Music publisher supports copyright class action against YouTube/Google
Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc., a leading independent music publisher responsible for catalogues of world famous artists, such as Elvis Presley, Quincy Jones, The Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, and more than 65,000 other copyrights, announced that it joins and strongly supports the copyright infringement class action claims against YouTube and Google brought by The Football Association Premier League Limited.
The class action complaint, filed in federal court in New York City on May 4, 2007, asserts claims on behalf of all copyright owners who have had their material copied and exploited on Google’s YouTube website without authorization. The lawsuit asks a federal judge for a court order to stop YouTube’s unauthorized and uncompensated use of the creative works of Class members, force YouTube to adopt existing technology to prevent unauthorized content from being exploited, and for damages for past infringement.
According to Peter W. Primont, Chief Executive Officer at Cherry Lane: “We are pleased to be joining forces with Premier League and Bourne to put a stop to YouTube’s unauthorized use of copyrighted works without compensating the owners and creators of those works, including the many composers and songwriters on our roster.”
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