14 DAY TRIAL // The Google online video sharing service causes new trouble for the parent company as NBC might send the company to the court for copyright infringement. The lawsuit was filed by Robert Tur, a LA News Service operator that sued Google for publishing videos without authorization. The decision is quite weird as YouTube agreed to distribute NBC's materials. "YouTube is the perfect online media partner to promote NBC's marquee entertainment to their audience and explore new and creative ways to harness the power of viral video in a manner that respects copyrights," said John Miller, Chief Marketing Officer, NBC Universal Television Group, when the deal was announced.
However, it seems that NBC's opinion is a little bit different, as the company accuses the search giant for copyright infringement and sustains the clips were published without authorization. "Many of NBCU's most valuable copyrighted works have been copied, performed, and disseminated without authorization by YouTube and other similarly operated Websites. NBCU has a strong interest in preserving the strength and viability of all of its legal rights and remedies in response to such conduct," it is mentioned in the complaint, according to Reuters.
As you know, YouTube has a very long lawsuit history because numerous companies decided to file complaints against the video service for copyright infringement. It all started with Daniela Cicarelli, Ronaldo's ex-wife who sued Google for publishing videos without authorization. Then, the British boxing entrepreneur Robert Waterman sent the Mountain View company to the judge for uploading clips without his approval. Recently, it was reported that Thailand will sue Google because the firm refuses to remove some insulting clips from its page. YouTube defended itself by sustaining that the video doesn't infringe its guidelines.