YouTube has proved it that Copyright is a potential impediment to free expression and is no less than a engine of free expression. Thus eventually YouTube emerged victorious as the court has passed its judgment in favor of YouTube, when it’s authenticity was challenged by Viacom which is a major entertainment corporation in the US.

The District Court Judge Louis Stanton stated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as the basis for the courts ruling. Kent Walker who is the Vice president and General Counsel of Google that owns YouTube marked the victory as an important event as the facility is used by billions of users in order to share their experiences on the World Wide Web.

But Viacom’s Michael Frickls has been trying to justify it’s stance by stating that protection of Copyright is critical for the survival of the creative Industry. He plans to take the case to the US second circuit court for appeals ads he states that the District Courts judgment has been fundamentally flawed.

Thus the copyright paradox has created potential tension between Viacom and YouTube continues as Viacom accumulated around one million videos that it said were violating the copyright act. The take down notice was issued to YouTube on the 2 and of February and Google promptly complied by removing the material by the very next day.

Today YouTube continues to rule the virtual world with a stock deal of $1.65 billion during the year 2006.

[Source: Business News agency]