Viacom, the parent firm of cable networks MTV and Nickelodeon, has told popular video sharing site YouTube to remove 100,000 "unauthorised" clips.

YouTube and its parent Google failed to install tools to "filter" the unauthorised video clips, said Viacom.

 

The firm said after talks over several months YouTube seemed "unwilling to come to a fair market agreement" to let readers access Viacom content.

 

YouTube has said it will comply with Viacom's request.

'Passionate audience'

 

The firm said that it works with "all copyright holders to identify and promptly remove infringing content" as soon as it is officially notified.

 

But it added that it was "unfortunate" that Viacom would no longer be able to "benefit from YouTube's passionate audience which had helped promote many of Viacom's shows".

 

The latest move comes after the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers made a complaint of breach of copyright in November.

 

In response, YouTube agreed to remove some 30,000 files from the site.

 

While some sites, including CBS, have struck deals allowing YouTube to use their video clips, others are still negotiating similar agreements.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6326523.stm

Youtube might aswell be a completely different website soon.

They already have several filters working....anyway you are only supposed to upload content created by yourself!!!

So Viacom is another company banging on Youtube's door.

 

It's a shame, Youtube used to be such a good website for music videos.

the best

I heard in the news that Viacom has licensed another video site to show videos.

I know they've taken alot of Top Gear videos off as well.

 

Utter Pirates!!

Never mind the publicity it gets them. :/

youtube sucks donkey ballz now...its frustrating.

I know they've taken alot of Top Gear videos off as well.

 

Utter Pirates!!

 

 

 

Yeah that sucks..i used to watch top gear vids on there for hours.

I think Mr. Clarkson once said in one of his newspaper articles that the Top Gear clips were one of the most watched clips on YouTube, and if it was up to him, he would allow the clips to remain online, "as they were not doing the viewing figures for Top Gear any harm"

If youtube removes my music videos..... :(

BBC strikes Google-YouTube deal

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6411017.stm

 

Sounds good :D

I think Mr. Clarkson once said in one of his newspaper articles that the Top Gear clips were one of the most watched clips on YouTube, and if it was up to him, he would allow the clips to remain online, "as they were not doing the viewing figures for Top Gear any harm"

 

 

Yeah that is true..it would increase the viewing!

BBC strikes Google-YouTube deal

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6411017.stm

 

Sounds good :D

 

 

 

Yeah that does sound good Dave...:)