July 30, 2008

Berlusconi's broadcast group declares war on YouTube

berlusconi.jpg Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi's broadcast group is the latest company to declare war on YouTube, the video-sharing website. The Telegraph reports.

"Mediaset, which is controlled by the billionaire media mogul Silvio Berlusconi and his family, said it was seeking damages of "at least" 500 million euros (£398 million) from YouTube and its owner Google, for alleged "illegal distribution and commercial use of audio and video files".

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