Universal Music Group late Fri. sued MySpace for copyright infrin...
Universal Music Group late Fri. sued MySpace for copyright infringement, claiming the site lets users upload music videos without rightsholder authorization and that it reformatted videos for users to play back and send to others, Reuters reported. The suit…
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was filed in U.S. District Court, L.A. A copy of the suit wasn’t immediately available; MySpace and Universal couldn’t be reached for comment. The suit landed the same day MySpace vowed it will “promptly remove” user-uploaded videos dubbed unauthorized by copyright holders. The site offers an “enhanced copyright protection tool” to let visitors “digitally flag” content they allege they own and have not given permission to post. It’s being tested with Fox and MLB Advanced Media and will be expanded to other verified rightsholders, MySpace said. Flagged videos, once blocked, will be prevented from reposting by other users through a proprietary system. It was unclear whether the 2 actions were connected, and which came first. MySpace didn’t say if it has a process for uploaders to protest their videos’ removal.