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Entertainment & Sports

Jul. 30, 2011

YouTube copyright crackdown has glitches

As courts ponder website hosts' legal duties, YouTube appears caught between promoting free expression and protecting the copyright interests of theircorporate partners.

See Clarification Below.

By Erica E. Phillips

Daily Journal Staff Writer

"Broadcast yourself," YouTube Inc.'s slogan since the video hosting website launched in 2005, may need the caveat, "at your own risk."

In recent years, YouTube and parent company Google Inc. have worked closely with studios to develop a program that automatically mines newly uploaded clips to stamp out potential copyright infring...

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