http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/claims used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/judge_trashes_some_copyright_claims_youtube_case <!--paging_filter--><p>Youtube was probably as tailor-made for copyright woes as it was for success. Apart from a copyright infringement law suit filed by Viacom, it is also contesting the claims made by a group of copyright owners in a separate class action law suit.</p> <p>It got something to cheer about on Tuesday when the <a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20090707/2342035480.shtml">court jettisoned a foreign copyright holder’s claims for punitive and statutory damages against it. </a>The UK’s Football Association Premier League had its claims denied by the Judge because, under US copyright law, only copyrights registered in the country are eligible for statutory damage. </p> <div style="text-align: center"><img src="/files/u46168/judgehammer.gif" width="400" height="284" /></div> <p><em>Image Credit: MoneyWise </em></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/judge_trashes_some_copyright_claims_youtube_case#comments News claims class action law suit copyright law court epl fapl league online video soccer uk us viacom youtube Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:50:13 -0500 Pulkit Chandna 6937 at http://www.maximumpc.com