YouTube hands over pirates’ details to Fox

February 17th, 2007

“The identity of a YouTube user who uploaded entire episodes of Fox drama “24″ before they were broadcast has been handed over to Fox in response to a District Court subpoena. 20th Century Fox Television has confirmed both YouTube-owner Google and fellow video-sharing site Live Digital complied with subpoenas and disclosed to Fox the details of individuals who uploaded episodes of “24″ and “The Simpsons”, reports Internet News. The first four episodes of this season’s “24″ were available on YouTube and LiveDigital a week before they first went to air in the U.S. - highlighting the struggle television networks and movie houses face against piracy…” (Read full article here)

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