News Corp. Goes After YouTube Uploader, Misses Forest in the Trees
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Twentieth Century Fox has subpoenaed YouTube to discover who uploaded four episodes of the popular TV show 24 before they aired on television. Four episodes which served as the season premiere of the show ended up on YouTube, uploaded by a user only known as 'ECOtotal,' according to the subpoena from Jane Sunderland, vice president of content protection for Twentieth Century Fox. The subpoena was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Jan. 18 via Fox's parent company, News Corporation.
The episodes finally aired on live TV January 14 and 15, 2007.
Twentieth Century Fox wants YouTube to turn over information on the identity of the user so Fox is able to properly distinguish the copyright infringement. ECOtotal also uploaded 12 episodes of the Simpsons on YouTube. A quick search on YouTube reveals that ECOtotal's user account has been suspended.
Twentieth Century Fox has subpoenaed YouTube to discover who uploaded four episodes of the popular TV show 24 before they aired on television. Four episodes which served as the season premiere of the show ended up on YouTube, uploaded by a user only known as 'ECOtotal,' according to the subpoena from Jane Sunderland, vice president of content protection for Twentieth Century Fox. The subpoena was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Jan. 18 via Fox's parent company, News Corporation.The episodes finally aired on live TV January 14 and 15, 2007.
Twentieth Century Fox wants YouTube to turn over information on the identity of the user so Fox is able to properly distinguish the copyright infringement. ECOtotal also uploaded 12 episodes of the Simpsons on YouTube. A quick search on YouTube reveals that ECOtotal's user account has been suspended.
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