Fox subpoenad by Youtube beacuse of the simpsons and 24!

[astros99]

The subpoena, filed January 18, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, asks YouTube to hand over information to identify the subscriber so Fox can stop the infringement, the Journal reported.

The four-episode season premiere of thriller show 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland, appeared on the site ahead of its TV broadcast, and 12 episodes of the Simpsons were being distributed on YouTube by a subscriber called "ECOtotal," the subpoena's declaration said, according to the paper.

Fox said it officially notified YouTube about the episodes and requested immediate removal or to disable access to the service, the Journal said.

News about the subpoena filed surfaced on the blog, Google Watch.

The same group of episodes were uploaded under the username of Jorge Romero on the video site LiveDigital, to which Fox also issued a subpoena, the paper said.

A spokesman for LiveDigital told the Journal that the material was taken down right away.

[antonswan]

I know you can't stop things from ending up here in cyberspace, but jeez let the show air first. YouTube is having alot of trouble with copywrite infringement. I think once a show has been aired, its okay to put it out there.

[astros99]

Yeah most of the shows are already on YouTube. But I think that people are going to continue sueing them cause I don't get how there going to stop it. I think your right that the show should be aired first, but at the same time I just think that theres always going to be someone who will put the show up on the internet before it has even been aired. I wonder how they even get their hands on the show..