A Japanese entertainment group has again asked the popular video-sharing site YouTube Inc. to implement a system to prevent users from uploading videos that would infringe copyrights, a group spokesman said.
The Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers sent a letter making the request addressed to YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen by express mail and email on behalf of 23 Japanese TV stations and entertainment companies, according to Takashi Fujii, a spokesman for the Jasrac group.
Most videos posted on YouTube are homemade, but the site also features copyright material posted by individual users.
YouTube’s policy has been to remove clips that infringe copyright after it receives complaints, but questions have continued to linger about the site’s vulnerability to legal claims for distributing content owned by other media.
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