YouTube Class Action: Same IP Address Used To Upload 'Pirate' Movies and File DMCA Notices
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YouTube Class Action: Same IP Address Used to Upload 'Pirate' Movies & File DMCA Notices
Grammy award-winning musician Maria Schneider and Virgin Islands-based Pirate Monitor Ltd teamed up in the summer to file a class-action lawsuit against YouTube.
In an effort to gain access to YouTube's Content ID system, the complaint stated that YouTube has an allegedly lax attitude to takedown notices and repeat infringers, and discriminates against smaller creators.
Schneider told the court that a number of her songs had been posted to YouTube without her permission. Pirate Monitor Ltd argued similarly, stating that pirated copies of its works had been uploaded to the site. Both further said they had been denied access to Content ID.
In its response, YouTube focused on Pirate Monitor, alleging that the company or its agents uploaded the 'pirate' movies and then claimed mass infringement, something which disqualified them from accessing Content ID.
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