INTERNET : VIACOM-YOUTUBE BATTLE TO PROVE KEY FOR FUTURE OF MEDIA INDUSTRY.

In what is being seen as a key media test case, the Viacom group, owner of MTV and the Paramount studios, demanded 2 February that the video exchange site YouTube should immediately remove 100,000 clips Viacom says are pirated and for which "fair" payment should be made. YouTube has agreed to remove the clips.

The agreement comes after several months of negotiations during which the main television, cinema and music corporations have tried unsuccessfully to agree payment terms with YouTube, which has been attracted millions of video contributions from Internet users. However, many video clips featured on the site include copyrighted television, film...

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