Italian broadcast company sues YouTube for $780 Million

Shogun · 31st July 2008, 18:56

Italian broadcast company Mediaset Group is suing YouTube and Google for an estimated $780 million, claiming the popular video sharing is in violation for "illegal distribution and commercial use of audio and video files." An internal Mediaset study revealed 4,643 clips totaling 325 hours of copyrighted company material being shown without permission.

The lawsuit was filed in a Rome court, and Mediaset claims its $780M number is just a quick estimate and doesn't calculate the millions that the company may have lost after not being able to sell advertising. Specifically, three Mediaset channels lost 315,672 total days of broadcasting revenue and valuable advertising time, but Mediaset did not estimate how much the advertising revenue loss could total.

http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/Italian...0-Million.html

31st July 2008, 18:56	#1
Shogun [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calif. Bay Area, USA Posts: 1,748	Italian broadcast company sues YouTube for $780 Million Italian broadcast company Mediaset Group is suing YouTube and Google for an estimated $780 million, claiming the popular video sharing is in violation for "illegal distribution and commercial use of audio and video files." An internal Mediaset study revealed 4,643 clips totaling 325 hours of copyrighted company material being shown without permission. The lawsuit was filed in a Rome court, and Mediaset claims its $780M number is just a quick estimate and doesn't calculate the millions that the company may have lost after not being able to sell advertising. Specifically, three Mediaset channels lost 315,672 total days of broadcasting revenue and valuable advertising time, but Mediaset did not estimate how much the advertising revenue loss could total. http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/Italian...0-Million.html

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