publish those videos any more and provide information to settle the amount of compensation in at least three cases in which Brightman videos were uploaded, the court said.
The Hamburg state court said that the standardized question to users about whether they possess the necessary rights to publish material was not enough to relieve YouTube of legal responsibility for the content on the website, especially because the platform can be used anonymously.
The wording of the court statement appears to be a major blow to YouTube's business model, but Google Germany spokesman Henning Dorstewitz said that YouTube would appeal the decision detailed in the 60-page ruling.
YouTube must not publish those videos any more and provide information to settle the amount of compensation in at least three cases in which Brightman videos were uploaded, the court said.
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