YouTube Deletes Files After Japan Complaint
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Video-sharing site YouTube Inc. deleted nearly 30,000 files after a Japanese entertainment group complained of copyright infringement.
The Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers found 29,549 video clips such as television shows, music videos and movies posted on YouTube’s site without permission, said Fumiyuki Asakura, an official with the organization.
San Mateo, Calif.-based YouTube quickly complied with the request to remove the copyrighted materials, made on behalf of 23 Japanese TV stations and entertainment companies, Asakura said.
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