Better Behave (or) Google Will Tell on You

For a while now there has been a high level of fame with being the first one to upload material to YouTube. At times (such as the Grammys last week) videos were up before the show was even over, not to mention aired in the West Coast. Well, it seems as if the studios are not too happy with the situation and are set to fighting this growing trend.

In a recent subpoenas sent to Google and a couple other online video services, the services were required to turn in all identifiable details on users who have uploaded copyrighted material.

According to copies of the subpoena applications, Fox found this season’s first four episodes of “24″ on LiveDigital and YouTube on Jan. 8, a full week before they were to air for the first time in the U.S.

Fox said a YouTube user who goes by the handle “ECOTtotal” uploaded 12 episodes of the popular animated show “The Simpsons.” The LiveDigital user’s display name was “Jorge Romero.”

“We intend to use the information provided to pursue all available legal remedies against those who infringed our copyrights,” 20th Century Fox Television Vice President of Media Relations Chris Alexander told internetnews.com.

Google, on their side, did not hold back and turned in immediately all required information announcing it will not be a safe-haven for those who break the law.

But then again, without the copyrighted material and its traffic is YouTube really worth the $1.5 Billion?

[via internetnews.com]