May 7, 2007 10:07 AM

NBC Piles on in YouTube Viacom Suit

In more trouble for YouTube, NBC Universal sided with Viacom in its suit against the video-sharing site. Although NBC Universal has not joined in the suit or filed one of its own, it submitted a friend of the court brief on Friday. (Friday proved to be an all around bad day for YouTube, with English Premeir League Soccer also slapping it with a lawsuit.) The brief essentially argues the same point that has now become a familiar refrain: YouTube is intentionally allowing copyrighted material to be uploaded in order to boost traffic:

"YouTube actively manipulates and modifies the content in ways that the uploading user clearly does not, including copying, reformatting, and adapting the works... further disseminating them," NBC Universal and Viacom's filing argues. "In operating its own commercial Website, YouTube engages in activities that are reserved to the copyright holder."

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