Universal Music has a special contract with Google, which allows them to remove any video from YouTube

No video produced Universal Music Group (UMG) and copyrighted, and all - all.

This fact has emerged in the wake of the mass protests of Americans against the new law on Internet censorship, are considered in the US Congress today. Many American show business stars are against the adoption of this law. Some of them, such as Kim Kardashian, Chris Brown, Kanye West and others protested, supporting popular file hosting Megaupload. The video, in which the stars are recognized in love Megaupload, was posted on YouTube, after which representatives UMG required to remove it due to copyright infringement.

In response, Megaupload sued Universal, alleging that nothing violated the copyrights of UMG, and that, in fact, Universal does not have any relation to this roller. During the trial, the lawyer UMG mentioned that the requirement to make a video was not based on copyright law, and in paragraphs 1 b and 1 g of a cooperation agreement between UMG and Google from 2009. And, although the agreement is not public, lawyers Megaupload, as well as journalists who write about the process, made a clear conclusion: between Universal and Google, there are very close relations that enable Universal to request removal from YouTube of the video you want that they do not like. In terms of copyright law is a flagrant violation, but from the moral point of view - a slap in the face at the same time as the defenders and advocates of copyright protection.

In the meantime, there is a trial, a controversial video is still available on YouTube.



via factroom.ru