●世界最大のレコード企業ユニバーサル・ミュージックがマイスペースを提訴した！！

一時期はYouTuneを訴えると息巻いていたユニバーサル・ミュージックですが、マイスペースとの著作権を巡る交渉が頓挫した為、決着は裁判所でと言うことになりました。尚、YouTuneとは話し合いが付いています。

曰く、マイスペースは参加者が著作権違反の音楽ビデオを投稿するのに対する共犯者だ！！

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The Web site also "encourages, facilitates and participates in the unauthorized reproduction, adaptation, distribution and public performance," according to the suit.
Universal contends that much of the media posted by users of MySpace is not user-generated at all, but actually music and videos stolen from copyright owners.
"MySpace is a willing partner in that theft," the lawsuit claims.
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マイスペースは音声プリント技術により、違反コピーを削除する仕組みを導入予定ですが、同社を納得させることは出来なかったようです。

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Earlier Friday, MySpace said it was testing technology aimed at enabling content owners to flag videos on the site that they find contain unauthorized copyrighted material. The flagged content is then removed by MySpace. The company expects to roll out the feature in a few weeks.
Currently, MySpace takes down content from its users' pages when it receives a notice from a copyright holder.
Last month, MySpace began using "audio fingerprinting" technology to block users from uploading copyrighted music to the site. That technology works by checking audio files against a music database from Gracenote Inc.
Those steps, however, failed to sway Universal Music. Efforts between the two companies to forge a licensing deal failed this week.
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