ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION: MEDIA WARS -- YOUTUBE VS. VIACOM
HOW THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA) PITS WEBSITES AGAINST TRADITIONAL MEDIA COMPANIES
The growing power and influence of the internet presents a different kind of challenge to traditional media companies. Social networking websites like YouTube and MySpace were once viewed as novelties with limited reach. Now visited by millions of users 24 hours a day, these user-friendly websites present a legitimate threat to traditional media companies and the manner in which people obtain information and spend their free time.
The battle between the new media and traditional media turned ugly last March when Viacom filed a billion dollars suit against YouTube for copyright infringement.
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