George Lucas: YouTube Star War parodies can stay

Iria · Aug 4, 2006, 04:54 AM

Source: Ars Technica
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The Force is with Star Wars fan parodies, many of which were just yanked from popular video-sharing site YouTube. StarWars.com has just explained that we can go on about our business, because there's nothing to see here. Apparently, the Star Wars people were unhappy about some StarWars.com material that had made its way onto YouTube and they asked for it to be taken down. YouTube, always worried about the copyright case which could put an end to its Internet party, responded by taking down other Star Wars-related material.

George Lucas and company have no problem with such material, however, and have asked the site to reinstate it. While this has been hailed in some quarters as a corporate about-face, it's worth pointing out that Lucas' company still wants their copyrighted material kept off of YouTube. Though the issue did not escalate into litigation, it underscores the continuing legal uncertainty surrounding some of YouTube's practices.

Aug 4, 2006, 04:54 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 76	George Lucas: YouTube Star War parodies can stay Source: Ars Technica _________ The Force is with Star Wars fan parodies, many of which were just yanked from popular video-sharing site YouTube. StarWars.com has just explained that we can go on about our business, because there's nothing to see here. Apparently, the Star Wars people were unhappy about some StarWars.com material that had made its way onto YouTube and they asked for it to be taken down. YouTube, always worried about the copyright case which could put an end to its Internet party, responded by taking down other Star Wars-related material. George Lucas and company have no problem with such material, however, and have asked the site to reinstate it. While this has been hailed in some quarters as a corporate about-face, it's worth pointing out that Lucas' company still wants their copyrighted material kept off of YouTube. Though the issue did not escalate into litigation, it underscores the continuing legal uncertainty surrounding some of YouTube's practices.