October 28, 2006

YouTube users may be breaking the law

Internet law experts have called for Australian copyright laws to be amended so amateurs can post online videos of themselves miming pop songs without risking prosecution, reports ABC.net.au via digg.

"This would make it safe for a 12 year old girl to upload a video of herself lip-syncing the latest Shakira pop song onto YouTube and not being served with a copyright infringement notice."