NBC Universal sides against YouTube in piracy suit

NBC Universal is taking sides with fellow media conglomerate Viacom Inc. over a piracy lawsuit filed against Google Inc.'s online video sharing site YouTube, according to papers filed in court, reports Reuters.

"NBC Universal's move on Friday to enter the growing legal fray against YouTube and Google came the same day as the filing of a separate copyright suit against YouTube by plaintiffs including English soccer's Premier League.

The three federal copyright infringement suits against YouTube similarly argue the site encourages massive copyright infringement on its Web site in order to generate public attention, boost site traffic and increase advertising sales."

emily | 8:04 AM | Copypright Issues |
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