"YouTube Seeks to Depose Jon Stewart"

[GreenPartyVoter]

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YouTube didn't say exactly what it intended to gain from questioning the Comedy Central comedians. Colbert hosts "The Colbert Report," a spin-off of "The Daily Show," which is hosted by Stewart.

The lawsuits claim, in essence, that YouTube profits from massive copyright infringement of TV programs and feature films. The documents seeking the depositions of Stewart and Colbert pertained only to the Viacom lawsuit.

YouTube says it needs depositions from more than 30 people to fight legal challenges that "threaten to silence communications by hundreds of millions of people across the globe who exchange information, news and entertainment" through its Web site.

YouTube, owned by Google Inc. (GOOG), said it plans to show that it respects the importance of intellectual property rights by proving it goes well beyond what is required under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20070815/D8R1IBGO0.html

[MrModerate]

1. When I saw the word "depose" I immediately asked myself . . .

"As what? The king of comedy?"

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. That's what I thought too!

[OwnedByFerrets]

3. What I dont understand about this.........

is that Comedy Channel profits from the exposure that YouTube brings to these shows. Why would they want to curb that exposure?

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. They assume that people would rather watch the show in a teeny tiny box than on the TV?

:shrug:

[zbdent]

5. Youtube should sue Comedy Central for

advertising money ... since it's free advertisement for Stewart and Colbert (among other things) ... when people see Stewart's flawless skewering of politicians, the people probably think "Hey, this might be worth watching ..." ... Youtube is giving Comedy Central free advertising ...