TF1 To Sue Dailymotion, YouTube With €140 Million Copyright Claim: Report

French TV network TF1 will sue Dailymotion in the coming weeks for letting pirated copies of its shows be published online, according to French news magazine Le Point. Paid Content reports.

"The general-interest broadcaster is claiming copyright abuse of 38.95 million euros (£24 million) against Paris-based Dailymotion and is requesting it remove the videos in question or face a 10,000 euro per-video penalty, while it’s claiming 100 million euro (£72 million) against YouTube, the report says.

Interestingly, TF1 has a formula for the the alleged aggravation - for every 100 videos viewed for free on sharing sites, it loses 20 commercial VOD sales, it is said to believe."

emily | 8:07 AM | Copypright Issues |
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