In the first major mass removal of content in its history, YouTube has removed nearly 30,000 videos after being contacted by a number of Japanese rights-holders, according to the Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC). The group says that its members found 29,549 videos on YouTube that contain unauthorized materials taken from Japanese sources, including movies, music videos, and television. Japanese broadcast giant NHK was among those seeking the removal of materials.
YouTube removes 29,549 Japanese videos
Posted on Monday, October 23 2006 @ 4:12 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
ARS Technica reports
YouTube has removed 29,549 copyright infringing Japanese videos from its website: