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BGonaSTICK · 09-05-07, 02:16 PM

The UK’s Premier League is suing YouTube for copyright infringement. According to court documents filed in New York, the League alleges YouTube had "knowingly misappropriated" its intellectual property by encouraging footage to be viewed on its site.

The English Premier League and US music publisher Bourne launched the legal action claiming unspecified damages. They said YouTube had consciously encouraged people to view content on its site in order to raise its profile, violating the material's commercial value. "Defendants which own and operate YouTube have knowingly misappropriated and exploited this valuable property for their own gain without payment or licence to the owners of the intellectual property," the suit says. The combined TV, radio and internet rights to show live games and highlights over the next three years fetched £2.7bn (E3.9bn) in a series of auctions.

Google-owned YouTube already faces a $1bn lawsuit from Viacom, accusing it of illegally showing clips from its TV shows.

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BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Premier League sues YouTube The UK’s Premier League is suing YouTube for copyright infringement. According to court documents filed in New York, the League alleges YouTube had "knowingly misappropriated" its intellectual property by encouraging footage to be viewed on its site. The English Premier League and US music publisher Bourne launched the legal action claiming unspecified damages. They said YouTube had consciously encouraged people to view content on its site in order to raise its profile, violating the material's commercial value. "Defendants which own and operate YouTube have knowingly misappropriated and exploited this valuable property for their own gain without payment or licence to the owners of the intellectual property," the suit says. The combined TV, radio and internet rights to show live games and highlights over the next three years fetched £2.7bn (E3.9bn) in a series of auctions. Google-owned YouTube already faces a $1bn lawsuit from Viacom, accusing it of illegally showing clips from its TV shows. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W